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It would have been cooler for this to use IPFS instead of its own P2P content distribution. Still cool though.

by jstanley 9y ago

progval 9y ago
IPFS does not work in the browser yet.
- mtgx 9y ago
  D.tube works just fine: https://d.tube/ https://d.tube/
  - progval 9y ago
    D.tube makes the browser download from a gateway (ipfs.io) using HTTP.
    - aaomidi 9y ago
      You can set it to connect to your own gateway.
      - rakoo 9y ago
        Doesn't change the fact that your browser doesn't connect to the ipfs network
    - diggan 9y ago
      That's true! But nothing is stopping them from putting in js-ipfs into dtube and leveraging everyone who is watching the videos to help host them as well.
  - deevolution 9y ago
    also, i believe d.tube uses cryptocurrencies to incentivize participation.
- diggan 9y ago
  It surely does, take a look at js-ipfs for full in-browser node (https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs) and also js-ipfs-api for communicating with existing go-ipfs/js-ipfs nodes (https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs-api https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs-api) Disclaimer: I work at Protocol Labs on IPFS
  - eitland 9y ago
    Does this mean you can actually connect to the real ipfs network from a browser without connecting to a gateway like ipfs.io?
    - dranoel0226 9y ago
      that, you cannot
      - eitland 9y ago
        Do you now for certain? Because both the parent post and the repo seems to indicate otherwise and the only reason I ask is because that sounds a little to amazing.
        diggan 9y ago
        No, the person does not know it for certain. You're correct that it does connect to "the real ipfs network". And you're right that it is amazing!
        eitland 9y ago
        Thanks for clarifying! And thanks for working on this project!
      - diggan 9y ago
        Yes, you can. Please try to make sure the information you write is correct. Quick look at the repository I linked above would have made this clear.
Sir_Cmpwn 9y ago
It uses WebTorrent, which isn't some in-house PeerTube tech.

It would have been cooler for this to use IPFS instead of its own P2P content distribution. Still cool though.

progval 9y ago

IPFS does not work in the browser yet.

mtgx 9y ago
D.tube works just fine: https://d.tube/ https://d.tube/
- progval 9y ago
  D.tube makes the browser download from a gateway (ipfs.io) using HTTP.
  - aaomidi 9y ago
    You can set it to connect to your own gateway.
    - rakoo 9y ago
      Doesn't change the fact that your browser doesn't connect to the ipfs network
  - diggan 9y ago
    That's true! But nothing is stopping them from putting in js-ipfs into dtube and leveraging everyone who is watching the videos to help host them as well.
- deevolution 9y ago
  also, i believe d.tube uses cryptocurrencies to incentivize participation.
diggan 9y ago
It surely does, take a look at js-ipfs for full in-browser node (https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs) and also js-ipfs-api for communicating with existing go-ipfs/js-ipfs nodes (https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs-api https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs-api) Disclaimer: I work at Protocol Labs on IPFS
- eitland 9y ago
  Does this mean you can actually connect to the real ipfs network from a browser without connecting to a gateway like ipfs.io?
  - dranoel0226 9y ago
    that, you cannot
    - eitland 9y ago
      Do you now for certain? Because both the parent post and the repo seems to indicate otherwise and the only reason I ask is because that sounds a little to amazing.
      - diggan 9y ago
        No, the person does not know it for certain. You're correct that it does connect to "the real ipfs network". And you're right that it is amazing!
        eitland 9y ago
        Thanks for clarifying! And thanks for working on this project!
    - diggan 9y ago
      Yes, you can. Please try to make sure the information you write is correct. Quick look at the repository I linked above would have made this clear.

Sir_Cmpwn 9y ago

It uses WebTorrent, which isn't some in-house PeerTube tech.