NFT.Storage is a long-term storage service designed for off-chain NFT data (like metadata, images, and other assets) for up to 31GiB in size per individual upload. Data is content addressed using IPFS, meaning the URI pointing to a piece of data is completely unique to that data (using a content identifier, or CID). IPFS URLs and CIDs can be used in NFTs and metadata to ensure the NFT forever actually refers to the intended data (eliminating things like rug pulls and making it trustlessly verifiable what content an NFT is associated with). NFT.Storage stores many copies of uploaded data on the public IPFS network in two primary ways: in dedicated IPFS servers managed by NFT.Storage, and decentralized on Filecoin.
Features
- Free decentralized storage and bandwidth for NFTs on IPFS and Filecoin
- The data can be fetched directly in the browser using Brave, or via a public IPFS gateway, or by using IPFS Desktop or the IPFS command line
- Filecoin provides long-term storage for the data ensuring that even if NFT.Storage is attacked or taken down the NFT data persists
- NFT.Storage will continue to decentralize itself out of the picture moving forward
- NFT data stored by NFT.Storage can be accessed from the decentralized IPFS network from any peer that has the content
- CIDs reference immutable content so you can be sure the content you access is the content referenced in the NFT
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