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Am I especially dumb, or is IPFS messaging really flaky? For example, I still don't understand how to access their resources. Do I need a special client? And

• h0h0h0h0111 3y ago
  There are a few client options; the most widely used one (to my knowledge) is https://github.com/ipfs/kubo https://github.com/ipfs/kubo for CLI. There's also a desktop client that's pretty nice: https://docs.ipfs.tech/install/ipfs-desktop/ https://docs.ipfs.tech/install/ipfs-desktop/
  • vorpalhex 3y ago
    I'm the techy "self hosting" provider for my friend group. Is kubo the right way to give my non-technical users access to ipfs? Do they need any extra tools like a browser extension?
    • wuiheerfoj 3y ago
      Probably IPFS desktop is best for them. There is also a browser extension that hooks into (brings with it?) IPFS desktop
• sp332 3y ago
  Brave has IPFS support built in now.
• mburns 3y ago
  It is more complicated than it needs to be, but very similar to the BitTorrent ecosystem. https://docs.ipfs.tech/install/ https://docs.ipfs.tech/install/ IPFS is a protocol, it needs a client. That client can be a web page or local software, just like torrents. Curl now supports downloading IPFS resources (but uses an HTTP gateway, it doesn’t talk to the DHT directly).