# Welcome to IPFS Weekly 164! | IPFS Blog & News

**URL:** <https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/welcome-to-ipfs-weekly-164-ipfs-blog-news/12869>\
**Category:** Blog Posts\
**Created:** [December 7, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/welcome-to-ipfs-weekly-164-ipfs-blog-news/12869 "2021-12-07T21:52:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/ipfs1/original/1X/035cb0e41547e8c019cdfd4466a4736c843af1c9.png) [@system](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/welcome-to-ipfs-weekly-164-ipfs-blog-news/12869/1 "2021-12-07T21:52:20Z")

</div>

If you’re a developer looking to take advantage of IPFS’s decentralized storage solutions be sure to learn how to run your apps directly from our network. From HackFS, check out a walkthrough on how to develop web browser interconnectivity through IPFS. In this post, get familiar with the steps of building a simple chat interface that leverages the network on the back end to connect to other clients and chat with them. [Video walkthrough is here (opens new window)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZiN9dLvMoU&list=PLXzKMXK2aHh5iq_crvYF76EmPsZgcgLki&index=4) — stay tuned for a written guide soon 👀

* * *
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://blog.ipfs.io/weekly-164/](https://blog.ipfs.io/weekly-164/)