web3-bzz

web3-bzz

This is a sub package of web3.js

This is the swarm package.
Please read the documentation for more.

Installation

Node.js

npm install web3-bzz

In the Browser

Build running the following in the web3.js repository:

npm run-script build-all

Then include dist/web3-bzz.js in your html file. This will expose the Web3Personal object on the window object.

Usage

// in node.js
var Web3Bzz = require('web3-bzz');

var bzz = new Web3Bzz('http://swarm-gateways.net');

Types

All the typescript typings are placed in the types folder.

Similar packages

Other packages similar to web3-bzz

ipfs-http-client

The ipfs-http-client package allows interaction with the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS), a peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol. Similar to web3-bzz, it provides functionalities to upload, download, and manage files on a decentralized network. However, it is designed for IPFS rather than Swarm.

orbit-db

The orbit-db package is a serverless, distributed, peer-to-peer database built on IPFS. It offers similar decentralized storage capabilities but focuses on database functionalities rather than file storage. It provides a higher-level abstraction compared to web3-bzz.

gun

The gun package is a decentralized, offline-first, graph database that provides real-time data synchronization. While it offers decentralized storage like web3-bzz, it is more focused on real-time data and graph structures rather than file storage.