75 repositories preserving the complete InterPlanetary File System development ecosystem: core implementations, desktop applications, browser extensions, NFT storage, content addressing, Filecoin integration, decentralized websites, and the infrastructure that makes data permanent, censorship-resistant, and universally addressable.

The conventional internet is built on location addressing: data lives at a URL, on a server, owned by a company. When the server goes down, the data disappears. When the company shuts down, decades of human knowledge vanish. When a government blocks a URL, the information ceases to exist for an entire population.

IPFS replaces location addressing with content addressing. Data is identified by what it is (its cryptographic hash), not where it is. The same file served from any node in the network resolves to the same address. This single architectural change makes data:

• Permanent — content-addressed data cannot be silently altered or deleted from the network as long as any node hosts it
• Censorship-resistant — there is no single URL to block; the content exists wherever peers choose to host it
• Verifiable — the hash of the data proves its integrity; you can verify that what you received is exactly what was requested
• Deduplicated — identical content across the entire network resolves to a single address, reducing storage waste at planetary scale
• Offline-capable — content can be shared peer-to-peer without any internet connection, through local networks or even sound waves

These properties make IPFS the natural storage layer for NFTs, decentralized applications, scientific data, legal records, creative works, and any information that must survive institutional failure.

Every other technology in the decentralized ecosystem — blockchains, smart contracts, DAOs, tokens — deals with computation and coordination. IPFS deals with data itself. Without permanent, verifiable storage, the decentralized movement builds castles on sand:

• NFTs without IPFS point to URLs that 404 when the hosting company folds
• Smart contracts without IPFS reference metadata that can be silently changed
• DAOs without IPFS store governance documents on servers they don't control
• Identity systems without IPFS depend on centralized credential databases

IPFS is the layer that makes all other decentralized systems trustworthy, because it ensures the data they reference will still exist tomorrow.

The foundational tools for running, managing, and interacting with IPFS nodes.

The bridge between NFTs and permanent storage. These tools ensure that NFT metadata and assets survive beyond any single marketplace or hosting service.

The data model that makes IPFS traversable. IPLD defines how data structures link to each other across protocols.

IPFS provides the addressing; Filecoin provides the incentivized, verifiable, persistent storage layer.

Tools for building websites, applications, and services that run on IPFS rather than traditional hosting.

The peer-to-peer networking layer that IPFS runs on.

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Content Addressing │
│ Every file identified by its cryptographic hash │
│ Same content → same address → anywhere │
└──────────────────────┬──────────────────────────┘
│
┌──────────────────────┴──────────────────────────┐
│ IPFS Network │
│ Peer-to-peer distribution across all nodes │
│ No single point of failure or censorship │
└──────────────────────┬──────────────────────────┘
│
┌──────────────┼──────────────┐
│ │ │
┌───────┴──────┐ ┌─────┴─────┐ ┌─────┴──────┐
│ Filecoin │ │ NFT.Stg │ │ Web3.Stg │
│ Incentivized│ │ Free NFT │ │ Simple │
│ persistent │ │ storage │ │ file API │
│ storage │ │ on IPFS │ │ for IPFS │
└──────────────┘ └───────────┘ └────────────┘
│ │ │
┌───────┴──────────────┴──────────────┴──────────┐
│ Applications │
│ Decentralized websites · NFT metadata │
│ DAO governance docs · Scientific data │
│ Legal records · Creative works · Identity │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘