Questions about using ipfs-core for an application

[HudaHussain]

Hello!

I was hoping I could get some answers to some questions I have about the ipfs-core module.

• If I pin some data to a users node, and they clear their browsers data, does that mean the data will eventually be lost? Is there anyway to prevent this from happening.

• Does the node have throttling to prevent multiple additions to the ipfs? As the node slows down siginificantly if I try to make more than a request or two at a time.
  I would just like to make sure this is a feature of the node and not something else.

• Is there a way to prevent a lock from being made, as I would like users to be able to access the node from multiple tabs if they desire.

Thank you for taking the time to read these, I would appreciate any input!

[Discordian]

@HudaHussain

If I pin some data to a users node, and they clear their browsers data, does that mean the data will eventually be lost? Is there anyway to prevent this from happening.

You could back the data up to a service like https://web3.storage (it’s free, could allow the user to input their API key if they want their data to be more persistent).

@HudaHussain

Does the node have throttling to prevent multiple additions to the ipfs? As the node slows down siginificantly if I try to make more than a request or two at a time.
I would just like to make sure this is a feature of the node and not something else.

I don’t think it has any special throttling, I believe it’ll use whatever resources it has available.

@HudaHussain

Is there a way to prevent a lock from being made, as I would like users to be able to access the node from multiple tabs if they desire.

No as that’d cause race conditions which would destroy the database. It sounds like a fair use-case though, just not something that can be accomplished from a browser node. If you were connecting to a Kubo node though, then multiple tabs could access Kubo’s HTTP API.

I hope that helps