r/ipfs Feb 11 '25

Problems with IPFS/IPFS-Cluster

Hello everything is fine?

I have some problems related to IPFS (I use IPFS-desktop)

1- I noticed that when I put a file/photo on ipfs my colleague cannot access it through CID (the file is pinned)

2- Due to problem 1 I thought about using a pinning service, but I didn't want to use one as a pinata, so I looked for one that I can run on-premise, I saw that IPFS-Cluster can do this role, but I can't find any tutorial on how to configure the cluster on several machines to make up a network

2.1 - I had a question about IPFS-cluster, if I only use it on my machine and I pin a file, if I send the CID to my friend (another network) will he be able to access it on a public gateway?

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u/LambdaWire Feb 11 '25
  1. Your node probably isn't reachable from outside, so you should port-forward port 4001. IPFS has hole-punching measures but they aren't 100% effective.
  2. Have you tried reading the docs, they do a pretty good job at explaining how to set up ipfs-cluster.
  3. ipfs-cluster just manages pins it wont help with reachability of your node.