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IPFS is an interesting idea but there are a number of limitations that keep it from taking off. It’s also a bit of a timesink because the initial idea is good a
by zcw100 2y ago
IPFS is an interesting idea but there are a number of limitations that keep it from taking off. It’s also a bit of a timesink because the initial idea is good and it sucks you in and only later do you see the problems.
- ghssds 2y agoWhat are the problems?, so I save time.
- boramalper 2y agoSo you want to decentralize your website with IPFS (2017) https://macwright.com/2017/08/09/decentralize-ipfs https://macwright.com/2017/08/09/decentralize-ipfs IPFS, Again (2019) https://macwright.com/2019/06/08/ipfs-again https://macwright.com/2019/06/08/ipfs-again How IPFS is broken (2020) https://fiatjaf.com/d5031e5b.html https://fiatjaf.com/d5031e5b.html Why I Moved My Blog from IPFS to a Server https://neimanslab.org/2024-01-31/why-i-moved-my-blog-ipfs-to-server.html https://neimanslab.org/2024-01-31/why-i-moved-my-blog-ipfs-t... These articles have HN submissions too, also see this relatively recent thread: Is IPFS working these days? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37750529 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37750529