Am I especially dumb, or is IPFS messaging really flaky? For example, I still do...

h0h0h0h0111 · on Oct 3, 2023

There are a few client options; the most widely used one (to my knowledge) is https://github.com/ipfs/kubo for CLI. There's also a desktop client that's pretty nice: https://docs.ipfs.tech/install/ipfs-desktop/

vorpalhex · on Oct 3, 2023

I'm the techy "self hosting" provider for my friend group.

Is kubo the right way to give my non-technical users access to ipfs? Do they need any extra tools like a browser extension?

wuiheerfoj · on Oct 3, 2023

Probably IPFS desktop is best for them. There is also a browser extension that hooks into (brings with it?) IPFS desktop

mburns · on Oct 3, 2023

It is more complicated than it needs to be, but very similar to the BitTorrent ecosystem.

IPFS is a protocol, it needs a client. That client can be a web page or local software, just like torrents.

Curl now supports downloading IPFS resources (but uses an HTTP gateway, it doesn’t talk to the DHT directly).

sp332 · on Oct 3, 2023

Brave has IPFS support built in now.