Universal Data License with the ArDrive CLI
The development of the Universal Data License (UDL) is a new and exciting way in which artists and content creators can preserve and distribute their work on their own terms.
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How to use ArDrive for free
All uploads 500 KB or less are free on ArDrive! ArDrive lets you upload any file that is 500 KB or less for free. That’s right, free! Now you can try out ArDrive for yourself and it will not cost you a cent. Learn more If you have an ArDrive account you can start uploading …
ArDrive Difference
If you truly care about storing your data permanently, safely, and economically, why use ArDrive?
What is the permaweb?
The permaweb looks just like the normal web, but all of its content – from images to full web apps – is permanent, retrieved quickly, and decentralized – forever.
Dapp history of ArDrive
A look back at version 1.41.3 Most apps only let you use the most current version of their software. Or at best you can access to the few most recent releases. At ArDrive, we’re keeping full-functional historic copies of our decentralized app (dapp) available for you to use. This is just one of the advantages …
Family Historian
One of our favourite archivists is Papa Max. Max has discovered ArDrive, used it for archiving, and has helped us (and is helping us) make a better product for everyone.
Can You Store Private Data on a Blockchain?
Arweave remains the only permanent storage method to maintain NFT reliability and sustainability. Every NFT’s image and metadata is stored for at least 200 years when uploaded to the protocol.
Can data really be stored forever?
The statement that data can be stored forever for a one-time fee is a paradigm shift in the way we relate to and use data. Many people react skeptically to the idea of data permanence because it seems impossible and has never been achieved before. As with any new innovation of this magnitude it will …
How to create a permanent link?
There’s got to be a way to solve broken links! If you are reading this you are probably already aware of the problem of broken links, and wondering if there is any way to actually have a permanent link! Information on the internet is not static, but fluid. With almost as much information disappearing from …
What is Arweave?
Most invention and innovation happens in small incremental steps. Someone notices a flaw in an existing product and makes a tweak to fix and improve it. People are forever trying to build a better mouse trap. However, once in a while, there is an innovation that takes a giant step forward and completely changes the …
Arweave vs. Filecoin
With so many new technologies and applications coming out every day, it is hard to know what they are and how to differentiate between them. It’s often easiest to lump the unfamiliar into something that seems similar enough. That is what often happens with Arweave and Filecoin (or new projects like Sia, Storj, Tardigrade and …
Untamed Elephants
Untamed Elephants has already raised over $75,000 for three charity partners dedicated to saving African and Asian elephants. How are they raising this money? Using the purchase of NFTs. Untamed Elephants has partnered with designers and artists to create multiple series of NFTs . Those NFTs are then put up for sale while transparently donating …
Fragility of the Internet
The internet has become one of the most common things in our lives. Everyday we engage with it in some fashion. However, with something so common we often overlook the most obvious questions. Where does all of the data I put into the internet go? How long will it stay there? Will it be there …
Arweave and NFT Metadata
Although Arweave provides its own form of Metadata to aid applications with more enhanced functionality, Arweave can also be utilized to store specific NFT Metadata on the permaweb in order to provide data permanence to NFTs.
How much data can you store on a blockchain?
Data stored on a blockchain varies depending on the blockchain. The most popular blockchains – Bitcoin and Ethereum – store very little data. But other blockchains like Arweave, Filecoin, Storj, and Sia have been purpose-built for next-generation data storage.
What type of files can you put on a blockchain?
Blockchain is a distributed database that allows for secure, transparent, and tamper-proof transactions. This makes it the perfect technology for storing data. But what type of data?
Myna Accountants
The UK’s leading cryptocurrency accountant practices what it preaches The world of accounting is often characterized as boring, but Joe David and his accounting firm Myna have proven they are anything but. Yes, Myna has all of the processes and efficiencies you would expect with any accounting firm, but where they stand out is with their …
Who needs permanent data?
The uses for data permanence are going to explode as it becomes more widely known. In these early days there are already multiple types of uses for permanent data. Let’s take a closer look at how individual, organizations, and developers are benefited by permanent data. Individuals have used permanent data for: Family history – music, …
Vibrant Content
Vibrant Content creates captivating websites for nonprofits, using ArDrive to help keep their research and stories alive for generations to come.
How Long Will a USB Drive Last?
The price to store data on Arweave is dynamic but tends to fluctuate within a narrow range of $6.35 to $8.50 per GB. In reality, for most uploaded files, this price difference will only be a fraction of a cent.
ArDrive Mobile: The first permanent storage app for your phone!
The first permanent, decentralized storage app that you can have on your phone.
Where can I store my photos permanently?
Traditional ways to save photos for long periods of time are flawed. But blockchain technology points to a new method of long-term digital photo storage.
How to Store Data for 100 Years: Solutions for the Information Age
The key factor in keeping any information around for long periods of time is redundancy – keeping multiple copies in multiple locations.
How do you store data permanently?
Every day humans send 300 billion emails and generate 2.5 million terabytes of data. Some of this data would be beneficial to store permanently. But how?
What’s so important about blockchain technology
The one thing we have learned about technology is that there is always something new, and blockchain technology is one of the new kids on the block. When the internet came into existence (really, not that long ago) we had to get used to a lot of new words. Here are a few words that …
Arweave Manifests: How to get your NFT Project, Static Website, or dApp onto Arweave
With all the attention around NFTs one of the biggest questions often remains unasked: Where is the NFT that I am buying or selling actually stored?
BT’s Orbs
Grammy nominated artist BT chooses ArDrive Protocol and developer tools to develop revolutionary new NFT concepts.
Which is better? Comparing blockchain storage versus cloud storage
Data stored on a blockchain varies depending on the blockchain. The most popular blockchains – Bitcoin and Ethereum – store very little data. But other blockchains like Arweave, Filecoin, Storj, and Sia have been purpose-built for next-generation data storage.
Arweave Manifests 101
Stop looking for that needle in a haystack, and use manifests to organize and deploy your files on Arweave.
Arweave File System (ArFS): Powerful Permaweb Tools
ArFS improves upon the standard file browsing experience of Arweave by adding the ability to create folders (data hierarchy), private encryption, file versioning, controlled sharing and more.
The Ultimate Photobook
Meticulous photo organizer receives the gift of a lifetime of family pictures saved forever on ArDrive Photos from the Philippines in Susan’s collection Susan immigrated to Canada from the Philippines many decades ago. She moved with her husband, three kids, and a total of five boxes of possessions including her photos. Within the Filipino culture, …
Can you store NFTs on Arweave?
Arweave remains the only permanent storage method to maintain NFT reliability and sustainability. Every NFT’s image and metadata is stored for at least 200 years when uploaded to the protocol.
How much does it cost to store on Arweave?
The price to store data on Arweave is dynamic but tends to fluctuate within a range of $3.00 to $8.00 per GB. In reality, for most uploaded files, this price difference will only be a fraction of a cent.
Bundles: How files get from ArDrive to the Arweave Network
We’ve made a major step forward with how files get from ArDrive to the Arweave network with a new technology called bundles.
Stellabelle
Prominent digital artist uses ArDrive to store her NFTs on the Arweave network before selling them on OpenSea
Using ArDrive with OpenSea
The NFT craze has been heating up in the crypto world and OpenSea is at the center of it. But with all the attention around NFTs one of the biggest questions often remains unasked: Where is the NFT that I am buying or selling actually stored? Most NFT marketplaces are concerned with the problems of …
How to Archive a Website on the Permaweb
There’s got to be a better way to save a website We recently launched a new website. We love it, but we also have a soft spot for the old one. So pushing through all the tears we wanted to keep a record of it. And we’re not alone. There are many reasons for people …
GenerativeNFTs
Making digital art sellable at scale Jim Dee has seen all aspects of the NFT industry from programming to creating to selling. But his real passion is helping others with their NFT projects – which inspired him to create GenerativeNFTs. GenerativeNFTs is an agency that is all about helping bring art and vision to life …
Anthony
A first wave Instragrammer finally has a place to feel secure about storing his photos with ArDrive Anthony was there before hashtags and @replies. An original beta-tester of Instagram, Anthony went on to become one of the founders of Instagram NYC. In the early days, he would walk around New York with friends and take …
Lost India
Lost India used ArDrive to become the first ever show released on a blockchain as an NFT.
What is ArDrive?
https://youtu.be/atEEAe9jCLQ As the world has entered the information age a new problem has arisen for basically everyone on the planet: How do I keep my data stored for long periods of time? Our data has become one of our most precious commodities holding all of our photos, records, and personal history. Solutions on how to …