Distributed Web Gateway Terms of Use
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Browse files stored on IPFS easily and securely with Cloudflare’s Distributed Web Gateway without downloading software. Serve your own content hosted on IPFS from a custom domain over HTTPs.
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\n\nEvery file on IPFS has a unique address determined by the exact bits that comprise the file. If even a single bit changes, the whole address changes. This allows the users to know for sure if a file has ever been tampered with.\n \nHost with Redundancy
\n\nAchieve resiliency because every file on IPFS can be hosted in many different places, yet accessed from the same address. If one computer hosting the file goes offline, the network will just retrieve the file from another computer.\n ","image3":{"file":{"publicURL":"https://cf-assets.www.cloudflare.com/slt3lc6tev37/6nSczdBlok8u0KssoOGAcg/b8c527b5ddf2b30803ce6246e629ef35/ipfs-securesite-lt2.svg"},"description":null},"imageAssetFile3":null,"learnMoreUrl3":null,"features":[]},{"contentTypeId":"bladeHtml","contentfulId":"5WDUBJmqTZF45BQilY3FXh","htmlContent":"Generally, to access content stored on IPFS, you have to be running an IPFS node. That means downloading dedicated software and allocating local storage space on your computer. Cloudflare’s Distributed Web Gateway makes all of that unnecessary. Cloudflare’s gateway allows you to browse any file stored on the public IPFS network by going to cloudflare-ipfs.com/
\n\nNo need to download anything. No need to give up local storage space. It all happens in your browser.
\nCurious about what types of content you can run on IPFS? Click here to go to an example.
\n\nIf you want to put your own files on IPFS, go to the Developer Docs to learn how.
\nThe Cloudflare Ethereum Gateway will provide access to the Ethereum network that you can provision through your own custom hostname. Using the gateway, users can add interactive elements to sites powered by Ethereum smart contracts, a decentralized compute platform.
\n\nMoreover, in conjunction with Cloudflare's IPFS gateway, users can host websites and other resources in a decentralized manner. This, with the added speed, security and reliability provided by the Cloudflare global network.
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\nAnyone, anywhere can become a node on the Ethereum network by simply running a\ncompatible Ethereum daemon such as https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum.
\nAny transaction created by an individual is verified and agreed upon by the\nentire network, and becomes part of the global consensus.
\nAny user that joins the network can start performing transactions and\nrunning/writing smart contracts. Whatever the results, these will be added to\nthe global consensus on the Ethereum blockchain.
\nEvery transaction that takes place is identified with a block that joins the\nblockchain. Each block and transaction have a unique identifier that enable them\nto be read by any node on the network.
\nOnce something is written onto the blockchain, it stays there forever. This\nprovides a historical reference at which this piece of data will always be\navailable.
\nThe Ethereum network represents a huge decentralized computing platform, with\nexpressive policies and programs that are run as smart contracts.
\nIntegrity and resiliency of content: The advantage of this approach is that any change to the network is agreed upon by all nodes on the network and added to the blockchain. This means that there is no way of subverting the trust of the system without compromising a huge number of globally distributed nodes.
\nA new computing paradigm: The Ethereum network is growing rapidly, and represents a new approach in how large distributed systems and computing platforms can be built.
\nInstead of running your own node that connects to the Ethereum network, which\ncan be difficult and costly, connect to Cloudflare's distributed web gateway\ninstead! The Cloudflare Ethereum gateway allows anyone to get access to the Ethereum\nnetwork. This includes viewing the current state of the network and supplying\ntheir own transactions to be added to the consensus.
\nAll connections with the network take place in the browser, nothing needs to run\non your local machine.
\nFast Access: Benefit from Cloudflare's global edge network to reach the Ethereum network. We use the power of Cloudflare's global cache to speed up all responses from our gateway. We use our own product Argo Tunnel to speed up the routing of your queries across our network. This means that you can interact with the network from a data center close by, rather than a node that is thousands of miles anyway.
\nBuilt-in Security: All communication with the Ethereum gateway is encrypted as it takes place over HTTPS. Traffic between the Cloudflare edge and the gateway is protected using Argo Tunnel.
\nSimply JSON: All queries to the Ethereum network are simply JSON structs. See the Developer Docs for a list of the supported API for the Cloudflare gateway. A full description of the official API is also available here.
\nIt is now possible to connect your website to the Cloudflare Ethereum gateway\nand bring the Ethereum network closer to your own website's visitors. After you\nconnect your website to the Ethereum gateway, visitors will be able to access\nthe Ethereum network through your domain. All you need to get started is a\ndomain that you own!
\nThese are the steps to get started:
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