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 that aggregates existing content from decentralized platforms, making it easy for users to listen, share, and explore music while helping artists build a following. Using blockchain technology, Spinamp helps musicians distribute music, connect with their audience, and manage their relationships with fans directly. 

Challenge

Scaling infrastructure to support user growth and content capacity

As more and more artists started using Spinamp to host and distribute their music, the music-loving user base expanded too, straining the platform’s capacity. It quickly became clear that Spinamp needed an infrastructure that could scale alongside their services and user base. But founder Aidan Musnitzky had to make a crucial choice: build and maintain an in-house solution for content hosting or outsource it to a trusted third-party service. 

He knew managing IPFS infrastructure would be far too time-consuming and resource-intensive for his team of four developers to handle internally. But he also didn’t want to dedicate additional resources to infrastructure management, which made outsourcing the obvious solution. 

In his search for the ideal service, Aidan identified several non-negotiables:

• Ensure reliable and scalable IPFS hosting
• Free up developer resources for core product development
• Reduce operational overhead without sacrificing performance
• Avoid infrastructure downtime or slow load times for users

To address these needs, Spinamp turned to Pinata, a leading provider of IPFS pinning services. For content hosting and infrastructure management, Pinata's auto-scaling feature, reliable storage, fast access, and ease-of-use helped it stand apart from the competition. 

Solution

Decreasing the burden on Spinamp’s developers for IPFS operations through Pinata’s APIs and gateways

Pinata’s service enabled Spinamp to store content reliably without investing additional developer hours into building, maintaining, or scaling IPFS nodes. This came down to four key benefits:

1. Fast setup – Spinamp integrated Pinata’s IPFS nodes in less than 10 minutes. Once configured, Spinamp securely stores and pins music files from all artists that use the platform and makes them instantly available to users.
2. Easy maintenance – With Pinata handling IPFS management, Spinamp can dedicate time to product innovation, user experience, and feature development — instead of maintaining infrastructure. That’s because Pinata’s APIs and gateways manage IPFS pinning, which automates storage, scaling, and content availability without developer intervention. 
3. Automatic scaling – Since 2022, Spinamp has gone from hosting 500 artists to 3,000, but with Pinata’s auto-scaling feature, music files are efficiently stored and quickly accessible for both artists and users. And as more artists use Spinamp to distribute their music, Pinata scales the infrastructure automatically, without bottlenecks or delays.
4. Zero infrastructure downtime – Pinata’s nodes provide uninterrupted service, ensuring users have instant access to music — without any manual intervention from Spinamp’s devs. This means listeners can enjoy music without delays or downtime, regardless of how much content is being added to the platform at any given time.

Results

Spending 95% less time on IPFS management — with zero downtime

Since partnering with Pinata, Spinamp has experienced significant improvements in efficiency, reliability, and scalability — with tangible results:

• Seamless scaling with content auto-pinning
• 95% reduction in developer time spent on IPFS maintenance
• 2x developer capacity
• Zero operational interruptions over 2+ years

This translates to hundreds of developer hours saved annually, zero operational interruptions for over two years, and consistent performance improvements and customer satisfaction. Spinamp's developers can now focus on improving the product, which lets artists focus on distribution. Meanwhile, users can sit back and enjoy the music without interruption.