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The ipfs.io is just a web-based way to access IPFS, called a gateway. There are a bunch of different gateways. In addition, you can run an IPFS node locally, an
by smitop 7y ago
The ipfs.io is just a web-based way to access IPFS, called a gateway. There are a bunch of different gateways. In addition, you can run an IPFS node locally, and then as long as just one node holds the content you're looking for you are looking for you're good. There are also browser extensions to re-write gateway URIs to localhost URIs.
- alexeldeib 7y agoDoes this actually answer the question? If there's a node online that means I can reach the content, but would it help with DDOS? Not so sure.
- nine_k 7y agoIpfs rarely stores 100% of content on one node.
- whitexn--g28h 7y agoA popular IPFS file might be available on thousands of nodes similar to how popular torrents have thousands of seeders. DDoS attack against thousands of servers across multiple countries and networks would be nearly impossible to perform.
- viraptor 7y agoIt depends on the kind of node storing the data and how many there are. It's likely easier to DDoS 100 people on DSL than a single Wikimedia endpoint.
- vasili111 7y agoSo there is no central place like bittorent tracker which if down the network does not works? Or is it like DHT which does not need central tracker?
- shakna 7y agoIPFS uses DHT on a fairly fundamental level.