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