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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.
  - fulafel 9y ago
    What part of the repository says this? I'm having trouble imaginging how it would work, unless the mainstream IPFS network now supports WebRTC?
    - diggan 9y ago
      Looking at the readme, I noticed our examples our not as featured as I thought so sorry for the harshness. But following the link to the examples, leads to a example called "Tutorial - Transfer files between the browser and other IPFS nodes" which explains how you can connect a js-ipfs node with other nodes, like go-ipfs that runs on desktop. Link: https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/tree/master/examples/exchange-files-in-browser https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/tree/master/examples/exchang... go-ipfs, which I guess you refer to with the mainstream network, has support for websockets which the browser nodes has support for as well, so they can interop.
CryoLogic 9y ago
IPFS can work in the browser via sharing over WebRTC but not UDP/TCP. So it is not great, but does work. WebTorrent is also WebRTC fyi. The tech isn't quite there yet, but eventually yes everyone's machine could be a CDN of sorts.

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Does this mean you can actually connect to the real ipfs network from a browser without connecting to a gateway like ipfs.io?

by eitland 9y ago

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.
  - fulafel 9y ago
    What part of the repository says this? I'm having trouble imaginging how it would work, unless the mainstream IPFS network now supports WebRTC?
    - diggan 9y ago
      Looking at the readme, I noticed our examples our not as featured as I thought so sorry for the harshness. But following the link to the examples, leads to a example called "Tutorial - Transfer files between the browser and other IPFS nodes" which explains how you can connect a js-ipfs node with other nodes, like go-ipfs that runs on desktop. Link: https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/tree/master/examples/exchange-files-in-browser https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/tree/master/examples/exchang... go-ipfs, which I guess you refer to with the mainstream network, has support for websockets which the browser nodes has support for as well, so they can interop.
CryoLogic 9y ago
IPFS can work in the browser via sharing over WebRTC but not UDP/TCP. So it is not great, but does work. WebTorrent is also WebRTC fyi. The tech isn't quite there yet, but eventually yes everyone's machine could be a CDN of sorts.