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Tutorials, developer guides, and comparisons to help you pin files to IPFS, build decentralized apps, and choose the right storage for your project.
Migrate From Infura IPFS After Shutdown — Recover Every Pin
Infura IPFS shut down 2026-08-15. Recover your CID list, re-pin every CID to a live provider, swap gateway URLs — full runbook with working code inside.
Nacho Coll 14 min readIPFS Pinning Provider Status: Who's Still Shipping in 2026
Five of eight major IPFS providers hit discontinuities in the last 18 months. Here's what still ships, what shut down, and the migration path for each.
Nacho Coll 15 min readNFT.Storage Alternative: Migrate a Collection in 3 Clicks (2026)
NFT.Storage Classic killed free uploads and their cheapest paid plan is $20/mo for 500 GB. IPFS.NINJA is $5/mo for 10 GB, unlimited files, dedicated gateway. Paste the contract into our wizard — resolve + pin in the browser, no bash.
Nacho Coll 11 min readWeb3.Storage Is Now Storacha — Full Migration Runbook Inside
Web3.Storage became Storacha with a UCAN-based auth model and the old endpoints deprecated. Full runbook to move your pins to IPFS.NINJA, code inside.
Nacho Coll 14 min readStorj Chapter 11: Move Your Data Off Before It's Locked
Storj Labs filed Chapter 11 on 2026-07-26. Network still runs, future uncertain. Full runbook to mirror buckets to IPFS.NINJA with runnable code inside.
Nacho Coll 15 min readEncrypting Files Before IPFS: A Privacy Guide for Decentralized Storage
IPFS is public by default. Learn how to encrypt files client-side before pinning them to IPFS for private, decentralized storage.
Nacho Coll 9 min readAutomating IPFS Workflows: Webhooks, Cron Jobs, and CI/CD Integration
Automate IPFS uploads in your CI/CD pipeline. GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and cron job examples for continuous content pinning.
Nacho Coll 8 min readUploading Large Files to IPFS: Chunking, Streaming, and Best Practices
Handle large file uploads to IPFS effectively. Learn about DAG chunking, streaming uploads, and size optimization strategies.
Nacho Coll 9 min readIPFS storage for AI agents: content-addressed memory that survives model swaps
Vector DBs bind agent memory to a specific model and index. IPFS gives agents deterministic pointers (CIDs) that survive model, prompt, and tool churn — and our MCP server puts them one config line away from Claude Code, Cursor, and Claude Desktop.
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