Ipfs-dropzone
Dev tools
javascript upload library
SHOW HN2018
How HN took it
8 positive, 32 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 43 comments about the project. Thread score +0.17.
Idea: 6 for, 2 againstPricing: 2 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Makes sense and is cool as a demo of IPFS
From 2 comments
I have to say that DropZone is supercool and this project makes a lot of sense. We also use Dropzone.js to store files and their Hash values at VisiFile. A demo is here:…
zubairq on HNReally cool demo. One suggestion is to make the dropzone more obvious. I didn't realize you had to scroll down to find the dropzone.
senoroink on HN
Code is amazingly simple
From 1 comment
The code is amazingly simple: https://github.com/fiatjaf/ipfs-dropzone/blob/8d7d8808ba578a265aa92e14912959c712903cc4/index.js If someone knows where to plug into Uppy's upload…
fiatjaf on HN
Objections
Doubts persistence and scalability of content kept alive only by pinning
From 2 comments
I'm having a hard time imagining this at scale. I have a few thousand web pages on my site, blog posts, etc. Most of it won't be seen in any given day. So I have to pin it as…
DougN7 on HNWhich essentially means you node is now a web server with all the responsibilities that entails (keep backups, always connected, etc). It feels fragile - I can't imagine pinning…
DougN7 on HN
Hosting cost and who pays for pinning is unclear
From 2 comments
One thing I've failed to find out about IPFS: who pays for hosting? The user? Or is it donated by some peers?
proaralyst on HNThey seem to be using https://www.eternum.io to "pin" the file (keep a copy of the file alive). Since eternum is a paid service they might unpin after a while but it's up to…
reconbot on HN
Requests
Make the dropzone more obvious in the demo layout
From 1 comment
Really cool demo. One suggestion is to make the dropzone more obvious. I didn't realize you had to scroll down to find the dropzone.
senoroink on HN
Add to Uppy
From 1 comment
Wondering if anybody would be up for adding this to uppy.io
kvz on HN
Questions
How do content updates work when hashes change
From 1 comment
> It also means you don't need to trust the server to send you the correct content, since everything is automatically checked against its content hash. This is the confusing part…
Paul-ish on HN
How does IPFS persistence and pinning work
From 2 comments
This is the #1 thing I see people confused about with IPFS. Basically, there's 3 ways for content to become available: 1. You add the files to your own node. This is how content…
wolfgang42 on HNIt looks like ipfs-dropzone is running an in-browser node, which would go away as soon as you close the tab (since it's just a web page like any other). Content on IPFS stays…
wolfgang42 on HN
Alternatives named
Eternum pinning service
From 2 comments
They seem to be using https://www.eternum.io to "pin" the file (keep a copy of the file alive). Since eternum is a paid service they might unpin after a while but it's up to…
reconbot on HNI can recommend https://www.eternum.io, because it's the best (also I built it, so I'd know).
StavrosK on HN
BitTorrent
From 1 comment
It's just like BitTorrent.
mbrock on HN