InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is a protocol and P2P network for storing and sharing data in a distributed file system. IPFS uses content addresses (CIDs) to uniquely identify files. IPFS is an alternative to HTTP (location-based hypermedia server protocol) for distributing the World Wide Web.
IPFS (InterPlanetary File System) is a hypermedia protocol and its implementation running on a P2P network being developed by Protocol Labs. What is IPFS? | Introduction to IPFS
@VitalikButerin: The http://ethereum.org website is now on IPFS and accessible via ENS at ethereum.eth.
relevance
- Location oriented ⇔ content oriented.
- It’s Winny-like.
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