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Example of bundling a IPFS client using Webpack
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Example of bundling a IPFS client using Webpack
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/ipfs-examples/js-ipfs-http-client-bundle-webpack
- Owner: ipfs-examples
- Created: 2021-06-14T13:29:28.000Z (about 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-05-01T07:35:54.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-05-01T08:30:20.749Z (about 1 year ago)
- Language: JavaScript
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- Size: 128 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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## Table of Contents
- [Table of Contents](#table-of-contents)
- [About The Project](#about-the-project)
- [Getting Started](#getting-started)
- [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
- [Installation and Running example](#installation-and-running-example)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [Setup](#setup)
- [References](#references)
- [Documentation](#documentation)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
- [Want to hack on IPFS?](#want-to-hack-on-ipfs)
## About The Project
- Read the [docs](https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/tree/master/docs)
- Look into other [examples](https://github.com/ipfs-examples/js-ipfs-examples) to learn how to spawn an IPFS node in Node.js and in the Browser
- Consult the [Core API docs](https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/tree/master/docs/core-api) to see what you can do with an IPFS node
- Visit https://dweb-primer.ipfs.io to learn about IPFS and the concepts that underpin it
- Head over to https://proto.school to take interactive tutorials that cover core IPFS APIs
- Check out https://docs.ipfs.io for tips, how-tos and more
- See https://blog.ipfs.io for news and more
- Need help? Please ask 'How do I?' questions on https://discuss.ipfs.io
## Getting Started
### Prerequisites
Make sure you have installed all of the following prerequisites on your development machine:
- Git - [Download & Install Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads). OSX and Linux machines typically have this already installed.
- Node.js - [Download & Install Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) and the npm package manager.
- IPFS Daemon - [Install js-ipfs](https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs) or [Download & Install IPFS Desktop](https://docs.ipfs.io/install/ipfs-desktop/) that will run the go version of IPFS
### Installation and Running example
```console
> npm install
> npm start
```
Now open your browser at `http://localhost:8888`
## Usage
In this example, you will find a boilerplate you can use to guide yourself into bundling js-ipfs-http-client with webpack, so that you can use it in your own web app!
### Setup
As for any js-ipfs-http-client example, **you need a running IPFS daemon**, you learn how to do that here:
- [Spawn a go-ipfs daemon](https://ipfs.io/docs/getting-started/)
- [Spawn a js-ipfs daemon](https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs#usage)
**Note:** If you load your app from a different domain than the one the daemon is running (most probably), you will need to set up CORS, see https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs-http-client#cors to learn how to do that.
A quick (and dirty) way to get it done is:
```bash
> ipfs config --json API.HTTPHeaders.Access-Control-Allow-Origin "[\"*\"]"
> ipfs config --json API.HTTPHeaders.Access-Control-Allow-Credentials "[\"true\"]"
```
You should see the following:

_For more examples, please refer to the [Documentation](#documentation)_
## References
- Documentation:
- [IPFS CONFIG](https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/blob/master/docs/CONFIG.md)
- [MISCELLANEOUS](https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/blob/master/docs/core-api/MISCELLANEOUS.md)
- [IPFS-HTTP-CLIENT CONFIG](https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/tree/master/packages/ipfs-http-client#api)
## Documentation
- [Config](https://docs.ipfs.io/)
- [Core API](https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/tree/master/docs/core-api)
- [Examples](https://github.com/ipfs-examples/js-ipfs-examples)
- [Development](https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/blob/master/docs/DEVELOPMENT.md)
- [Tutorials](https://proto.school)
## Contributing
Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to be learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are **greatly appreciated**.
1. Fork the IPFS Project
2. Create your Feature Branch (`git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature`)
3. Commit your Changes (`git commit -a -m 'feat: add some amazing feature'`)
4. Push to the Branch (`git push origin feature/amazing-feature`)
5. Open a Pull Request
## Want to hack on IPFS?
[](https://github.com/ipfs/community/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
The IPFS implementation in JavaScript needs your help! There are a few things you can do right now to help out:
Read the [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/ipfs/community/blob/master/code-of-conduct.md) and [JavaScript Contributing Guidelines](https://github.com/ipfs/community/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING_JS.md).
- **Check out existing issues** The [issue list](https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/issues) has many that are marked as ['help wanted'](https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+sort%3Aupdated-desc+label%3A%22help+wanted%22) or ['difficulty:easy'](https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+sort%3Aupdated-desc+label%3Adifficulty%3Aeasy) which make great starting points for development, many of which can be tackled with no prior IPFS knowledge
- **Look at the [IPFS Roadmap](https://github.com/ipfs/roadmap)** This are the high priority items being worked on right now
- **Perform code reviews** More eyes will help
a. speed the project along
b. ensure quality, and
c. reduce possible future bugs.
- **Add tests**. There can never be enough tests.
- **Join the [Weekly Core Implementations Call](https://github.com/ipfs/team-mgmt/issues/992)** it's where everyone discusses what's going on with IPFS and what's next