[tor-bugs] #27972 [Applications/GetTor]: GetTor IPFS Provider

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#27972: GetTor IPFS Provider
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 Reporter:  Mkaysi         |          Owner:  ilv
     Type:  enhancement    |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium         |      Component:  Applications/GetTor
  Version:                 |       Severity:  Normal
 Keywords:  gettor, ipfs,  |  Actual Points:
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 Reviewer:                 |        Sponsor:
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 I think IPFS could be a good provider by having support for downloading
 from multiple sources and while the clients don't work through Tor, there
 are many public gateways.

 When attempting to find a list of public gateways, I found
 https://github.com/ipfs/public-gateway-checker/blob/master/gateways.json .

 I am not sure how the procedure could be automated, but manually it would
 work by installing ipfs, creating a folder for requested content, "ipfs
 add -r directory/" and going to https://example.com/ipfs/HASH (which was
 given by the previous command) to download it. Alternatively for single
 file "ipfs add -w file" so a directory is created for it preserving the
 filename instead of changing it to the hash when downloading.

 Volunteers could also host the content by using "ipfs pin add HASH"
 possibly reducing server load.

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