How do I serve to a gateway

[konsumer]

I've got a browser-based demo here that correctly generates a new file and stores it in IndexDB via ipfs-js.

How do I make it's content available on a gateway? I tried using bootstrap.add on hosts from the the node config but that didn't seem to work (or throw an error.)

[daviddias]

@konsumer you have to add the Bootstrap nodes when you create the instance:

const ipfs = new Ipfs({
  config: {
    Bootstrap: [
      "/dns4/ams-1.bootstrap.libp2p.io/tcp/443/wss/ipfs/QmSoLer265NRgSp2LA3dPaeykiS1J6DifTC88f5uVQKNAd",
      "/dns4/sfo-1.bootstrap.libp2p.io/tcp/443/wss/ipfs/QmSoLju6m7xTh3DuokvT3886QRYqxAzb1kShaanJgW36yx",
      "/dns4/lon-1.bootstrap.libp2p.io/tcp/443/wss/ipfs/QmSoLMeWqB7YGVLJN3pNLQpmmEk35v6wYtsMGLzSr5QBU3",
      "/dns4/sfo-2.bootstrap.libp2p.io/tcp/443/wss/ipfs/QmSoLnSGccFuZQJzRadHn95W2CrSFmZuTdDWP8HXaHca9z",
      "/dns4/sfo-3.bootstrap.libp2p.io/tcp/443/wss/ipfs/QmSoLPppuBtQSGwKDZT2M73ULpjvfd3aZ6ha4oFGL1KrGM",
      "/dns4/sgp-1.bootstrap.libp2p.io/tcp/443/wss/ipfs/QmSoLSafTMBsPKadTEgaXctDQVcqN88CNLHXMkTNwMKPnu",
      "/dns4/nyc-1.bootstrap.libp2p.io/tcp/443/wss/ipfs/QmSoLueR4xBeUbY9WZ9xGUUxunbKWcrNFTDAadQJmocnWm",
      "/dns4/nyc-2.bootstrap.libp2p.io/tcp/443/wss/ipfs/QmSoLV4Bbm51jM9C4gDYZQ9Cy3U6aXMJDAbzgu2fzaDs64"
    ]
  }
})

Let me know if it works for you :)

This will be added by default once ipfs/js-ipfs#740 is merged.

[konsumer]

That totally worked! Thanks so much!

[daviddias]

Closing this one. Keep us posted of future developments :)

[JohnAllen]

This example no longer works, even when removing the 502-returning bootstrap servers. Any thoughts as to why this isn't working? This is a pretty big bottleneck for us right now with what we're working on -- any help would be greatly appreciated!

Just tested some other content added from the command line that is working, so it's not the gateway!

[daviddias]

@JohnAllen could you share the issue you are having? I just loaded it and it worked:

[konsumer]

I think it doesn't actually get posted to ipfs (it's not available on the gateway.) See this issue

Please file issues with js-ipfs or go-ipfs in the respective repos. This repo is for tracking the work on integrating IPFS into web browsers.

[daviddias]

@lgierth he did, that was the issue linked on the comment above ipfs/js-ipfs#967 ;)

Oh got it -- sorry

[JohnAllen]

Will stay in the other, more-to-the-point, issue. (but yeah example works just doesn't pin and isn't available on gateway)

[buzz]

Hey, I'm trying the example. The gateway is not able to fetch from the browser.

Tracked your progress through ipfs/js-ipfs#967 and ipfs/js-ipfs#973.

My fork is here: https://codepen.io/anon/pen/LrzBLa?editors=0010

Am I missing something?

EDIT: Opened discuss thread https://discuss.ipfs.io/t/serving-a-gateway-from-a-js-ipfs-web-app/3222

EDIT: Seems to be resolved: ipfs/js-ipfs#1380 (comment)