IPFS

File Format
Name	IPFS
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Filesystem IPFS

IPFS (InterPlanetary File System) is a peer-to-peer distributed file system. It is accessible via the command-line, and programming interfaces. Data is mirrored by peers and data shared via a content identifier (CID). The CID creates a global namespace for accessing information.

Example

The following command (provides access to XKCD 927's transcript via the XKCD Archives.

./ipfs cat mfNvocxez2nEChH95BQCLhJLciy5dmwbGW4NofTUvNvgu .

IPLD

Given IPFS treats all objects (even binary objects for the most part) as data, it is possible to use its primitives to created Interplanetary Linked Data (IPLD). This is a fairly nuanced approach to linking data, and is largely being repackaged as DASL.

Reference implementation

kubo provides a reference implementation that allows you to access IPFS locally.

References

• Official site
• kubo
• IPLD Official site
• DASL

Informative References

• HTTP is obsolete. It's time for the distributed, permanent web
• Why the Internet needs the Interplanetary File System