ipfs VS skynet-webportal

> CDNs

If you think IPFS is trying to "re-spin CDNs as their invention", I'm pretty sure you misunderstand what IPFS. The homepage is a great starting point if you're curious rather than antagonistic: https://ipfs.tech/

> IPFS doesn't solve persistence of data

I don't think it claims to solve this either? What it does claim to solve is the persistence of identifiers of data.

> doesn't solve churn in p2p systems

What P2P system has ever done so or even claimed to have done so?

We will create a web app that will let users mint a NFT in one click: creating an AI art from a prompt, storing it on IPFS and mint the unique NFT in Polygon so you can see it on OpenSea. Pretty cool right ?

IPFS, which stands for Inter-Planetary File System, is a decentralized storage system where files are distributed among peers in a peer-to-peer (P2P) network. It operates on a "content addressable" model, meaning that each file is given a unique hash that serves as its identifier. By using this hash, you can retrieve any file from any IPFS node in the network.

Like this? https://ipfs.tech/

Was thinking of something and figured it would be a good opportunity to ask here. With the censorship madness going on in the world and furry community included, I often worry if even places like e621 can remain free and open in the face of increasing pressure by increasingly angry and authoritarian crowds. For both this and other geek reasons I've been interested in decentralized internet technology for a long time, following projects like IFPS which I just love as a concept.

Using the Interplanetary File System, a real thing that exists today, designed for this purpose.

I post a lot about IPFS, I was using the 'ipfs mount' to virtually offer my entire collection from my NAS (on a private 'swarm' of course) to the remote stations.

While you're here have a look at sia Skynet the beginning of internet 3.0, people want easy to use storage this is it. It's also has a very simple tonuse SDK for devs to build upon.

You can use Sia from browser nowadays. They built a decentralized CDN network called Skynet on it. https://siasky.net

No longer worrying about servers and uptime for a simple react app is a big accomplishment already. Drag and drop your /build directory at https://siasky.net and you're live and running (for as long as the app has active users I believe, I'm still learning a lot too).

Use Skynet

It will totally be capable if Filecoin can start to get their tech in order. However, Skynet is not only capable of this but encouraging devs to get things up and running on the network.

In the end both of these concerns you have in regards to the mass adoption are negligible since the introduction of Skynet. With Skynet the only people that will ever have to be running any Sia software will be just the hosts. Skynet is kind of like a intermediary between the end user and the Sia network. The end user (you) will never need to buy Siacoin or install any software in order to use the Sia network. What happens is you essentially pay for the storage using your normal means of payments through the use of websites and apps like Skyspace, MARStorage, Filebase or Siasky. They in turn handle all the technical details of getting your data on to the Sia network. So once enough developers jump on board and enough websites and apps have been built on Skynet, the average end user might not even know what Skynet is even though they are using it every single day because it is the new internet. All they will know is there is less adds and things seem to work a bit differently.

I'm making this a separate reply so you are sure to get it. But make sure you also go sign up an account at https://siasky.net as well. It keeps track of ALL your data that you upload and download to and from Skynet through the Siasky portal.

SkyNet runs on blockchain

Here is the SkyNet WebPortal source code if anybody is interested.