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IPFS and D-Web Overview

For a decentralized website (d-website) or decentralized application (DApp), you will upload website files to IPFS network instead of to Github or another centralized file hosting service.

IPFS Basics

InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is a protocol and peer-to-peer network for storing and sharing data in a distributed file system. This protocol is similar to BitTorrent in that IPFS allows users to receive and host content inside the peer-to-peer network.

As opposed to a centrally located server, IPFS is built around a decentralized system of user-operators who hold a portion of the overall data, creating a resilient system of file storage and sharing.

IPFS Hash & Your D-Website

Your decentralized website will have a unique hash or content identifier (CID), allowing other peers in the network to find and request that content from any node that has it using a distributed hash table (DHT).

Once you have attached this IPFS hash to your domain, you can navigate to your new d-website using a human-readable address much like a centralized website resolved through DNS.

Build Your Unstoppable D-Website

You will follow these steps to build and connect your d-website to your Unstoppable Domain.

  1. Build your static website
  2. Upload Your Site to IPFS
  3. Connect Your IPFS Website to Your Domain
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If you use Unstoppable's IPFS uploader, our systems will automatically connect the IPFS site to your Unstoppable domain without requiring you to separately retrieve the IPFS hash.

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