To save a string to an IPFS local gateway from a browser, you can use the ipfs-http-client library in a web application. First, install the library and the buffer polyfill using npm or yarn. Then, configure the client to connect to your local IPFS node running a gateway on http://localhost:8080. Use the create function from ipfs-http-client to initialize the client with the local gateway's host and port. Once the client is set up, you can use the add method to upload the string. For example, const added = await client.add('hello world') will add the string to IPFS and return a response containing the content identifier (CID). The resulting CID can be used to retrieve the string via the local gateway using a URL like http://localhost:8080/ipfs/{cid}. This approach leverages the local gateway to interact with the IPFS network without relying on public gateways.

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GitHub
gist.github.com › olizilla › 81cee26ffa3ae103e4766d2ae0d2f04b
The HTTP to IPFS Gateway - Explained · GitHub
Folks who run a local ipfs daemon can use their own gateway, at https://localhost:8080 by default, to allow their browser and other tools to fetch content-addressed data over http but using their ipfs node to find and fetch it.
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IPFS
ipfs.io › ipfs › QmcqCBTktATA1gzLuR5RcbXRZ375uXtpsioY7rSFhzCCZy › classical-web › lessons › local-gateway.html
Lesson: Use an HTTP browser to retrieve files from local IPFS gateway · GitBook
You can use a local IPFS node to read content from the worldwide IPFS network. The two ways of interacting with your local node are 1) through the command line and 2) through the HTTP gateway. You can use either of those interfaces to pass IPFS the content-addressed (hash) identifiers of the content you want.
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IPFS
docs.ipfs.tech › concepts › ipfs-gateway
IPFS Gateway | IPFS Docs
For example, some browsers or tools like Curl (opens new window) or Wget (opens new window) don't support IPFS natively and cannot access to IPFS content using canonical addressing like ipfs://{CID}/{optional path to resource}. While tools like IPFS Companion add browser support for native IPFS URLs, this is not always an option. As such, IPFS gateways enable a broad range of applications to interface with IPFS using HTTP. ... Recursive vs. non-recursive gateways · Trusted vs. trustless gateways ... Regardless of who deploys a gateway and where, any IPFS gateway resolves access to any requested IPFS content identifier. Your machine may host a gateway as a local service; e.g., at localhost:8080.
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Gitbooks
flyingzumwalt.gitbooks.io › decentralized-web-primer › content › classical-web › lessons › local-gateway.html
Lesson: Use an HTTP browser to retrieve files from local IPFS gateway · Decentralized Web Primer
You can use a local IPFS node to read content from the worldwide IPFS network. The two ways of interacting with your local node are 1) through the command line and 2) through the HTTP gateway. You can use either of those interfaces to pass IPFS the content-addressed (hash) identifiers of the ...
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IPFS
docs.ipfs.tech › reference › http › gateway
HTTP Gateway | IPFS Docs
Special types of gateway which leverage Host header in addition to URL pathname. Designed for website hosting and improved interoperability with web browsers and origin-based security model (opens new window).
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IPFS
docs.ipfs.tech › how-to › address-ipfs-on-web
Address IPFS on the web | IPFS Docs
IPFS Companion (opens new window) is a browser extension that simplifies access to IPFS resources. It provides support for native URLs and will automatically redirect IPFS gateway requests to your local Kubo daemon so that you are not relying on or trusting remote gateways.
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GitHub
github.com › ipfs › ipfs-companion
GitHub - ipfs/ipfs-companion: Browser extension that simplifies access to IPFS resources on the web
IPFS Companion harnesses the power of your locally running IPFS Kubo node (either through the IPFS Desktop app or the command-line daemon) directly inside your favorite Chromium-based or Firefox browser, enabling support for ipfs:// addresses, redirecting content-addressed websites and file paths to your local Gateway, easy IPFS file import and sharing, and more.
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DEV Community
dev.to › edge-and-node › uploading-files-to-ipfs-from-a-web-application-50a
Uploading Files to IPFS from a Web Application - DEV Community
November 29, 2022 - The gateway we will be using today is Infura. Other popular services are Pinata or Fleek. For this example to work, you need to sign up with Infura and get a project ID and API secret. For an example of how to pin a file to IPFS with Pinata, check out this repo.
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IPFS.io Gateway
about.ipfs.io
About the IPFS.io Public Gateway
An IPFS gateway acts as a bridge between the traditional web protocol (HTTP) and the IPFS protocol. It listens for requests for IPFS content, retrieves that content via IPFS, and makes it available via HTTP. This allows anyone to access content from public IPFS networks, no matter what web browser they're using.
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GitHub
github.com › ipfs › in-web-browsers
GitHub - ipfs/in-web-browsers: Tracking the endeavor towards getting web browsers to natively support IPFS and content-addressing
IPFS Companion: Harness the power of your local IPFS daemon directly inside your favorite Chromium or Firefox browser, enabling support for ipfs:// addresses, automatic IPFS gateway loading of websites and file paths, easy IPFS file import and sharing, and more
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IPFS
docs.ipfs.tech › install › ipfs-companion
Install the IPFS Companion Browser Extension
The add-on is available for Brave, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, and any other Chromium-based web browser. It enables support for ipfs:// and ipns:// addresses, automatically loads websites and file paths from a local IPFS gateway, allows you to easily import and share a file with IPFS, and more.
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Cloudflare
developers.cloudflare.com › directory › web3 › how to › use ipfs gateway
Use IPFS gateway · Cloudflare Web3 docs
Your gateway hostname will be the Hostname value you supplied when you created the gateway. The request path will vary based on the type of content you are serving. If a request path is /ipfs/<CID_HASH>, that tells the gateway that you want the content with the Content Identifier (CID) that immediately follows.
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curl
daniel.haxx.se › blog › 2022 › 08 › 10 › ipfs-and-their-gateways
IPFS and their gateways | daniel.haxx.se
August 11, 2022 - HTTP Gateway was created as something IPFS node exposes on localhost or in a trusted LAN. In these contexts, double verification brings unnecessary overhead, and by default one wants to get re-assembled bytes back, without IPFS/IPLD envelopes. The ability to request a block or CAR stream from a public gateway was introduced earlier this year to enable verifiable retrieval in more constrained contexts, like IoT, web worker CDNs, or mobile browsers.
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GitHub
github.com › ipfs-shipyard › ipfs-companion › issues › 91
Save entire Web page to IPFS · Issue #91 · ipfs/ipfs-companion
It also takes a screenshot with the tabs.captureVisibleTab API and finally saves the object to local storage + IPFS. I also hit another tricky issue that I'm unsure of how to solve. Current implementation is naive in that it assumes that URLs mostly end up being the same content for all users, which is not true. Sometimes web applications renders data into JS files (hurr) and served as normal scripts. ... I know the pain: we can't even use MHTML as it is not supported by browser vendors (anymore).
Published   Mar 02, 2016
Author   chpio
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Ipfs
specs.ipfs.tech › http-gateways › path-gateway
Path Gateway Specification
When set, gateway will include it in Content-Disposition header and may use it for Content-Type calculation. ... Optional, can be used to request specific Content-Disposition to be set on the response. Response to HTTP request with download=true MUST include Content-Disposition: attachment[;filename=...] to indicate that client should not render the response. The attachment context will force user agents such as web browsers to present a 'Save as' dialog instead (prefilled with the value of the filename parameter, if present)