How does an ipfs app update itself?

[rdrey]

If I wanted to host an app completely on ipfs (no external servers and feeds), I'd share the hashed address of my app, right?

How do I update any content in the app? How do I update the app itself? I'm assuming that any change to my app will result in a new hash / address, which I will have to distribute via an out-of-band channel?

Thanks, interesting project!

[jbenet]

If I wanted to host an app completely on ipfs (no external servers and feeds), I'd share the hashed address of my app, right?

Yes.

How do I update any content in the app? How do I update the app itself? I'm assuming that any change to my app will result in a new hash / address, which I will have to distribute via an out-of-band channel?

Yes, for /ipfs/... paths. But /<ipns>/... paths are mutable. IPNS isn't fully robust yet, but you can already try it out. check it with both ipfs name and with the /ipns/local/ after ipfs mount.

We probably need an example of how to use IPNS.

cc @whyrusleeping

[rdrey]

Ah cool, thanks. I'll check it out. :)

[whyrusleeping]

I have a little ipns example here: https://github.com/ipfs/examples/tree/master/examples/ipns

[madavieb]

This issue has been moved to https://discuss.ipfs.io/t/how-does-an-ipfs-app-update-itself/296.