01 / PUBLISH
Start with a static site
Learn the basics, prepare real routes, and publish a complete directory.
BUILD · PIN · PUBLISH
Your website.
Beyond one server.
A practical path to your IPFS website. Learn static hosting, Hugo, CMS workflows, and Web3 frontends—one well-understood release at a time.
Static-first guides Clear tradeoffs No wallet needed
THE RELEASE IS YOURS. UNDERSTAND HOW IT REACHES READERS.
STATIC WEBSITES✳IPFS HOSTING✳HUGO & CMS✳WEB3 FRONTENDS✳AI WORKFLOWS
FIND YOUR PUBLISHING PATH
Less guesswork.
More understanding.
From your first folder to a repeatable deployment, explore the parts of IPFS publishing that matter to your project.
02 / HOST
Choose your hosting path
Separate retained copies, browser delivery, domain names, and the cost of operating them.
03 / PUBLISH
Bring your publishing workflow
Turn Hugo content or approved CMS edits into a release you can inspect.
04 / HOST
Operate your own node
Keep administration private and give storage, monitoring, and recovery a plan.
05 / WEB3
Understand the whole dApp
Host the frontend while keeping wallets, RPC services, and execution in their own layers.
06 / PUBLISH
Review the AI export
Go beyond the preview. Verify the files, claims, accessibility, and dependencies.
FROM FILES TO A RELEASE
Build it.
Check it.
Then publish it.
A successful upload is a beginning, not an availability plan. Keep your release, retention, and public address connected.
Follow the first-site guideBuild a complete folder
Real pages, compiled styles, included assets. Test nested routes before the files leave your machine.
Identify and retain the release
Record the root CID and confirm the copies you intend to keep available.
Publish the path to readers
Verify gateway delivery and your domain setup. Keep the previous release for a deliberate rollback.
UNDERSTAND THE BOUNDARIES
Content addressed.
Not assumption powered.
IPFS is one part of a publishing system. Good architecture names the other parts, too.
IPFS can help withYou still plan for
Identifying a content releaseRetaining reachable copies
Distributing static assetsBrowser delivery and domains
Hosting a dApp frontendWallets, RPC, and execution
Reference: IPFS persistence and Ethereum dApp architecture.
THE IPFS WEBSITE LAB
Ideas you can put to work.
Build your first IPFS static website: from folder to CID
Prepare a portable static site, publish the right directory, and check that every page and asset survives the move to IPFS.
IPFS hosting, pinning, and costs: plan the whole delivery path
Compare local nodes, managed pinning, and gateway delivery without treating an upload or a cached page as an availability guarantee.
AI IPFS website builder checklist: review the export before publishing
Evaluate generated sites by their actual files, dependencies, accessibility, metadata, and release behavior—not by a convincing preview.
BEFORE YOU PUBLISH
Good questions.
Clear starting points.
Know what changes when your website becomes a content-addressed release.
Read the IPFS website overviewWhat is an IPFS website?
It is a website whose public files can be addressed and retrieved through IPFS. A static site is a practical starting point: HTML pages, stylesheets, scripts, and images form an inspectable release.
Does uploading make my website permanent?
No. Plan for retained, reachable copies and monitor retrieval. A content identifier alone does not guarantee that someone will keep serving the files.
Can I use my own domain?
Yes, with an appropriate naming and delivery setup. DNSLink can signal a content path, while ordinary HTTPS visitors still need a working host or gateway arrangement.
Can Hugo or a CMS fit this workflow?
Yes. Keep authoring separate from delivery, then generate approved content into static files. Review those files before publishing the release.
Does an IPFS website need a token or wallet?
Not for ordinary static publishing. A wallet is relevant only when your application intentionally includes functionality that needs it.
Can Ethereum and Solana frontends use IPFS?
Their public frontend files can be distributed through IPFS. Blockchain execution, wallet authorization, and live network observation remain separate parts of the application.
KEEP THE CONVERSATION PRACTICAL
A question worth publishing?
Share a correction, a difficult deployment detail, or a topic for the lab.