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InterPlanetary File System

The InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is a protocol, hypermedia and file sharing peer-to-peer network for sharing data using a distributed hash table to store provider information. By using content addressing, IPFS uniquely identifies each file in a global namespace that connects IPFS hosts, creating a distributed system of file storage and sharing.

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Available in
Go, JavaScript, Python
Developer
Protocol Labs
License
MIT license, Apache license 2.0
Original authors
Juan Benet and Protocol Labs
Release
February 2015 (y)
Repository
github.com/ipfs/ipfs

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InterPlanetary File System

Nodes45
Edges44
Triples23
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.044444
Components1

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InterPlanetary File System

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related to Design · 10
InterPlanetary File System → Any, As, BitTorrent, By, DHT, In, IPFS, P2P, The InterPlanetary File System, This
Type · 3
InterPlanetary File System → content delivery network, distributed file system,, Protocol,
Written in · 2
InterPlanetary File System → Client libraries: Go, Java, JavaScript, Python, Scala, Haskell, Swift, Common Lisp, Rust, Ruby, PHP, C#, Erlang, Protocol implementations: Go (reference implementation), JavaScript, C (obsolete), Python
Available in · 1
InterPlanetary File System → Go, JavaScript, Python
Developer · 1
InterPlanetary File System → Protocol Labs
License · 1
InterPlanetary File System → MIT license, Apache license 2.0
Original authors · 1
InterPlanetary File System → Juan Benet and Protocol Labs
Release · 1
InterPlanetary File System → February 2015 (y)
Repository · 1
InterPlanetary File System → github.com/ipfs/ipfs
Stable release · 1
InterPlanetary File System → 0.41.0 / 23 April 2026; 4 months ago (23 April 2026)

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ipfs content file distributed system network using data storage hash decentralized protocol sharing users gateway table addressing bittorrent also interplanetary

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InterPlanetary File SystemAvailable inGo, JavaScript, Python1.00infobox
InterPlanetary File SystemDeveloperProtocol Labs1.00infobox
InterPlanetary File SystemLicenseMIT license, Apache license 2.01.00infobox
InterPlanetary File SystemOriginal authorsJuan Benet and Protocol Labs1.00infobox
InterPlanetary File SystemReleaseFebruary 2015 (y)1.00infobox
InterPlanetary File SystemRepositorygithub.com/ipfs/ipfs1.00infobox
InterPlanetary File SystemStable release0.41.0 / 23 April 2026; 4 months ago (23 April 2026)1.00infobox
InterPlanetary File SystemTypeProtocol,1.00infobox
InterPlanetary File SystemTypedistributed file system,1.00infobox
InterPlanetary File SystemTypecontent delivery network1.00infobox
InterPlanetary File SystemWebsiteipfs.tech1.00infobox
InterPlanetary File SystemWritten inProtocol implementations: Go (reference implementation), JavaScript, C (obsolete), Python1.00infobox
InterPlanetary File SystemWritten inClient libraries: Go, Java, JavaScript, Python, Scala, Haskell, Swift, Common Lisp, Rust, Ruby, PHP, C#, Erlang1.00infobox

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