From 3417ed466fe57ac1271f52903cd913843d40f5d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marcin Rataj Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2022 18:35:01 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: kubo description from dist.ipfs.io :-) --- README.md | 11 ++++++++--- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index dc1ae89d56e..cb63274e8fc 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -10,10 +10,15 @@ ## What is Kubo? -Kubo is the oldest IPFS implementation, previously known as go-ipfs. -Think of it as a "jack of all trades, master of none" implementation of IPFS. +Kubo (go-ipfs) the earliest and most widely used implementation of IPFS. -It should be enough to get you started, if you find it lacking, see [other implementations](https://ipfs.io/#install). +It includes: +- an IPFS daemon server +- extensive [command line tooling](https://docs.ipfs.io/reference/cli/) +- an [HTTP Gateway](https://github.com/ipfs/specs/tree/main/http-gateways#readme) (`/ipfs/`, `/ipns/`) for serving content to HTTP browsers +- an HTTP RPC API (`/api/v0`) for controlling the daemon node + +Note: [other implementations exist](https://ipfs.io/#install). ## What is IPFS?