Company
Date Published
Author
Chainlink Labs
Word count
2542
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

The text explores the concept of creating a decentralized, resilient, and censorship-resistant website akin to smart contracts, using various decentralized storage solutions. It begins with the development of a static website devoid of centralized points of failure, followed by an exploration of hosting options such as Ethereum, Arweave, Sia, IPFS, and Filecoin. The Ethereum option was deemed impractical due to high costs, while Arweave was used with a centralized tool to store data. Sia offered a secure, encrypted storage solution but required trust in third-party nodes for public access, whereas IPFS provided a distributed data storage method, albeit without data persistence. Filecoin added economic incentives for data storage, complementing IPFS, though it presented challenges in managing nodes. The site was made more robust through redundancy across multiple storage platforms and mapped to a human-readable name using the Ethereum Name Service. Additionally, the potential integration with the Tor network was mentioned as a further step towards creating an "unstoppable" website. The project illustrates the complexities and learning opportunities in leveraging decentralized technologies for web development.