webtorrent
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| webtorrent | ipfs | |
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| 1 | 29 | |
| 24,596 | 7,434 | |
| - | - | |
| 9.4 | 8.7 | |
| over 2 years ago | 12 months ago | |
| JavaScript | JavaScript | |
| MIT License | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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webtorrent
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Node.js Packages and Resources
webtorrent - Streaming torrent client for Node.js and the browser.
ipfs
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Amino – The Public IPFS DHT Is Getting a Facelift
I don't mind pinning, but back in the day I was having issues using IPFS to transfer small files between devices. I admit I haven't investigated to see if the problems were ever resolved.
I've been watching https://github.com/ipfs/helia which is going to replace https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs and hoping they can get an IPFS node working in the browser.
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IPFS as traffic spike deterrent
I haven't tried https://js.ipfs.tech/ (js-ipfs) in a while, what is the state of it?
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Activity Pub vs. Web Frameworks
On the topic of IPFS, but also slightly tangential -- how has nobody written an Activity Pub client/server in Javascript and distributed it as a Browser Addon?
If IPFS can be literally hosted via a Firefox Extension[1], how has nobody done the same for an arguably easier protocol like Activity Pub?
1: https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs
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Opinion about an application built using IPFS
If you can load them up in js-ipfs that might be better?
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How to store your app's entire state in the url
Store the content in ipfs and just put the hash in the URL? I haven't used https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs in this capacity but I'm under the impression that that's what it's supposed to do.
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I wish I could "seed" a server like a torrent, has there been any work to make this possible?
js.ipfs.tech
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Paying with Node.js
You need an import statement instead of require since Node has upgraded to the new module system. Use import * as IPFS from 'ipfs-core'. Read more here: https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs
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Generating a CID on the frontend, and then passing the files to the backend to be pinned.
Please take a look at https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/blob/master/docs/core-api/FILES.md for more understanding
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Public CDNs Are Useless and Dangerous
You could include js-ipfs[0] and fetch all your resources from IPFS without going through a gateway. However, this approach would make the site fully dependent on JavaScript.
A PWA with a Service Worker could perhaps implement its own client-side "gateway", translating public gateway URLs into direct IPFS access. Without the Service Worker (or without JS) it would fall back to using the gateway.
[0] https://js.ipfs.io/
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IPFS-GATEWAY.CLOUD IPFS GATEWAY for Decentralized Internet
Of course,You can try it out. You can create some Hash to IPFS from this link Adding data to IPFS https://js.ipfs.io/ and then browse the hash in https://ipfs-gateway.cloud/ It is directly connected to IPFS Node.
What are some alternatives?
ufonet - UFONet - Denial of Service Toolkit
webtorrent - ⚡️ Streaming torrent client for the web
peerflix - Streaming torrent client for node.js
dat - :floppy_disk: peer-to-peer sharing & live syncronization of files via command line [ DEPRECATED - More info on active projects and modules at https://dat-ecosystem.org/ ]
ipmagnet - Check which IP adresses your BitTorrent client is handing out to trackers
kad
bittorrent-dht - 🕸 Simple, robust, BitTorrent DHT implementation
speed-test - Test your internet connection speed and ping using speedtest.net from the CLI
webtorrent-cli - WebTorrent, the streaming torrent client. For the command line.
turf - A modular geospatial engine written in JavaScript and TypeScript
cli - A CLI for peer-to-peer file sharing using the Hypercore Protocol.
go-ipfs-api - The go interface to ipfs's HTTP API