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ipfs

> JavaScript implementation of the IPFS specification

Table of contents

• Install
• Getting Started
  • Next Steps
• Want to hack on IPFS?
• License
• Contribute

Install

$ npm i ipfs

An IPFS protocol implementation written in JS

ipfs is the core API, a CLI and a HTTP server that functions as a HTTP to IPFS bridge and an RPC endpoint.

If you want to integrate IPFS into your application without including a CLI or HTTP server, see the ipfs-core module.

Getting Started

Installing ipfs globally will give you the jsipfs command which you can use to start a daemon running:

$ npm install -g ipfs
$ jsipfs daemon
Initializing IPFS daemon...
js-ipfs version: x.x.x
System version: x64/darwin
Node.js version: x.x.x
Swarm listening on /ip4/127.0
.... more output

You can then add a file:

$ jsipfs add ./hello-world.txt
added QmXXY5ZxbtuYj6DnfApLiGstzPN7fvSyigrRee3hDWPCaf hello-world.txt

Next Steps

• Read the docs
• Look into the examples to learn how to spawn an IPFS node in Node.js and in the Browser
• Consult the Core API docs to see what you can do with an IPFS node
• Head over to to take interactive tutorials that cover core IPFS APIs
• Check out for tips, how-tos and more
• See for news and more
• Need help? Please ask 'How do I?' questions on

Want to hack on IPFS?

This IPFS implementation in JavaScript needs your help! There are a few things you can do right now to help out:

Read the Code of Conduct and JavaScript Contributing Guidelines.

• Check out existing issues The issue list has many that are marked as 'help wanted' or 'difficulty:easy' which make great starting points for development, many of which can be tackled with no prior IPFS knowledge
• Perform code reviews More eyes will help a. speed the project along b. ensure quality, and c. reduce possible future bugs.
• Add tests. There can never be enough tests.

Find out about chat channels, the IPFS newsletter, the IPFS blog, and more in the IPFS community space.

License

Licensed under either of

• Apache 2.0, (LICENSE-APACHE / )
• MIT (LICENSE-MIT / )

Contribute

Contributions welcome! Please check out the issues.

Also see our contributing document for more information on how we work, and about contributing in general.

Please be aware that all interactions related to this repo are subject to the IPFS Code of Conduct.

Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in the work by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.