I have been working on some NFT projects and came across Pinata
to upload files to IPFS. But there is also IPFS desktop
that provides the same functionality and is free. So why do people use Pinata cloud for the same job when IPFS desktop is available and is free? Any answer would be appreciated.
NFT Hosting – Why Use Clouds Like Pinata Instead of IPFS Desktop?
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Best Answer
IPFS is decentralized only when someone/some service will pin our data. When you run your node/your desktop application it is only pinned to your end and when it will off nobody will be able to get the file. For that reason, our files need at least one node to run every time so the user can fetch the files.
There are many ways you can pin the data:
Hope it clears your queries!