Documentation
  • INTRODUCTION
    • What is ENS?
    • What is a dWebsite?
    • What is IPFS/IPNS?
    • What is eth.limo?
      • Gateway Basics
        • DNS over HTTPS
  • Beginner
    • How to register an ENS domain/name
    • Setting up a GitHub Repository
    • How To Install IPFS Locally
      • IPFS Desktop (Windows)
      • IPFS Desktop (Linux)
      • IPFS Desktop (Mac)
    • How to use IPFS/IPNS
      • Uploading to IPFS
        • Self-Hosting Instructions for IPFS and IPNS
        • Hosting using a pinning service
    • Setting Up Your ENS Name/Domain
      • Updating Your ENS Content Records
      • Content Hash Overview
        • Understanding Content Hashes, IPNS, and IPFS for ENS
        • Understanding IPFS Content Identifiers (CIDs)
  • IPFS Pinning Providers
    • Filebase
      • Using the Filebase Public IPFS Gateway
      • Filebase IPFS Pinning
  • STATIC SITE BUILDERS/TEMPLATES
    • -
  • Intermediate
    • Using eth.limo with IPFS (Kubo)
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  • .ART Resolution
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IPFS Desktop (Windows)

IPFS Desktop (Windows Setup)

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Windows

  1. Download the latest available .exe file from the :

    The IPFS desktop download page.

  2. Run the .exe file to start the installation.

  3. Select whether you want to install the application for just yourself or all users on the computer. Click Next:

    The IPFS desktop install options window.

  4. Select the install location for the application. The default location is usually fine. Click Next:

    The IPFS desktop installation location window.

  5. Wait for the installation to finish and click Finish:

    The IPFS desktop installation finished window.

  6. You can now find an IPFS icon in the status bar:

    The IPFS desktop status bar menu in the Windows status bar.

The IPFS desktop application has finished installing. You can now start to .

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