TL;DR: js-IPFS (opens new window) is being deprecated, and has been superseded by Helia (opens new window) . This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://blog.ipfs.tech/202305-js-ipfs-deprecation-for-helia

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BigLep May 26, 2023, 8:06pm 2

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