Practical use cases of Swarm
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Requirements

• Bee
• NodeJS 18+
• xBZZ + xDAI (Gnosis network)

Tools

• Bee - github.com/ethersphere/bee/releases
• Swarm CLI - npm i -g @ethersphere/swarm-cli
• Gateway Proxy - npm i -g @ethersphere/gateway-proxy
• Dashboard - desktop.ethswarm.org
• Etherjot - desktop.ethswarm.org

Links

• Website - ethswarm.org
• GitHub - github.com/ethersphere
• Discord - discord.ethswarm.org
• Book of Swarm - ethswarm.org/The-Book-of-Swarm.pdf
• Documentation - docs.ethswarm.org
• Bee API reference - docs.ethswarm.org/api
• Ethereum <> Gnosis bridge - bridge.gnosischain.com
• Swarm Gateway - gateway.ethswarm.org

Use Case #0 :: Run Bee

./bee start --config=config.yaml

Use Case #1 :: Check node status

swarm-cli status

swarm-cli stamp list

Use Case #2 :: Create a postage batch

Use Case #3 :: Share a single image

Use Case #4 :: Host your website

Use Case #5 :: Download from Swarm

Use Case #6 :: Show manifest content

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Output

Use Case #7 :: Start a blog on Swarm

• Create a post
• Manage assets
• Set tags and categories

Use Case #8 :: Give professional look to your blog

• Set a logo
• Add footer links
• Promote posts

Use Case #9 :: Enable plugins

• Comment plugin
• Donation plugin

Use Case #10 :: Access via eth.limo

• Upload website on Swarm
• Set ENS record to bzz://<hash>

Use Case #11 :: Set homepage

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Output

Use Case #12 :: Curate web3 content

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Output

Use Case #13 :: Auto-buy/extend postage batches

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Use Case #14 :: Secure your gateway

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