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data-v-b274761c=""> <div class="theme-default-content content__default" data-v-b274761c=""><h1 id="concepts"><a href="#concepts" class="header-anchor">#</a> Concepts</h1> <p>Welcome to the Concepts section of the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) docs. Here, you can:</p> <ul><li>Learn what IPFS is and isn't, the problems it solves, the different subsystems that it is composed of and how each one works in <a href="#learn-the-basics">the 3-page Basic Concepts</a>.</li> <li>Dive into ideas like hashing, immutability, persistence (and more) that underlie IPFS in <a href="#ideas-and-theory">Ideas and theory</a></li> <li>Learn more about the subsystems that IPFS is composed of in <a href="#subsystems-and-components">Subsystems and components</a></li> <li>Get an <a href="../concepts/ipfs-implementations/">overview of IPFS implementations</a>.</li> <li><a href="../concepts/comparisons/">Compare IPFS to other similar systems</a>.</li> <li>Get answers to common questions about IPFS in <a href="../concepts/faq/">the FAQ</a>.</li> <li>Reference <a href="../concepts/glossary/">the glossary of terms used in the IPFS ecosystem</a>.</li> <li>Read <a href="../concepts/further-reading/academic-papers/">academic papers written about IPFS, including the original IPFS whitepaper</a>.</li> <li>Get inspired with <a href="#examples-and-case-studies">IPFS usage ideas and examples</a>.</li> <li>Learn about IPFS in theater mode with <a href="#video-overviews">these helpful videos</a>.</li></ul> <div class="custom-block callout"><h3 id="don-t-see-what-you-re-looking-for"><a href="#don-t-see-what-you-re-looking-for" class="header-anchor">#</a> Don't see what you're looking for?</h3> <p>We're adding more documentation all the time and making ongoing revisions to existing docs, but if you don't see what you need, please <a href="https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-docs/issues/new?assignees=&labels=OKR+3%3A+Content+Improvement%2C+docs-ipfs&template=content-request.md&title=%5BCONTENT+REQUEST%5D+%28add+your+title+here%21%29" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">file an issue<span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 100 100" width="15" height="15" class="icon outbound"><path fill="currentColor" d="M18.8,85.1h56l0,0c2.2,0,4-1.8,4-4v-32h-8v28h-48v-48h28v-8h-32l0,0c-2.2,0-4,1.8-4,4v56C14.8,83.3,16.6,85.1,18.8,85.1z"></path> <polygon fill="currentColor" points="45.7,48.7 51.3,54.3 77.2,28.5 77.2,37.2 85.2,37.2 85.2,14.9 62.8,14.9 62.8,22.9 71.5,22.9"></polygon></svg> <span class="sr-only">(opens new window)</span></span></a> to let us know! We also recommend visiting the <a href="https://discuss.ipfs.tech/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">IPFS forums<span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 100 100" width="15" height="15" class="icon outbound"><path fill="currentColor" d="M18.8,85.1h56l0,0c2.2,0,4-1.8,4-4v-32h-8v28h-48v-48h28v-8h-32l0,0c-2.2,0-4,1.8-4,4v56C14.8,83.3,16.6,85.1,18.8,85.1z"></path> <polygon fill="currentColor" points="45.7,48.7 51.3,54.3 77.2,28.5 77.2,37.2 85.2,37.2 85.2,14.9 62.8,14.9 62.8,22.9 71.5,22.9"></polygon></svg> <span class="sr-only">(opens new window)</span></span></a> for support and discussion with IPFS enthusiasts and experts worldwide.</p></div> <h2 id="learn-the-basics"><a href="#learn-the-basics" class="header-anchor">#</a> Learn the basics</h2> <ol><li><a href="../concepts/what-is-ipfs/">What IPFS is and isn't</a></li> <li><a href="../concepts/ipfs-solves/">IPFS and the problems it solves</a></li> <li><a href="../concepts/how-ipfs-works/">How IPFS works</a></li></ol> <h2 id="ideas-and-theory"><a href="#ideas-and-theory" class="header-anchor">#</a> Ideas and theory</h2> <ul><li><a href="../concepts/hashing/">Cryptographic hashing</a></li> <li><a href="../concepts/immutability/">Immutability</a></li> <li><a href="../concepts/persistence/">Persistence, permanence and pinning</a></li> <li><a href="../concepts/privacy-and-encryption/">Privacy and encryption</a></li> <li><a href="../concepts/nodes/">Nodes</a></li></ul> <h2 id="subsystems-and-components"><a href="#subsystems-and-components" class="header-anchor">#</a> Subsystems and components</h2> <ul><li><a href="../concepts/content-addressing/">Content Identifiers (CIDs)</a></li> <li><a href="../concepts/bitswap/">Bitswap</a></li> <li><a href="../concepts/dht/">Distributed Hash Tables (DHTs)</a></li> <li><a href="../concepts/dnslink/">DNSLink</a></li> <li><a href="../concepts/file-systems/">File systems</a></li> <li><a href="../concepts/ipfs-gateway/">IPFS Gateway</a></li> <li><a href="../concepts/ipld/">IPLD</a></li> <li><a href="../concepts/ipns/">IPNS</a></li> <li><a href="../concepts/libp2p/">libp2p</a></li> <li><a href="../concepts/merkle-dag/">Merkle Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs)</a></li></ul> <h2 id="examples-and-case-studies"><a href="#examples-and-case-studies" class="header-anchor">#</a> Examples and case studies</h2> <ul><li><a href="../case-studies/arbol/">Case study: Arbol</a></li> <li><a href="../case-studies/audius/">Case study: Audius</a></li> <li><a href="../case-studies/fleek/">Case study: Fleek</a></li> <li><a href="../case-studies/likecoin/">Case study: LikeCoin</a></li> <li><a href="../case-studies/morpheus/">Case study: Morpheus.Network</a></li> <li><a href="../case-studies/snapshot/">Case study: Snapshot</a></li></ul> <h2 id="video-overviews"><a href="#video-overviews" class="header-anchor">#</a> Video overviews</h2> <p></p><div class="embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9"><iframe type="text/html" width="640" height="390" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z5zNPwMDYGg" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen class="embed-responsive-item youtube-player"></iframe></div><p></p> <ul><li><a href="https://youtu.be/Z5zNPwMDYGg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Understanding how IPFS deals with files (IPFS Camp 2019)<span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 100 100" width="15" height="15" class="icon outbound"><path fill="currentColor" d="M18.8,85.1h56l0,0c2.2,0,4-1.8,4-4v-32h-8v28h-48v-48h28v-8h-32l0,0c-2.2,0-4,1.8-4,4v56C14.8,83.3,16.6,85.1,18.8,85.1z"></path> <polygon fill="currentColor" points="45.7,48.7 51.3,54.3 77.2,28.5 77.2,37.2 85.2,37.2 85.2,14.9 62.8,14.9 62.8,22.9 71.5,22.9"></polygon></svg> <span class="sr-only">(opens new window)</span></span></a></li></ul> <p></p><div class="embed-responsive 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3.0 stack:</p></li> <li><p><a href="https://research.protocol.ai/tutorials/resnetlab-on-tour/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ResNetLab on Tour 2021<span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 100 100" width="15" height="15" class="icon outbound"><path fill="currentColor" d="M18.8,85.1h56l0,0c2.2,0,4-1.8,4-4v-32h-8v28h-48v-48h28v-8h-32l0,0c-2.2,0-4,1.8-4,4v56C14.8,83.3,16.6,85.1,18.8,85.1z"></path> <polygon fill="currentColor" points="45.7,48.7 51.3,54.3 77.2,28.5 77.2,37.2 85.2,37.2 85.2,14.9 62.8,14.9 62.8,22.9 71.5,22.9"></polygon></svg> <span class="sr-only">(opens new window)</span></span></a></p></li></ul> <h2 id="further-reading"><a href="#further-reading" class="header-anchor">#</a> Further reading</h2> <p>Want a more in-depth look into the decentralized web? 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