How To Install & Use IPFS On Linux | Vlog #004
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Below is a excerpt from my first post about IPFS:
IPFS, Better Than HTTP
When we download a file from the internet, we access a traditional server and request to have the data we need. Then the server sends this file over the internet to us little by little until the entire file is in our possession.
This process takes time and resources at a much higher rate than using a peer-to-peer service like IPFS. When we want to download a copy of a file hosted on the IPFS network we get bits and pieces from many computers, not just one. IPFS lessens the load a great deal on everyone overall and allows for slower bandwidth for the supplying computers.
On the IPFS website they claim:
With video delivery, a P2P approach could save 60% in bandwidth costs.
That's pretty epic! Look at YouTube, a centralized video hosting platform that can't seem to make money due to the high costs of both storing and streaming all that video. If a site could implement technology like IPFS, this problem may not exist. (dLive does use IPFS, and BitChute has a similar model, but I do not think it is IPFS specifically.)
How IPFS Works In A Nutshell
- Each file receives a cryptographic hash (an identifier) which is the unique identifier for that content.
- IPFS then removes any duplicates on the network based on the ID that file received. Since no two files have the same identifier, we can be sure that it is unique. If it does have a match, we can assume that the data is an exact copy with zero alterations.
- Each node then stores any and all content it is set up to accept this may or may not include the file that you added to the IPFS network. Your data is "backed up" so to speak on all nodes that will accept your content.
- Once the material is finished propagating, we can ask the network for the file of a particular hash. As we download the content, the system pulls bits from many servers hosting a part of that file matching our requested hash.
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Thanks so much for supporting the Linux community. There are not many of us on the end user part of the OS. Being exposed to the Linux community for the last twenty years as taught me that sharing ideas and intellect are by far the biggest portion of the community as a whole. Blockchain is a perfect fit for the kernel and was made for adoption. IPFS is an incredible method of holding on to ownership of original content. Currently I am implementing it into my future website. Lots to learn. Ciao
Love the comment mate! I got my first taste of Linux back in the early 2000's and chose to go all in back in 2011. I am also studying to get my Linux Sysadmin certification as we speak so I can prove that I am able to work with Linux as my main source of income.
If you could not tell, I love GNU/Linux :D
that makes two of us! This is my video showing my solar system and linux machines
https://steemit.com/travel/@white-lie-living/r4tyn1mx
Mint is my go to for OS....I love 17.3
take care, I will look for your posts.
That's fucking cool!
linux is no joke, very secure. Got my NEO wallet kickin in Mint
I was wondering what's the best way to host wallets as I'm nearing a few hundred of them now.
a Mint linux box with backups to a NAS then to cloud would be best, eh?
I use a raspberry pi for NEBL otherwise hardware sticks. Just make sure your raid is synchronized.
Since I live mobile is far safer for me to keep cold storage plus I am a hodler
paper wallets it is! lol
This is a cool post. I'm been wanting to try IPFS for some time now and did some examples from their website. I think I'm still very curious how it works, as I don't understand it yet completely.
Really this is the technology which will replace the conventional video sharing methods. You have given a very useful and important information. I faced a little problem recently when I was uploading a video on d.tube. It took too much time and I have to try again and again as it flashed a msg 'unable to upload' many times. What may be the reason?
That sounds like an issue with whatever @dtube uses to upload your content. However, there is no way for me to know for sure since I do not work on the project.
Thank you for replying.
An educative and inteligent post.....weldone sir @jrswab