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4 years ago

How can I "browse" IPFS?

Sorry for my newbie question, but is there a list if sites or a way to browse what files are available? I apologize, I'm possibly not understanding how IPFS works, lol. I was reading that it is similar to ZeroNet. Would that be correct?

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DamagedFreight

· 4 yr. ago

You cannot. You need the file hash in order to find the file.

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makeworld

· 4 yr. ago

IPFS is not similar to Zeronet. Zeronet is focused around decentralized sites, IPFS is focused around decentralized files. If you want to share a file between friends, or host it on a server, or have file sharing as part of your decentralized application, IPFS would be a good fit. If you want to browse a decentralized Internet, Zeronet is what you're looking for.

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tibizi

· 4 yr. ago

What the benefits of ipfs compare to say bittorrent?

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lbmn

· 4 yr. ago

It would be possible via an IPFS-specialized search engine...

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buckyboom101

· 4 yr. ago

New google?

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[deleted]

· 4 yr. ago

You'd have to find an index of hashes. One possible way would be to scan the ens registry and look for hashes. Otherwise, someone would need to make a search engine which spidered links based on the ens registry.

how get info about a folder stored on ipfs using python

I want to get hash and name stored in ipfs folder using python

"ipfs object get QmW2WQi7j6c7UgJTarActp7tDNikE4B2qXtFCfLPdsgaTQ | jq

Producing the following output:

{
  "Links": [
    {
      "Name": "cat.jpg",
      "Hash": "Qmd286K6pohQcTKYqnS1YhWrCiS4gz7Xi34sdwMe9USZ7u",
      "Size": 443362
    }
  ],
  "Data": "\b\u0001"
}"

https://blog.textile.io/what-s-really-happening-when-you-add-a-file-to-ipfs-/#:~:text=ipfs%20object%20get,b%5Cu0001%22%0A%7D

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Posted by

u/pheonix10yson

4 days ago

Decentralised public immutable database

Hey folks, what are some options available for a decentralised public immutable database which may use IPFS. I have to store metadata similar to NFT metadata for my project and would prefer the metadata to be queryable in a scalable way. What are some options of storage helpers which I can use?
I understand that caching metadata on a traditional database like MongoDB will do the task but before going that route I would like to know my options.

All comments are appreciated.

PS: I am posting here because it seems decentralised databases are being built on top of IPFS. But if there are other options, please do comment.

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Posted by

u/jett2k69

3 days ago

Download all files from IPFS folder

Hi!

Just downloaded the IPFS CLI and was curious if somebody could show me how I can download all files inside of an IPFS folder/directory. Trying to download all .jsons as well as image files from my NFT collection.

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u/Ansheoa

5 days ago

who to create Dictionary of files

I want to upload multiple files to ipfs using pinata API and python

But what is dictionary

https://docs.pinata.cloud/pinata-api/pinning/pin-file-or-directory#uploading-and-pinning-a-directory

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Posted by

u/Background_Dish_5505

6 days ago

Great IPFS - Solcial using it

In Client-server models such as HTTP, when servers are experiencing problems, they will not be able to respond to users. This is also the biggest problem that the HTTP protocol has when it depends on a centralized server, which it cannot improve or fix.

With IPFS, it completely ignores the concept of a server, and only cares about the search content. This not only helps us shorten the path to information, but also does not worry about encountering low-quality, unreliable servers.

Here's what I learned and understood about IPFS, a technology that r/solcial is using for their social network.

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Posted by

u/Zenen

7 days ago

Simple question

heyo! I'm having trouble with what I feel should be a really easy workflow. I want to upload an image to IPFS and link it. When I ipfs add the image, I take the code that I'm given (QmWadsf......X2Nj) and I try to look it up via ipfs://... and then I get an error. What am I doing wrong?

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Posted by

u/namelesscreature0

2 days ago

Any opinion on deso social media platform hosted on IPFS.

https://late-wind-2341.on.fleek.co seems to be a decentralized social media platform running on IPFS. Their source code is at https://github.com/deso-protocol and their api is completely open without restrictions.

Wanted to know what others think of it.

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Posted by

u/dmarchall491

5 days ago

Are there IPFS to HTTPS gateways?

Are there IPFS to HTTPS gateways (not to be confused with HTTPS to IPFS gateways)?

I want to host files on a HTTPS server (e.g. pages.github.com, archive.debian.org, archive.org) and make them accessible via IPFS, without having to move them into a IPFS store or keep an IPFS server running permanently. Basically just calculate the IPFS CID and say "this CID can be found at these URLs".

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Posted by

u/filebase

3 days ago

IPFS: Why Does Pinning Matter, Anyways?

filebase.com/blog/i...

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Posted by

u/MaxCrypto4Life

5 days ago

How to use IPFS Desktop app correctly? PC is freezing.

Hi all,

I recently watched a video about IPFS and decided to give it a try. I've installed IPFS Desktop on my Windows PC, but after a while, when app is running it is impossible to use PC as it starts freezing because of huge CPU usage.

I don't share any files yet. Just running freshly installed IPFS Desktop app.

What I'm doing wrong here?

https://i.redd.it/izyjaf6491q91.png

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u/4everland_org

6 hours ago

4EVERLAND Bi-Weekly report infographic

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u/4everland_org

6 hours ago

4EVERLAND Bi-Weekly report infographic

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Posted by

u/planetyuyu

2 days ago

Is the .tor domain IPFS compliant?

hi everyone, recently I see that .tor domain is available in peername.com I'm really curious about this crypto domain, is it compatible with IPFS, tor networks or what type of "hosting" can be used with it.

when I try to register a domain the site ask me for "domain value in JSON"

I really appreciate if u can share info or documentation about...

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Posted by

u/Ansheoa

18 hours ago

what is boundary requests python

import requests,glob

li = glob.glob('test/*.*')

url = "https://api.nft.storage/upload"

headers = {
'accept': 'application/json',
'Content-Type': 'multipart/form-data',
'Authorization': 'Bearer api'
}
files=[('file',(file,open(file,'rb'),'type=image/png'))for file in li]
x  = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, files=files)
print(x.text)
with open("response.txt", "w") as f:
    f.write(x.text)

Output

{"ok":false,"error":{"code":"TypeError","message":"No boundary string in Content-Type header. The multipart/form-data MIME type requires a boundary parameter, e.g. 'Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=\"abcd\"'. See RFC 7578, section 4."}}```

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