VP of Product
One of Pinata’s key differentiators from other file storage APIs is that we believe immutability is a first-class citizen. Every file uploaded to Pinata is immutable. This means if you want to change something, you don’t lose the original version. You can, of course, delete the original, but
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When building any application that requires file storage (which is just about all apps), you have to ask yourself if the files being stored should be public or if they should be private. From there, you can start to make decisions about how to structure your app’s file storage
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Hello, Pinapple. Retro is always in. This is what I thought when I decided to show off the Pinata Files API by building an in-browser replica of the classic Macintosh desktop. The goal was to have simple file management functionality. You could drag new files in, create folders, and move
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College campuses are already sizzling with energy, but when you cram 400 hackers from campuses in the area into a single building and give them 36 hours to build the best apps they can come up with, the energy becomes so intense that I was close to firing up my
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For the last three years, Pinata has sponsored and judged the Hack Midwest Hackathon. Pinata is a midwest company, based out of Omaha, Nebraska, so computer programming and Kansas City are a perfect match for us. The hackathon always brings out some of the best creativity I see each year.
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Here’s how Spinamp optimized infrastructure and scaled effortlessly using Pinata's IPFS pinning service. * 95% reduction in developer time spent on IPFS maintenance * 2x developer capacity * Zero operational interruptions for 2+ years * Seamless scaling with content auto-pinning About Spinamp Spinamp is a web 3.0 music distribution platform
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Follow OpenSea on its journey to enhance its NFT metadata pipeline using Pinata’s reliable IPFS gateways and custom solutions as a roadmap. * Improved user satisfaction with faster metadata fetching * Instant updates to NFT metadata during collection reveals * 99.2% faster metadata changes and near-zero downtime * 65% faster development cycles
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A few weeks ago, we launched private file support to go along with our longtime IPFS support. Developers had full access to APIs to upload, group, and manage these files. Gateways were updated to support loading these files with signed URLs and from public groups. However, to get this in
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Like kids playing with matches, we just lit it all on fire. We were burning money as we built and as we scaled, never considering whether we could be doing it better or cheaper or more efficiently. And, like every irresponsible young child learns when it comes to fire, what
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