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@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ developers and content producers, simply publish your content through IPFS,
and then bring it to your users with Intergalactic. All without downloads,
software installation, or running IPFS yourself.
## How It Works
Intergalactic automatically installs a JavaScript [service
worker](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Service_Worker_API)
in your browser that intercepts requests to IPFS multihash URLs, and fetches
their content from the IPFS network before rendering in the browser. In other
words, Intergalactic serves as a translation layer between HTTP and IPFS
without needing to go through a central server.
## Installation
```shell