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Because of this, users can interact with and use IPFS in many different ways. A developer building network applications will use a different set of tools to interact with IPFS than someone who wants to store files on IPFS. Pick the one that best suits what you're here to do.</p> <p>Looking for an easy and opinionated way to get started with IPFS <a href="../concepts/glossary/#mainnet">Mainnet</a>? Try any of the options listed below:</p> <h2 id="desktop-users"><a href="#desktop-users" class="header-anchor">#</a> Desktop Users</h2> <h3 id="ipfs-desktop"><a href="#ipfs-desktop" class="header-anchor">#</a> IPFS Desktop</h3> <p>Anyone can use IPFS to store files in a <em>decentralized</em> way. The easiest way to get up and running is by installing the IPFS Desktop application. This app has a Kubo node built-in and lets you interact with the network through a simple user interface. <a href="../install/ipfs-desktop/">Check it out →</a></p> <h3 id="ipfs-companion"><a href="#ipfs-companion" class="header-anchor">#</a> IPFS Companion</h3> <p>If your browser doesn't support IPFS yet, you can install an IPFS companion extension that will let you view decentralized web content! <a href="../install/ipfs-companion/">Learn more →</a></p> <h3 id="publish-files-with-a-pinning-service"><a href="#publish-files-with-a-pinning-service" class="header-anchor">#</a> Publish files with a pinning service</h3> <p>Do you want to quickly and easily publish content with IPFS without complex tools? See the <a href="../quickstart/publish/">Publish with IPFS quickstart</a>, where you'll learn how to use third-party pinning services to pin and provide files to the IPFS network.</p> <h2 id="infrastructure-tools"><a href="#infrastructure-tools" class="header-anchor">#</a> Infrastructure Tools</h2> <h3 id="kubo"><a href="#kubo" class="header-anchor">#</a> Kubo</h3> <p>Want to build decentralized applications and store your application data on IPFS? You'll likely want to install the command-line version of IPFS named Kubo. There's no GUI to deal with, just raw input and output through your terminal. <a href="../install/command-line/">Find out more →</a></p> <h3 id="ipfs-cluster"><a href="#ipfs-cluster" class="header-anchor">#</a> IPFS Cluster</h3> <p>Planning to set up several Kubo nodes within one network? You'll want to take a look at installing <a href="../install/server-infrastructure/">IPFS Cluster</a>, which provides data orchestration across a swarm of IPFS daemons by allocating, replicating and tracking a global pinset distributed among multiple peers.</p> <h3 id="rainbow"><a href="#rainbow" class="header-anchor">#</a> Rainbow</h3> <p>If you only want to run production-grade HTTP <a href="../concepts/glossary/#gateway">Gateway</a> service using the same software that is powering <a href="../concepts/public-utilities/#public-ipfs-gateways">public gateways</a>, you may want to choose <a href="https://github.com/ipfs/rainbow/#readme" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rainbow →<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" 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<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> <h2 id="software-development"><a href="#software-development" class="header-anchor">#</a> Software Development</h2> <h3 id="helia-sdk-for-js"><a href="#helia-sdk-for-js" class="header-anchor">#</a> Helia SDK for JS</h3> <p><a href="https://github.com/ipfs/helia" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Helia<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> is a new implementation of IPFS in JavaScript that is designed to be more modular and lightweight than the <a href="https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">deprecated js-ipfs project<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> <p>To get started with a hands-on example, see <a href="https://github.com/ipfs-examples/helia-examples/blob/main/examples/helia-101/README.md" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Helia 101<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> in <a href="https://github.com/ipfs-examples/helia-examples/tree/main" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ipfs-examples/helia-examples<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> <div class="custom-block callout"><p>If you are looking for simple <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Fetch_API" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">fetch<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>-like API for use on the web, see <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/@helia/verified-fetch" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@helia/verified-fetch<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></div> <h3 id="boxo-sdk-for-go"><a href="#boxo-sdk-for-go" class="header-anchor">#</a> Boxo SDK for GO</h3> <p><a href="https://github.com/ipfs/boxo#readme" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Boxo<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> is a set of reference libraries for building IPFS applications and implementations in Go.</p> <p>To get started, see <a href="https://github.com/ipfs/boxo/tree/main/examples" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">boxo/examples<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> or inspect how Boxo is used in <a href="https://github.com/ipfs/kubo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kubo<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>, <a href="https://github.com/ipfs/rainbow/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rainbow<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>, <a href="https://github.com/ipfs/someguy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Someguy<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 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