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'''IPFS''', or InterPlanetary File System, is a decentralized way to host and share files. Screamer Wiki has adopted this method following the exclusion of Catbox from the Internet Archive as a way to make sure that screamers can stay archived forever. | '''IPFS''', or InterPlanetary File System, is a decentralized [[Wikipedia:peer-to-peer|peer-to-peer]] way to host and share files. Screamer Wiki has adopted this method following the exclusion of Catbox from the Internet Archive as a way to make sure that screamers can stay archived forever. | ||
===How do I download an IPFS file?=== | ===How do I download an IPFS file?=== | ||
On desktop, utilize a program such as [https://docs.ipfs.tech/install/ipfs-desktop/#windows IPFS Desktop]. This program allows you to download and pin files. Once you download the program you can click under the files tab on the left rail ''Import>From IPFS'' then paste the the CID ( | On desktop, utilize a program such as [https://docs.ipfs.tech/install/ipfs-desktop/#windows IPFS Desktop]. This program allows you to download and pin files. Once you download the program you can click under the files tab on the left rail ''Import>From IPFS'' then paste the the CID (for example: QmXjBpQ2e4dx8RB5dLzQW5Wx8CNj2zpjzBt2pFEUt4y8Xw), it'll then show up under your files list. Then, by clicking the three dots and clicking download you will successfully save the file to your computer. | ||
'''Don't be a leech!''' Because IPFS is decentralized, that means that redundancy is key, if you download a file, make sure to pin it, which you can do by pressing the three dots (...) and clicking "Set Pinning." This is the equivalent to seeding a file on BitTorrent. | '''Don't be a leech!''' Because IPFS is decentralized, that means that redundancy is key, if you download a file, make sure to pin it, which you can do by pressing the three dots (...) and clicking "Set Pinning." This is the equivalent to [[Wikipedia:Leecher_(computing)#P2P_networks|seeding a file on BitTorrent]]. If you do not wish to share the file with others, click the three dots and click "Remove." This will not delete the file from your computer. | ||
You can also use ipfs.io (https://ipfs.io/ipfs/CID, replacing the CID with the actual CID) to download files and it works the same way, but remember to not be a leech and to contribute to keeping files available and decentralized. | You can also use ipfs.io (<nowiki>https://ipfs.io/ipfs/CID</nowiki>, replacing the CID with the actual CID) to download files and it works the same way, but remember to not be a leech and to contribute to keeping files available and decentralized. | ||
===How do I contribute?=== | ===How do I contribute?=== | ||
On IPFS Desktop, click Import, then File, then upload your file. The file will then show up and by clicking the three dots (...), you can copy the CID and use <nowiki>{{IPFS:CID}}</nowiki> to add that onto the wiki. | On IPFS Desktop, click Import, then File, then upload your file. The file will then show up and by clicking the three dots (...), you can copy the CID and use <nowiki>{{IPFS:CID}}</nowiki> to add that onto the wiki. | ||
Revision as of 14:32, 3 October 2025
IPFS, or InterPlanetary File System, is a decentralized peer-to-peer way to host and share files. Screamer Wiki has adopted this method following the exclusion of Catbox from the Internet Archive as a way to make sure that screamers can stay archived forever.
How do I download an IPFS file?
On desktop, utilize a program such as IPFS Desktop. This program allows you to download and pin files. Once you download the program you can click under the files tab on the left rail Import>From IPFS then paste the the CID (for example: QmXjBpQ2e4dx8RB5dLzQW5Wx8CNj2zpjzBt2pFEUt4y8Xw), it'll then show up under your files list. Then, by clicking the three dots and clicking download you will successfully save the file to your computer.
Don't be a leech! Because IPFS is decentralized, that means that redundancy is key, if you download a file, make sure to pin it, which you can do by pressing the three dots (...) and clicking "Set Pinning." This is the equivalent to seeding a file on BitTorrent. If you do not wish to share the file with others, click the three dots and click "Remove." This will not delete the file from your computer.
You can also use ipfs.io (https://ipfs.io/ipfs/CID, replacing the CID with the actual CID) to download files and it works the same way, but remember to not be a leech and to contribute to keeping files available and decentralized.
How do I contribute?
On IPFS Desktop, click Import, then File, then upload your file. The file will then show up and by clicking the three dots (...), you can copy the CID and use {{IPFS:CID}} to add that onto the wiki.