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IPFS - Content Addressed, Versioned, P2P File System

IPFS: Share Files Without Central Servers and Build a Permanent Web

Imagine your photos, articles and videos living on many computers at once, not just on one company's server.
IPFS lets people share a single set of files over a network, like a giant, always-moving folder.
Files are found by what they are, not where they live — this is called content-addressed storage, and it makes copies easy to find.
Computers talk directly to each other in a peer-to-peer way, so there's no need to trust one central place.
That means less slowdowns and fewer outages because there is no single point of failure.
You can think of it as a combined library that keeps track of changes over time, so older versions stick around, which helps make a more permanent web.
People can share big things quickly, and small websites can stay online even if their owner goes away.
It's not magic, but it does change how we keep and share stuff, and many of us may use it without even noticing, as the web gets more open and reliable.

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