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IPFS Node Type - What is that? #470

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slrslr opened this issue Apr 30, 2018 · 2 comments
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IPFS Node Type - What is that? #470

slrslr opened this issue Apr 30, 2018 · 2 comments
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slrslr commented Apr 30, 2018 •
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Hello,

in Firefox IPFS Node addon configuration is option: "IPFS Node Type" and i can pick either:

Embedded or External

Description: "External: Connect to an IPFS daemon over HTTP. Embedded: Run an IPFS node in your browser via ipfs-js Experimental!"

There is no link to explanation on what that mean so i can better decide which one to choose. I know bare minimum about IPFS. I only know some sites link to IPFS content and i want to participate in the network to help distribute files.

I already installed and running go-ipfs (https://dist.ipfs.io/#go-ipfs) on my Windows 10. I do not know what are disadvantages of external option and if/what to add into "IPFS Node Config" text area.
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lidel commented Apr 30, 2018

Thank you for raising this issue.
I agree, we should be better at communicating what Embedded node is and what are its limitations.

@slrslr I created PR #471, to address this.
Please take a look and let us know if proposed documentation improves things.

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lidel commented May 2, 2018 •
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FYI "Read more" links are present in latest beta (v2.2.2.9120):

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2018-07-06:

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