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P2P sending files / decentralized website
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Components:

  • a laptop with a file hierarchy to send
  • a server that will receive the files

Operation:

  • Client generates a unique key pair
  • Client configures server to accept files from this public key
  • Server advertise itself on bittorrent DHT using hash(this protocol name, "server" role, public key)
  • Client pushes file hierarchy to IPFS and get an IPFS hash
  • Client ask Bittorrent DHT for servers using the hash above
  • Client finds the server address(es)
  • Client contact the server to tell about the IPFS hash signed with the secret key
  • Server notices the new ipfs hash and starts downloading it
  • Server finishes the download
  • Client gets notified that the server finished downloading
  • Client goes offline

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