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Setting up Jackal Pin

There are 2 main ways to interact with an IPFS node: you can generate an API key and use CLI, or use our hosted frontend.

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Access Jackal Pin Website

If you haven’t already, create an account on pin.jackalprotocol.com

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Upload a file directly

Once you have finished creating the account, in the home directory you can upload files directly to IPFS by clicking the yellow upload button in the top right corner. Select a file and click open! You are done. More details here: File Upload

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Generate an API key

For a developer-focused approach, Jackal Pin allows you to generate API keys to programmatically interact with IPFS. Learn more about API key generation.