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IPFS does not work in the browser yet.
by progval 9y ago
IPFS does not work in the browser yet.
- mtgx 9y agoD.tube works just fine: https://d.tube/ https://d.tube/
- progval 9y agoD.tube makes the browser download from a gateway (ipfs.io) using HTTP.
- aaomidi 9y agoYou can set it to connect to your own gateway.
- rakoo 9y agoDoesn't change the fact that your browser doesn't connect to the ipfs network
- diggan 9y agoThat'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 agoalso, i believe d.tube uses cryptocurrencies to incentivize participation.
- diggan 9y agoIt 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 agoDoes this mean you can actually connect to the real ipfs network from a browser without connecting to a gateway like ipfs.io?
- dranoel0226 9y agothat, you cannot
- eitland 9y agoDo 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 agoYes, 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.
- fulafel 9y agoWhat part of the repository says this? I'm having trouble imaginging how it would work, unless the mainstream IPFS network now supports WebRTC?