# Is using ipfs for large scale content distribution a good idea?

**URL:** https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/is-using-ipfs-for-large-scale-content-distribution-a-good-idea/321
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**Created:** [May 23, 2017, 12:07am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/is-using-ipfs-for-large-scale-content-distribution-a-good-idea/321 "2017-05-23T00:07:14Z")
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### Author: ![flyingzumwalt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/flyingzumwalt/32/12_2.png) [@flyingzumwalt](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/flyingzumwalt)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2017, 12:09am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/is-using-ipfs-for-large-scale-content-distribution-a-good-idea/321/8 "2017-05-23T00:09:12Z")

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_From @flyingzumwalt on Sun May 21 2017 03:49:48 GMT+0000 (UTC)_  
  
@corysimmons getting other nodes to hold your content is an out-of-band concern for the IPFS protocol. There are a number of tools evolving to handle this. For example, you can use [ipfs-cluster](http://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-cluster) to form participating networks of nodes who share a pinset. Alternatively, Filecoin will allow you to pay the network to store stuff for you.

This thread on discourse gets into the topic: [IPFS for community-led research](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-for-community-led-research/198)

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