How IPFS Works: A Deep Dive into Its Architecture and Core Components

This article explains the fundamentals of IPFS, covering its file system nature, content‑addressed Merkle‑DAG structure, the multi‑layer architecture (naming, merkledag, exchange, routing, network), IPLD data modeling, and libp2p’s modular networking stack, illustrating how data is stored, addressed, and transferred in a distributed manner.

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How IPFS Works: A Deep Dive into Its Architecture and Core Components

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May 23, 2018 · Blockchain

An Overview of IPFS: Architecture, IPLD, and libp2p

The article explains IPFS as a peer‑to‑peer, content‑addressed storage system built on a five‑layer architecture, detailing how the Merkle‑DAG, Kademlia routing, IPLD’s multiformats, and libp2p’s modular network stack work together to enable decentralized, tamper‑resistant data storage and retrieval, complementing blockchain.

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An Overview of IPFS: Architecture, IPLD, and libp2p