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c: Copyright (C) 2023, Mark Gaiser, <markg85@gmail.com>
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SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
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Long: ipfs-gateway
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Arg: <URL>
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Help: Gateway for IPFS
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Added: 8.4.0
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See-also: help manual
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Category: ipfs
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Example: --ipfs-gateway $URL ipfs://
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Multi: single
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---
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Specifies which gateway to use for IPFS and IPNS URLs.
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Not specifying this argument will let cURL try to automatically
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check if IPFS_GATEWAY environment variable is set,
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or if ~/.ipfs/gateway plain text file exists.
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If you run a local IPFS node, this gateway is by default
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available under http://localhost:8080. A full example URL would
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look like:
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curl --ipfs-gateway http://localhost:8080 ipfs://bafybeigagd5nmnn2iys2f3doro7ydrevyr2mzarwidgadawmamiteydbzi
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You can also specify publicly available gateways. One such
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gateway is https://ipfs.io. A full example url would look like:
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curl --ipfs-gateway https://ipfs.io ipfs://bafybeigagd5nmnn2iys2f3doro7ydrevyr2mzarwidgadawmamiteydbzi
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There are many public IPFS gateways. As a starting point to find
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one that works for your case, consult this page:
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https://ipfs.github.io/public-gateway-checker/
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A word of caution! When you opt to go for a remote gateway you should
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be aware that you completely trust the gateway. This is fine in local gateways
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as you host it yourself. With remote gateways there could potentially be
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a malicious actor returning you data that does not match the request you made,
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inspect or even interfere with the request. You won't notice this when using cURL.
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A mitigation could be to go for a "trustless" gateway. This means you
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locally verify that the data. Consult the docs page on trusted vs trustless:
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https://docs.ipfs.tech/reference/http/gateway/#trusted-vs-trustless
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