# Welcome to the IPFS Weekly. 👋
The InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) (opens new window) is a new hypermedia distribution protocol, addressed by content and identity. IPFS enables the creation of completely distributed applications. It aims to make the web faster, safer, and more open. Since that’s a pretty large scope, we track development across the ecosystem in this weekly dispatch.
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Here are some of the highlights since the last IPFS Weekly.
# Meet the Community: Edgar Lee @ Software Developer at Netflix
This week for Meet the Community, we had Edgar Lee, a Software Developer at Netflix (opens new window)
# IPFS in the wild
Do you follow IPFS on Twitter (opens new window)? For the latest mentions of IPFS in the news, check our Twitter feed or see the latest articles on Awesome IPFS (opens new window).
- Building the Firebase for CRDTs (opens new window), Textile, 3 May 2019
- Filling in the GraphQL pipeline: Ready-to-use code generation (opens new window), OneGraph, 3 May 2019
- Notes on OrbitDB and Textile (opens new window), Open Work Labs, 2 May 2019
- Understanding distributed storage systems on blockchain (opens new window), Prashant Shah, 1 May 2019
- There’s an ongoing discussion about IPFS-based npm dependencies over on pacote (opens new window), 30 Apr 2019
- Local-first software, You own your data, in spite of the cloud (opens new window), Ink & Switch, April 2019
# Updates and new releases
See the latest releases of IPFS tools and projects across the ecosystem.
- OpenBazaar, but Fast: New Release Dramatically Improves Speed (opens new window). This is a minor release, but delivers substantial improvements to the user experience, such as rapid loading of listings from search.
- OrbitDB 0.20.0 released! (opens new window) It’s the biggest release since OrbitDB was created.
- ipfs_cluster_api v0.0.2 (unofficial) (opens new window) – A JavaScript client library for the IPFS Cluster HTTP API.
# Tools and projects we ❤️
Awesome IPFS (opens new window) is a community maintained and updated list of projects, tools, or pretty much any things related to IPFS that are totally awesome. To see more, or add yours to the list, visit Awesome IPFS on GitHub (opens new window).
- Stars Network (opens new window), a first draft of research on how to deal with metadata on the web3/dweb on GitHub.
- ipfs-deploy npm package (opens new window) helps deploy static websites to free IPFS pinning services.
# Coming up in the Community
Did you know IPFS has a community forum at discuss.ipfs.tech (opens new window)? Sign up to participate in discussions about coding, tutorials, see announcements and learn about upcoming community events.
- 9 May 2019: Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies & IPFS: revisiting IPFS and Bottle the IPFS Browser (opens new window), San Diego, California.
- 11 May 2019: IPFS Shenzhen Meetup & Introducing ProtoSchool Shenzhen Chapter (opens new window), hosted by Hong Kong IPFS, Shenzhen, China.
- 17-18 May 2019: Data Terra Nemo (opens new window) is a technical conference about decentralized protocols and the software built on top of them, Berlin, Germany.
- 23 May 2019: May p2p // dweb meetup (opens new window), hosted by Peer-to-peer and Decentralized Web Toronto and held at Mozilla.
- 22 June 2019: Commit Porto '19 (opens new window) is a tech conference that brings together professionals who tackle challenges in software development with the latest technologies, Porto, Portugal.
- 27-30 June 2019: IPFS Camp (opens new window) is a 3 day hacker retreat designed for the builders of the Distributed Web! Barcelona, Spain.
- 2-5 August 2019: Offline Camp (opens new window) is a 4-day retreat to explore Offline First development and design in Grants Pass, Oregon. Learn more about the event here. (opens new window)
# Thanks for reading ☺️
That’s it for this week’s news on all things IPFS. If we missed something, reply to this email and let us know! That way we can feature you in next week’s edition.