pool.limo is a gateway service to serve decentralized websites managed by a .pool domain. You can learn more about .pool domains at names.pooly.me.
pool.limo is inspired by ENS gateways like eth.limo. However, pool.limo takes a different approach to bring operational costs to a minimum. If you're used to using eth.limo, here are some of the differences to expect:
| pool.limo | eth.limo | |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting | static | dynamic |
| Name Resolution | client-side | server-side |
| Content Resolution | IPFS/(IPNS gateway only) | IPFS/IPNS/Skynet |
| SEO Optimized | no | partial |
| Requires JavaScript | yes | no |
| Service Workers | no support | full support |
| Data Collection | none | caches request |
If there is more demand (and funding) for the advanced features that other gateways offer, they may be added to the pool.limo service in the future.
pool.limo is a great service for serving simple decentralized content FOR FREE through your .pool name, but is not designed for production-grade applications.
- Go to names.pooly.me and purchase a new name if you don't already have one.
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Create a static website and pin the files to your local IPFS node or on a pinning service like pinata.
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If you don't know how to code a static website, you can start by copying and pasting this template into a text editor and saving the file as
index.html:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Page Title</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>This is a Heading</h1>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>- You can edit the text that is in-between the tags. Example:
<some-tag>Your text here.</some-tag>- While editing, you can view your changes by opening the
index.htmlfile with your browser - Once you are done editing the file, pin it to IPFS.
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After pinning your site to IPFS, copy the IPFS CID of your site and go to names.pooly.me.
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Go to your profile, and click
"Edit domain data"next to the domain that you want to use. -
Click
"Edit data"and then click"Add new field". Set the key to"content"and the value to"ipfs://<Your CID>". -
Your new field should look similar to this:
content->ipfs://bafybeicc4mbqa6gi5i3jmmvmf4g56x2z6wjp3tqeos67ity2bjraedk3km -
Click
"Submit"to update your domain information with the new content field. The site will prompt you to sign a transaction to complete this step.
- Go to
<your name>.pool.limoto view your new decentralized.poolsite! - You can update your site at any time by pinning your new site files to IPFS and updating the content CID of your domain.
- Note: It may take up to 10 minutes for changes you make to be updated on your pool.limo site.