# How does IPFS relate with Ethereum?

**URL:** <https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-does-ipfs-relate-with-ethereum/414>\
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**Created:** [May 23, 2017, 12:08am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-does-ipfs-relate-with-ethereum/414 "2017-05-23T00:08:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 12:08am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-does-ipfs-relate-with-ethereum/414/1 "2017-05-23T00:08:11Z")

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_From @Piruzzolo on Sun Apr 03 2016 13:05:45 GMT+0000 (UTC)_  
  
Could you give an overview of how these two technologies could work together (if possible at all)?  
Can Ethereum lay upon IPFS?  
  
  
_Copied from original issue: [How does IPFS relate with Ethereum? · Issue #107 · ipfs-inactive/faq · GitHub](https://github.com/ipfs/faq/issues/107)_

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**Post date:** [February 25, 2018, 11:11pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-does-ipfs-relate-with-ethereum/414/2 "2018-02-25T23:11:02Z")

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You can store IPFS Hash in smart contract. Suppose you want display any important file/document. You can leverage immutability of Ethereum Smart contract and store ipfs hash of that file.