> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# IPFS

> IPFS is a distributed system for storing and sharing files using content addressing instead of URLs.

# IPFS

IPFS is a distributed system for storing and sharing files using content addressing instead of URLs.

**A peer-to-peer protocol for addressing content by hash.**

IPFS is a distributed system for storing and sharing files using content addressing instead of URLs.

## Resource details

* **Organization:** Protocol Labs
* **Category:** Infrastructure
* **Difficulty:** intermediate
* **Official:** Yes
* **Editorial label:** Solid Reference

## Official resource

[Visit IPFS](https://docs.ipfs.tech)

## Related knowledge

* [Arweave](/generated/v2/resources/arweave) — resource
* [Arweave](/generated/v2/resources/arweave) — related-resource
* [Filecoin](/generated/v2/resources/filecoin) — resource
* [Filecoin](/generated/v2/resources/filecoin) — related-resource
* [Helia](/generated/v2/resources/helia) — resource
* [Helia](/generated/v2/resources/helia) — related-resource

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**Canonical knowledge ID:** `resource:ipfs`