From 9f955d657b0b74e20883f8c3d51a0b0d5f804ffd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dan Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2017 22:00:51 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Adding how it works section. --- README.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 205dbcd..4aeeffe 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -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