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Codex Factory: Creating Local Codex Clusters for Developers

Codex Factory: Creating Local Codex Clusters for Developers

In a recent demonstration, the Codex team provided an overview of Codex Factory, a new CLI tool developed in-house and designed to streamline the setup of local Codex clusters for development and testing purposes. Built by Adam Uhlíř from the Codex team, Codex Factory allows developers to spin up a

Codex June Updates

Codex June Updates

Welcome to the Codex newsletter. Our monthly update offers a regular look into the development of the decentralised durability engine and peer-to-peer storage protocol. Every month, we explore key developments, updates, and insights within the Codex ecosystem. Below are the major updates from Codex for June 2025. Exploring Codex Integrations

Bridging Protocols: Integrating Codex with BitTorrent

Bridging Protocols: Integrating Codex with BitTorrent

The world of peer-to-peer file sharing has evolved significantly since the BitTorrent protocol emerged as a revolutionary technology. Alongside the rise of newer decentralised file-sharing and storage systems, BitTorrent continues to thrive with active communities, commercial usage, and a rich archive of shared content. Codex, a decentralised storage protocol built

Exploring FileHog: Decentralised Personal Storage with Codex

Exploring FileHog: Decentralised Personal Storage with Codex

In a recent Learn-Up session, the Codex team explored the specification for FileHog, a straightforward tool designed to upload entire folders to the Codex decentralised storage network. While the concept may sound simple, the demonstration revealed a thoughtfully constructed approach to applying Codex in real-world scenarios. In particular, this specification

Leveraging TACo for decentralised access control on Codex

Leveraging TACo for decentralised access control on Codex

Codex and TACo are two decentralised technologies working towards a common goal: restoring user sovereignty over data. Codex is a distributed file storage protocol designed for durability and censorship resistance, offering a decentralised alternative to traditional cloud services. TACo (Threshold Access Control) introduces a layer of programmable, decentralised encryption and

Deploying a Codex Node on Akash Network

Deploying a Codex Node on Akash Network

Codex is a decentralised storage protocol designed to persist data durably and reliably across a distributed storage network. Akash Network, on the other hand, is a decentralised compute marketplace, where users can buy and sell compute power using an SDL-based deployment model. While you can run a Codex node on

How to Interact with a Codex Node

How to Interact with a Codex Node

Codex is a decentralised peer-to-peer (P2P) storage network that enables users to share and persist data in a distributed and verifiable way. Codex distinguishes itself from other distributed storage networks through its design as a Data Durability Engine (DDE), leveraging powerful durability and reliability features alongside an open marketplace for

Codex May Updates

Codex May Updates

Welcome to the Codex newsletter. Our monthly update offers a regular look into the development of the decentralised durability engine and peer-to-peer storage protocol. Every month, we explore key developments, updates, and insights within the Codex ecosystem. Below are the major updates from Codex for May 2025. Introducing the Codex

Codex Student Programme: Become a Builder of the Decentralised Future

Codex Student Programme: Become a Builder of the Decentralised Future

Are you a student curious about decentralised technologies, peer-to-peer networks, or how storage protocols shape the foundation of the web3 stack? Do you want real-world experience working on cutting-edge infrastructure while still in university? We’re excited to launch the Codex Student Programme, a unique opportunity for Bachelor’s, Master’

Demystifying Codex Protocol: How the P2P Network Works

Demystifying Codex Protocol: How the P2P Network Works

Decentralised storage networks (DSNs) offer a more durable, censorship-resistant way to store large amounts of data without relying on centralised parties. Protocols like Codex facilitate a peer-to-peer data storage network that is designed to persist data on decentralised infrastructure without being managed by any one party. Codex expands the traditional

Codex April Updates

Codex April Updates

Welcome to the Codex newsletter. Our monthly update offers a regular look into the development of the decentralised durability engine and peer-to-peer storage protocol. Every month, we explore key developments, updates, and insights within the Codex ecosystem. Below are the major updates from Codex for April 2025. Comparing Codex with

Codex Storage vs Filecoin: Enhancing Durability for Decentralised Storage

Codex Storage vs Filecoin: Enhancing Durability for Decentralised Storage

As the demand for resilient, censorship-resistant data storage continues to grow, decentralised storage networks (DSNs) have become an increasingly vital part of the digital infrastructure. These systems distribute data across a network of independent nodes, reducing reliance on centralised providers and enhancing fault tolerance. Among the early innovators in this

Building a Censorship-Resistant File Sharing App with Codex and Waku

Building a Censorship-Resistant File Sharing App with Codex and Waku

In this article, I’ll be helping you deep dive into two complementary technologies within the Logos technology stack by building a simple censorship-resistant and peer-to-peer file-sharing application that leverages Codex and Waku. Before we proceed, please be aware that this file-sharing application is not designed for production-level usage but

Codex March Updates

Codex March Updates

Welcome to the Codex newsletter. Our monthly update offers a regular look into the development of the decentralised durability engine and peer-to-peer storage protocol. Every month, we explore key developments, updates, and insights within the Codex ecosystem. Below are the major updates from Codex for March 2025. Roadmap for 2025

Codex February Updates

Codex February Updates

Welcome to the Codex newsletter. Our monthly update offers a regular look into the development of the decentralised durability engine and peer-to-peer storage protocol. Every month, we explore key developments, updates, and insights within the Codex ecosystem. Below are the major updates from Codex for February 2025. Participate in the

Qaku: Decentralised Q&A with Persistence Enabled by Codex

Qaku: Decentralised Q&A with Persistence Enabled by Codex

While decentralised storage has a range of use cases across established industries, it is also immediately beneficial to decentralised apps (dapps) that aim to function without centralised data storage providers. As a Decentralised Durability Engine (DDE) designed to offer a robust and censorship-resistant alternative to centralised storage platforms, Codex provides

Revolutionising AI with Decentralised Storage

Revolutionising AI with Decentralised Storage

Global storage demands continue to grow rapidly, and the advent of artificial intelligence only amplifies this surge in the need for data capacity. The powerful, transformative machine learning algorithms that underlie this new, exciting field of applications and power globally adopted generative pre-trained transformers (GPTs) are trained on massive amounts

Exciting Use Cases for Decentralised Storage in 2025 and Beyond

Exciting Use Cases for Decentralised Storage in 2025 and Beyond

Demand for resilient, distributed storage is skyrocketing. Recently published research projects that the global market for decentralised cloud storage will surpass $4.5 billion by 2034, and global daily data generation now exceeds 400 million terabytes, signalling a demand for more efficient and durable ways to persist large volumes of

Codex January Updates

Codex January Updates

Welcome to the Codex newsletter. Our monthly update offers a regular look into the development of the decentralised durability engine and peer-to-peer storage protocol. Every month, we explore key developments, updates, and insights within the Codex ecosystem. Below are the major updates from Codex for January 2025. Introducing the Codex

State of the Decentralised Storage Space in 2024 and Predictions for 2025

State of the Decentralised Storage Space in 2024 and Predictions for 2025

Prepared by Codex.Storage Download the report as a PDF Executive Summary In 2024, the decentralised storage space has seen substantial evolution and adoption as industries seek alternatives to centralised cloud providers. Driven by increasing data privacy concerns, rising storage needs, and growing mistrust of centralised monopolies, decentralised storage networks

Codex 2024 Year in Review

Codex 2024 Year in Review

As 2024 draws to a close, we at Codex are proud to reflect on the milestones, challenges, and breakthroughs that defined our journey this past year. Our most important moment of 2024 was the launch of the public Codex testnet, empowering anyone to run a node and help build the

Codex September Updates

Codex September Updates

Level up with the Codex decentralised storage protocol newsletter. Each month, we will explore key developments, updates, and insights. Together, we will craft a future where you own your data. It is time to end censorship. Testnet Launch and Whitepaper Release The marquee update from September was the much-anticipated public

A Durable Record: Why Decentralised Storage is Vital for Web3 and Beyond

A Durable Record: Why Decentralised Storage is Vital for Web3 and Beyond

Our digital world now generates 400 million terabytes of data every day, and the vulnerabilities of centralised storage systems have become increasingly apparent. Decentralised storage offers a more efficient, censorship-resistant, and resilient solution for preserving data in the web3 era. The risks of storing data with centralised parties are clear.