2026-01-18 03:35:21

The implementation looks solid overall. One thing though—IPFS hasn't been smooth sailing for us. We ran into real pain points with our dapps, so we switched everything over to Cloudflare R2. The performance is noticeably better, the pricing model works, and security isn't a concern. That said, IPFS still has its place, but the ecosystem could really use some major improvements or fresh alternatives to address these gaps.

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GateUser-0717ab66

· 01-19 21:11

IPFS sounds good, but it really sucks in actual use

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ser_aped.eth

· 01-18 04:03

IPFS has indeed been overhyped. R2 is great, but it's centralized.

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ImaginaryWhale

· 01-18 04:01

IPFS sounds great, but in practice, it's really disappointing. Choosing R2 was the right decision.

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GlueGuy

· 01-18 03:57

I've been saying that IPFS is no good anymore; it still relies on centralized systems to be stable.

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0xInsomnia

· 01-18 03:55

I've also fallen into the IPFS pit, but R2 is indeed much more comfortable. I really didn't expect the cost performance to be so impressive.

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TokenomicsTrapper

· 01-18 03:52

lmao IPFS the "decentralized future" that nobody actually uses in production... called this months ago when everyone was still jerking themselves off about web3 infrastructure. cloudflare pivot is peak reality check ngl

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TradFiRefugee

· 01-18 03:51

IPFS is really a bit outdated; it should have been replaced a long time ago. R2 is indeed much better.

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