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      LoudLemur last edited by

      ipfs-desktop is a GUI (Graphical User Interface) which helps people use the considerable functionality available through IPFS (Inter Planetary File System)

      https://docs.ipfs.io/install/ipfs-desktop/

      I think more people would use IPFS to pin content if they didn't have to use their home computer. (IPFS publishes your node's IP address.) It would be wonderful to easily be able to deploy IPFS elsewhere using Cloudron.

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        timconsidine @LoudLemur last edited by

        @loudlemur : as in another post, I'm interested to know more about and use IPFS.

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          LoudLemur @timconsidine last edited by

          @timconsidine I am delighted to hear this! I think time invested in IPFS is worthwhile.

          There is an excellent talk introducing the concepts here by Steve Allen:

          https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=0IGzEYixJHk

          The best way to get started with ipfs, I think, is to try ipfs-desktop.

          Check out Awesome IPFS to see a gallery of IPFS tools:
          https://awesome.ipfs.io/tools/

          Galacteek is a little appreciated IPFS tool which has tons of functionality (blog, webpage, messaging) when you are familiar with things:
          https://galacteek.gitlab.io/download/#pimp-my-dweb

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            timconsidine @LoudLemur last edited by

            @loudlemur thank you !

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              girish Staff last edited by

              Unless I am missing something about this app request, Cloudron cannot really run desktop apps.

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                timconsidine @girish last edited by

                @girish that's kinda a good point ! missed that 😊

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                  LoudLemur @girish last edited by

                  @girish Thanks for checking! Perhaps go-ipfs might be easier from a Cloudron perspective. There is a Docker image which might be useful. If javascript is preferable, there is an option too, js-ipfs:

                  https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs
                  https://js.ipfs.io/

                  The thing is, people might want to start pinning content on IPFS, but not want to rely on a big pinning company to do so.

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                    LoudLemur @girish last edited by

                    @girish said in ipfs-desktop on Cloudron:

                    Unless I am missing something about this app request, Cloudron cannot really run desktop apps.

                    One strong reason to use Cloudron to run ipfs-desktop (a desktop app) is security and privacy.

                    If you are using IPFS to pin (seed/publish) content, the IP address of your node is broadcasted (so that other IPFS nodes can find and retrieve content your node is making available.)

                    Running ipfs-desktop inside a container is good for security. Using a VPN is useful too, so as to disassociate your node from your own IP address. Putting ipfs-desktop inside a simple Virtual Machine might be one possibility.

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                      LoudLemur last edited by

                      Another good use for containerized deployment of ipfs-desktop would be to encourage and support archiving of content.

                      IPFS is a far more robust means of archiving content like a webpage than a site like archive.is. A lot of people are justifiably concerned about information (and huge amounts of work) being lost due to censorship or websites closing. IPFS is better capable of distributing archives so there is less danger of them being lost.

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                        timconsidine @LoudLemur last edited by

                        @loudlemur that's a good point. but do you need it to be on desktop ?

                        Although I'm kinda hoping that some of my content disappears for good !

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                          marcusquinn @girish last edited by

                          @girish The "Desktop App" seems to be a wrapper for a localhost web service.

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                            LoudLemur last edited by

                            ipfs has a Docker image and a tutorial on how to run IPFS in Docker:

                            https://docs.ipfs.io/how-to/run-ipfs-inside-docker/

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                              micmc @LoudLemur last edited by

                              @loudlemur said in ipfs-desktop on Cloudron:

                              ipfs has a Docker image and a tutorial on how to run IPFS in Docker:

                              https://docs.ipfs.io/how-to/run-ipfs-inside-docker/

                              Are you referring to running the desktop app on a remote server running Cloudron or getting the desktop app from a IPFS node running on Cloudron to install locally?
                              If the desktop app is installed on a remote Cloudron how would it be runned from an actual desktop, which interface, a viewer, a browser?


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