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This is cool from an implementation standpoint. However, doesn't this defeat the purpose of using IPFS? Using Cloudflare to front-end content stored within IPF

This is cool from an implementation standpoint. However, doesn't this defeat the purpose of using IPFS? Using Cloudflare to front-end content stored within IPFS makes Cloudflare the choke point for all traffic, effectively re-centralizing the distributed content.

detaro 8y ago
You'll need a "centralized" version of a web site for those that don't use IPFS today. That's what a gateway provides. Clients using the IPFS protocol will ignore them and fetch the distributed version.
- dboreham 8y ago
  >Clients using the IPFS protocol will ignore them and fetch the distributed version Except they won't know the hash for the content they're looking for..
  - detaro 8y ago
    Clients and gateways use the same DNS entries to know that.
jgrahamc 8y ago
It doesn't change IPFS fundamentally, it just provides a simple way to get to IPFS content and a place where it gets cached. We hope it help legitimize IPFS.
- marknadal 8y ago
  Hey, thanks for your work! This is an exciting start to the dWeb! Any chance you guys would also support DAT, GUN, WebTorrent, and SSB? I know Feross, Dominic, Mathias, etc. would love to introduce you to them. Ping me? mark@gun.eco
patrickg_zill 8y ago
Yes and cloudflare has already demonstrated both their ability and willingness to de-platform. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15031922 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15031922