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c: Copyright (C) Mark Gaiser, <markg85@gmail.com>
SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
Long: ipfs-gateway
Arg: <URL>
Help: Gateway for IPFS
Protocols: IPFS
Added: 8.4.0
Category: ipfs
Multi: single
See-also:
- help
- manual
Example:
- --ipfs-gateway $URL ipfs://
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# `--ipfs-gateway`
Specify which gateway to use for IPFS and IPNS URLs. Not specifying this will
instead make curl check if the IPFS_GATEWAY environment variable is set, or if
a `~/.ipfs/gateway` file holding the gateway URL exists.
If you run a local IPFS node, this gateway is by default available under
`http://localhost:8080`. A full example URL would look like:
curl --ipfs-gateway http://localhost:8080 ipfs://bafybeigagd5nmnn2iys2f3doro7ydrevyr2mzarwidgadawmamiteydbzi
There are many public IPFS gateways. See for example:
https://ipfs.github.io/public-gateway-checker/
WARNING: If you opt to go for a remote gateway you should be aware that you
completely trust the gateway. This is fine in local gateways as you host it
yourself. With remote gateways there could potentially be a malicious actor
returning you data that does not match the request you made, inspect or even
interfere with the request. You will not notice this when using curl. A
mitigation could be to go for a "trustless" gateway. This means you locally
verify that the data. Consult the docs page on trusted vs trustless:
https://docs.ipfs.tech/reference/http/gateway/#trusted-vs-trustless