# Docs & Tutorials

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## [About the Docs & Tutorials category](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/about-the-docs-tutorials-category/17)

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**Author:** [@dignifiedquire](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/dignifiedquire)\
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**Last updated:** [November 5, 2016, 8:22pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/about-the-docs-tutorials-category/17 "2016-11-05T20:22:18Z")

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Discussions about IPFS learning resources — written, video, code examples, or any other form.

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## [A little confused about IPFS](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/a-little-confused-about-ipfs/6951)

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**Author:** [@rayj001](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/rayj001)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 10:01pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/a-little-confused-about-ipfs/6951 "2026-05-07T22:01:15Z")

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First, I am slowly working, actually researching how I might be able to distribute a WebRTC broadcast using IPFS, So, there appears to be two implimentation of IPFS: go-IPFS and js-IPFS. Confusion one: What is the d…

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## [Introducing new IPFS Cluster serverless stack by AWS](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/introducing-new-ipfs-cluster-serverless-stack-by-aws/15506)

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**Author:** [@koxon](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/koxon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/introducing-new-ipfs-cluster-serverless-stack-by-aws/15506 "2024-01-01T16:50:02Z")

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Hello IPFS community, AWS officially released a typical serverless IPFS and IPFS Cluster stack. It uses Fargate to run IPFS and IPFS Cluster on serverless containers. There is no infrastructure to manage, the cluster i…

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## [A node reference implementation to publish website through IPFS gateway](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/a-node-reference-implementation-to-publish-website-through-ipfs-gateway/17812)

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**Author:** [@MichaelJCole](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/MichaelJCole)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 6:31pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/a-node-reference-implementation-to-publish-website-through-ipfs-gateway/17812 "2024-04-04T18:31:12Z")

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Hi, is there a reference implementation using js-libp2p with Helia and friends to publish a website through an IPFS gateway from a desktop/laptop behind consumer internet (NAT/UPNP/PMP/etc)? From first looks, many parts…

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## [Introducing Pinbase.io, a simple way to deploy websites to IPFS and to the Web](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/introducing-pinbase-io-a-simple-way-to-deploy-websites-to-ipfs-and-to-the-web/13685)

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**Author:** [@pinbase](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/pinbase)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2023, 3:27am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/introducing-pinbase-io-a-simple-way-to-deploy-websites-to-ipfs-and-to-the-web/13685 "2023-11-01T03:27:53Z")

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Pinbase.io lets you publish websites directly to IPFS and to the regular internet. Your website content resides on IPFS (i.e., we resolve HTTP requests to IPFS) and is distributed globally :earth\_americas: via our CDN. Y…

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## [Connection and creation of DAGs using Javascript](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/connection-and-creation-of-dags-using-javascript/16667)

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**Author:** [@kosson](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/kosson)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/connection-and-creation-of-dags-using-javascript/16667 "2023-07-12T18:12:32Z")

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Is there a clean example in JavaScript on how to connect to a Kubo instance? I need to make a demonstration on how you can add in programmatic way files to a running kubo instance, or to a Helia instance and pin’em to k…

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## [How To: Install IPFS (& IPFS-Cluster) on Raspberry Pi](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-to-install-ipfs-ipfs-cluster-on-raspberry-pi/5992)

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**Author:** [@lyttlerock](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/lyttlerock)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2023, 11:02am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-to-install-ipfs-ipfs-cluster-on-raspberry-pi/5992 "2023-02-09T11:02:52Z")

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Hey ya’ll, I made a tutorial for installing IPFS/IPFS Cluster on a Raspberry Pi 3B+. Here’s the link. This was an offshoot of some work I’m doing on a personal notes app that utilizes IPFS. I realized pretty quickly I n…

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## [How to: Linux install guide for an IPFS node on a Raspberry, Banana, or Atomic Pi with Ubuntu to pin CIDs](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-to-linux-install-guide-for-an-ipfs-node-on-a-raspberry-banana-or-atomic-pi-with-ubuntu-to-pin-cids/15952)

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**Author:** [@gridsat](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/gridsat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 11:27am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-to-linux-install-guide-for-an-ipfs-node-on-a-raspberry-banana-or-atomic-pi-with-ubuntu-to-pin-cids/15952 "2023-02-08T11:27:38Z")

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This tutorial is streamlined from a great tutorial here: How to install IPFS node on Raspberry Pi 4 running Ubuntu - Friends of Little Yus 1. Prerequisites Raspberry, Banana, or Atomic Pi with at least 1GB RAM 32G…

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## [Use IPFS CID Deployment, host an Uniswap for myself](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/use-ipfs-cid-deployment-host-an-uniswap-for-myself/15931)

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**Author:** [@4everlandorg](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/4everlandorg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2023, 7:38am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/use-ipfs-cid-deployment-host-an-uniswap-for-myself/15931 "2023-02-03T07:38:48Z")

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Recently, 4EVERLAND launched IPFS CID deployment, enabling developers to copy IPFS CIDs and deploy them with 4EVERLAND in one click. One-click deployment, no need to go through Github Repo, just need to know the CID. O…

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## [IPFS Made Simple with 4EVERLAND](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-made-simple-with-4everland/15768)

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**Author:** [@4everlandorg](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/4everlandorg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2022, 6:05am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-made-simple-with-4everland/15768 "2022-12-30T06:05:37Z")

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What does IPFS mean in the Web3 world? IPFS addresses are not locations, but point directly to resources and ensure that this data comes from the nearest source. This means that it is not plagued by centralised servers. …

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## ["Abuse" of urlstore and Local http Gateway](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/abuse-of-urlstore-and-local-http-gateway/15240)

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**Author:** [@NCGThompson](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/NCGThompson)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/abuse-of-urlstore-and-local-http-gateway/15240 "2022-09-25T16:33:28Z")

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ipfs add --raw-leaves --nocopy --cid-version=1 http://bafybeigdyrzt5sfp7udm7hu76uh7y26nf3efuylqabf3oclgtqy55fbzdi.ipfs.localhost:8080/ added bafkreigh2akiscaildcqabsyg3dfr6chu3fgpregiymsck7e7aqa4s52zy Here I used --noco…

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## [Create a block from scratch](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/create-a-block-from-scratch/13562)

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**Author:** [@rayswchiu](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/rayswchiu)\
**Replies:** 158\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2022, 2:48am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/create-a-block-from-scratch/13562 "2022-03-02T02:48:08Z")

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| ipfs block put i could save & get text saved in this way on my local desktop. This means it could only be accessed by the node which generated it? Other nodes won’t be able to read it? These data blocks will be kep…

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## [Hands-on IPLD Tutorial in Golang](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/hands-on-ipld-tutorial-in-golang/6972)

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**Author:** [@vasa-develop](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/vasa-develop)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/hands-on-ipld-tutorial-in-golang/6972 "2022-01-21T16:42:34Z")

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In this first post of the hands-on series, we will understand the basic concepts of IPLD followed by coding in Golang to persist key-value entries. Understanding IPLD Install Golang Use go-ipfs-api to write & fetch d…

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## [LIBP2P tutorials, examples, and source code](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/libp2p-tutorials-examples-and-source-code/10383)

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**Author:** [@cake](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/cake)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2021, 8:21am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/libp2p-tutorials-examples-and-source-code/10383 "2021-12-19T08:21:42Z")

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Hey everyone :wave: I work on the slate.host project and since we have some real-time/multiplayer needs I thought it would be great for the ecosystem if we started to use LIBP2P in Slate. One thing that is cool is that …

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## ['A Weekend With IPFS' by Will Hill](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/a-weekend-with-ipfs-by-will-hill/843)

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**Author:** [@dgrisham](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/dgrisham)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2018, 5:27pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/a-weekend-with-ipfs-by-will-hill/843 "2018-01-08T17:27:49Z")

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This post gives a very good command-by-command tutorial on setting up IPFS and using it to host a website (using a DNS link that points to an IPNS hash, of course) https://medium.com/@bkawk/a-weekend-with-ipfs-9f2647fc23…

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## [Good tutorials for go-ipfs library](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/good-tutorials-for-go-ipfs-library/11924)

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**Author:** [@rusfearuth](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/rusfearuth)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/good-tutorials-for-go-ipfs-library/11924 "2021-09-18T14:13:38Z")

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I cannot find good tutorial about creating repo + node by means ipfs in go. Also, it will be nice to find how to create a daemon by means go lib. The world is going crazy… Only JS is everywhere :sob:

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## [IPFS + Filecoin](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-filecoin/11944)

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**Author:** [@scottmb](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/scottmb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2021, 12:30pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-filecoin/11944 "2021-08-12T12:30:15Z")

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I’ve played around with IPFS and used some of the tools for a while now, but I have gotten myself completely tied up in knots with it’s relationship to Filecoin - can anyone point me in the direction for some good materi…

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## [Does the IPFS chunking change the CID for the same file chunked differently?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/does-the-ipfs-chunking-change-the-cid-for-the-same-file-chunked-differently/11608)

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**Author:** [@nem25](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/nem25)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/does-the-ipfs-chunking-change-the-cid-for-the-same-file-chunked-differently/11608 "2021-06-26T23:03:54Z")

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I was reading about chunking in the IPFS Docs here - http://docs.ipfs.io.ipns.localhost:8080/concepts/file-systems/#mutable-file-system-mfs There seem to be a couple of ways to chunk a file. Won’t this affect the CID of…

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## [Article: On Future-proof cryptographic hashes](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/article-on-future-proof-cryptographic-hashes/3374)

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**Author:** [@PascalPrecht](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/PascalPrecht)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/article-on-future-proof-cryptographic-hashes/3374 "2021-06-25T12:52:13Z")

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Hello everyone, I took some time taking a closer look at IPFS' protocol stack and started out with Multiformats, specifically Multihashes. In this article I'm explaining how IPFS manages to have multiple hash types c…

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## [More information on how IPFS gateway works](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/more-information-on-how-ipfs-gateway-works/2509)

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**Author:** [@dmrobotix](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/dmrobotix)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2021, 11:15am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/more-information-on-how-ipfs-gateway-works/2509 "2021-06-10T11:15:20Z")

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Hello! I would like to learn more about how the IPFS gateways work to funnel data through ipfs.io. Is there a particular doc file I could read? How do IPFS nodes setup a gateway that is used by other IPFS nodes? Thanks…

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## [What happen if a certain node in the network got deleted ?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/what-happen-if-a-certain-node-in-the-network-got-deleted/11467)

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**Author:** [@AnishGupta](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/AnishGupta)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/what-happen-if-a-certain-node-in-the-network-got-deleted/11467 "2021-06-05T18:18:23Z")

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I am new in ipfs learning community but got struggled at a point that if a certain node owns some chunks of data in the decentrailized network and suddenly the node got deleted or destroyed due to some condition then wha…

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## [Online On Demand Tutorial on IPFS and the Web3.0 stack](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/online-on-demand-tutorial-on-ipfs-and-the-web3-0-stack/11271)

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**Author:** [@yiannis](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/yiannis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2021, 8:14am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/online-on-demand-tutorial-on-ipfs-and-the-web3-0-stack/11271 "2021-05-14T08:14:23Z")

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Since late 2019, IPFS tutorials have been presented in more than 15 academic conferences and universities with many more events on the pipeline. Today, we are super excited to make available all the materials created th…

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## [Tutorial: Build Youtube on IPFS in 5 mins](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/tutorial-build-youtube-on-ipfs-in-5-mins/6425)

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**Author:** [@vasa-develop](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/vasa-develop)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2021, 2:24am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/tutorial-build-youtube-on-ipfs-in-5-mins/6425 "2021-04-17T02:24:30Z")

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In this tutorial, we will use go-ipfs and ipfs-http-api to build a Decentralized Youtube in 5 mins . Check out the full tutorial here:

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## [Understanding IPFS in Depth(5/6): What is Libp2p?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/understanding-ipfs-in-depth-5-6-what-is-libp2p/5911)

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**Author:** [@vasa-develop](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/vasa-develop)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/understanding-ipfs-in-depth-5-6-what-is-libp2p/5911 "2020-11-10T17:47:53Z")

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Having Hard Time Understanding Libp2p? I Bet You. This Article Will Help you a Lot. What’s it’s Significance, How it works and Building a libp2p Chat Application In this part, we will discuss: The Significance of …

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## [Under the hood: AvionDB P2P Syncing](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/under-the-hood-aviondb-p2p-syncing/8030)

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**Author:** [@vasa-develop](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/vasa-develop)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/under-the-hood-aviondb-p2p-syncing/8030 "2020-05-20T00:05:15Z")

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One of the big challenges while working with distributed databases is to sync/replicate data between the peers. There are multiple things that make replication challenging in distributed systems: Access Control: The…

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## [Video intro for new users?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/video-intro-for-new-users/7781)

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**Author:** [@pocock](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/pocock)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 10:52pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/video-intro-for-new-users/7781 "2020-04-21T22:52:04Z")

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For the Anzacathon this weekend, there are many users who never tried IPFS. Are there any videos I can show them to help them mount an IPFS filesystem and access the SQLite content I’ve shared for them? Ideally, I’d li…

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## [Hands-on IPLD Tutorial in Golang: PART 2 : Build MongoDB-like Document Stores with IPLD](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/hands-on-ipld-tutorial-in-golang-part-2-build-mongodb-like-document-stores-with-ipld/7033)

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**Author:** [@vasa-develop](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/vasa-develop)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/hands-on-ipld-tutorial-in-golang-part-2-build-mongodb-like-document-stores-with-ipld/7033 "2020-04-16T20:01:40Z")

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Building MongoDB-like Data Stores using IPLD🛠 Check out Part2 of Hands-on IPLD Tutorial in Golang. Thanks to @0zAND1z for making this happen :raised\_hands:

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## [Understanding the IPFS White Paper part 1](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/understanding-the-ipfs-white-paper-part-1/930)

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**Author:** [@pors](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/pors)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/understanding-the-ipfs-white-paper-part-1/930 "2020-04-06T17:06:14Z")

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Not exactly a tutorial, but a journal of my quest to learn more about the blockchain and friends. http://decentralized.blog/understanding-the-ipfs-white-paper-part-1.html or the IPFS version http://decentralized.blog:…

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## [Host website using IPFS, IPNS and, DNSLink in 5mins](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/host-website-using-ipfs-ipns-and-dnslink-in-5mins/6352)

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**Author:** [@vasa-develop](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/vasa-develop)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/host-website-using-ipfs-ipns-and-dnslink-in-5mins/6352 "2020-04-03T21:02:18Z")

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A Complete Tutorial to Host a Website on IPFS and using IPNS and DNSLink to get human-friendly-names for your websites.

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## [Building a Twitter Bot using IPFS Cluster 🤖](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/building-a-twitter-bot-using-ipfs-cluster/7078)

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**Author:** [@vasa-develop](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/vasa-develop)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 11:32am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/building-a-twitter-bot-using-ipfs-cluster/7078 "2020-01-22T11:32:41Z")

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In this post, we will go through: Understanding the Significance & Purpose of IPFS Cluster Setting up an IPFS Cluster Network Building the Twitter Bot and interacting with IPFS Cluster Network to “pin”, “unpin” & “add”…

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