IPFS
Infrastructure
Peer-to-peer, content-addressed storage and distribution network.
IPFS stores and shares files by their content hash. This makes it easy to verify integrity and deduplicate data. To keep files available, you or a service need to pin them so nodes retain copies.
Frequently asked questions
What is content addressing?
Files are identified by a hash of their content, so the same data always has the same address and integrity can be verified.Do I need to pin content?
Yes if you want it to persist. Pinning keeps data available on specific nodes or pinning services.Is IPFS the same as permanent storage?
Not by itself. Persistence depends on pinning. For permanence, use pinning plus archival solutions.