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Reserve a Domain Name

Addresses on the Diode Network use the same format as Ethereum public addresses - while excellent for unique identification, they are not particularly memorable to humans. The Diode Network has a Blo…

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Publish a Local Webserver

Diode is the Swiss army knife of Web3 capabilities! One of the neat things it allows you to do is to publish a local website / webserver to the Internet where anyone can view it. A common reason for…

Updated by Dominic Letz

Access Web3.0 Content / Run a Local Gateway

Diode hosts a public gateway to the Diode Network at <address>.diode.link. All the public Web3.0 content published on the Diode Network can be accessed using this gateway. However, some of the Web3.0…

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Remote SSH

SSH provides a Secure Shell access to many server systems, IT equipment, and devices. It is the defacto way of remotely connecting to an IT system for the purpose of managing and maintaining the asse…

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Stream RTMP Video

Standards-based video streaming over the Diode network unlocks a wealth of features and video capture devices. This article demonstrates how to use RTMP video streaming from a Raspberry Pi. RTMP is a…

Updated by Hans

Configure a Custom Domain

Diode can be used to host content on a custom web2 Top Level Domain (TLD) - similar to github pages. This enables exciting possibilities of edge hosting for websites and other TLD-centric content. Fo…

Updated by Dominic Letz

Tunneled (P2P) Dashboards

A common IT, OT, and IoT need is for team members to securely access a remote dashboard for a piece of equipment (machine or server). In the Diode App, Team Members can access a remote dashboard usin…

Updated by Hans

Publish Static Content

We discussed already how you can Publish a Local Webserver , but sometimes you have a tiny project that just doesn't have a webserver yet. For this case diode has a tiny builtin webserver you can use…

Updated by Dominic Letz

Remote Drive Mapping (SMB Shares) on Windows and Mac

With this tutorial, you can "Map Network Drive" on Windows, or "Connect to server" on Mac, to securely mount a drive that is on a remote computer or server. The Diode Network tunnels your Windows box…

Updated by Hans

Take Secure Notes with Diode Drive

One of the use cases for Diode Drive is taking secure notes. Since Diode Drive already has an end-to-end encrypted synchronization mechanism and applications for all the major platforms , we decided…

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Remote VNC over SSH on Windows

Introduction. VNC is a remote desktop protocol used as a remote desktop solution across many different platforms. It's sort of like SSH , which provides remote secure shell access. In this tutorial,…

Updated by Zach

Create a Simple Decentralized Webpage

A quick and simple way to create a decentralized webpage is to use Diode Drive to publish a simple page to the Internet. Read below for how to do that! If you are instead looking to publish a more de…

Updated by Hans

API Tunnels for IoT

A common desire is to create a secure tunnel for IoT device communications in order to: comply with regional data regulations. protect against against "man in the middle" (MITM) attacks. communicate…

Updated by Hans

Remote VNC on Windows (no SSH)

Introduction. VNC is a remote desktop protocol used as a remote desktop solution across many different platforms. It's sort of like SSH , which provides remote secure shell access. In this tutorial,…

Updated by Zach

Host a decentralized private proxy server

This article is short and sweet - it shows how you can use Diode to host a decentralized private proxy server. This can have the following benefits: No static IP address required - host your proxy on…

Updated by Hans

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