Hosting Decentralised Apps on AR.IO Network

The goal of decentralised apps (dapps) has always been full stack. However, until now, that has not been possible due to single points of failure for hosting frontends.

AR.IO Network solves this via:

Permanent Storage: Pay once and store your site forever on Arweave.
Smart Domains: a sovereign owned domain-space via Arweave Name System (ArNS).
Distributed Gateway Network: access your site as a subdomain of ~600 active gateways

For example, this docs portal is a decentralised app:

Same app, different gateway.

You can repeat this by loading the docs subdomain for any of the ~600 active gateways in the network.

What You'll Learn

In this guide series, you'll learn how to deploy and manage permanent applications on AR.IO Network.

We'll cover the following:

Deploying with Permaweb-Deploy

Master the recommended CLI tool for permanent deployments with Next.js and React, including wallet setup and GitHub Actions automation.

Using Undernames for App Versioning

Manage versions and environments (staging, dev) with ArNS undernames.

Deploying with Arlink

One-click deployments using the Arlink web interface.

Deploying with ArDrive

Deploy permanent dApps using ArDrive's user-friendly web interface.

Each guide will build on the last and by the end of series you'll be equipped to deploy and host any decentralised app.

Let's get started.

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