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Re: [ANN] Storj - Decentralized Storage
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super3
on 11/04/2014, 03:06:39 UTC
Can StorJ be used for webhosting? So it can store files and transfer - but can it run programs while its being stored? Such programs is Apache, PHP, MariaDB etc.

2. Or if not, can a server run these programs, and call the source codes/database where it stores on StorJ?

Thank you.
Storj could be useful as a backend for a web site. For example, if wanted to build something like Imgur, you could run the entire website off a $5 20 GB web server. Storj could store and server millions of images without you actually having to store than information on your servers.

I could see some changes that could be made to Storj web node software that you could run a website off the Storj network. Honestly I think that could be a project in itself. Decentralized and autonomous web hosting with Storj as a backend. Once we get a little further in the project remind me again, and I'll see if we can put together a prototype for just that.