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What I really want is a private, secure IPFS. I do want the network functionality, but I want it to exist only between my nodes. I know I can pin encrypted blob
by CGamesPlay 5y ago
What I really want is a private, secure IPFS. I do want the network functionality, but I want it to exist only between my nodes. I know I can pin encrypted blobs, but I want something that handles this transparently. Is this possible somewhere?
- mtnGoat 5y agorun IPFS node in --offline so it doesnt connect to unwanted peers and then stick it behind a firewall so access is controlled?
- handrous 5y agoYeah. You'll need to run your own bootstrap node(s) and create a custom key for the swarm. IIRC that's about all it takes. A bootstrap node is just any node that's (more or less) permanently reachable on the public Internet. Same as lots of tech like this, IPFS needs them for initial peer discovery and (in many cases, and I'm guessing in IPFS' case as well) NAT-breaking, plus as a route of last resort.
- yusefnapora 5y agoYou can run a private network by configuring all your nodes with a pre-shared "swarm key" and running your own bootstrap nodes. There's some documentation here: https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/blob/release-v0.9.0/docs/experimental-features.md#private-networks https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/blob/release-v0.9.0/docs/exp...
- white-flame 5y agoYes, Freenet. IPFS is basically Freenet with all the anonymity and privacy stripped out, and claiming it's some new innovation. Freenet allows connecting only to peers, and is the same sort of p2p hash-based storage cache. It's about as old as Tor.