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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, and then bring it to your users with Intergalactic. All without downloads,
software installation, or running IPFS yourself. 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 ## Installation
```shell ```shell