A Brief Introduction to Crato — The Cloud Storage Solution of the New Era
Crato is a decentralized distributed cloud storage solution based on blockchain, provides Decentralized Storage service based on IPFS and Crust.
Crato focuses on providing more efficient space for cloud storage infrastructure and a more open expansion environment for cloud storage applications. Crato is committed to becoming a powerful middle platform in distributed cloud storage network architecture and enabling a new storage ecosystem in the era of blockchain
What is IPFS?
IPFS (Inter Planetary File System) a P2P storage network that every two nodes can exchange their data via DHT (Distributed Hash Table) protocol. In IPFS network a file is divided into numbers of blocks each has a unique CID (Content Identity). A file block contains its children’s CIDs. It can search and get the blocks by its children’s CIDs via DHT. This process runs recursively until a whole file downloaded.
The Advantage of IPFS
IPFS’s will replace the current used HTTP protocol to access the Web. People use IPFS and content with Hash value to access web pages instead of the existing HTTP and domain name method. As long as there is a web page on the IPFS network, no matter where the node is moved to, the web page can be accessed. This makes the web content exist longer and effectively.
IPFS can also be used as a CDN because its thermal data is copied all over the world.
What is Crust?
Crust implements the incentive layer protocol for decentralized storage. It is adaptable to multiple storage layer protocols such as IPFS, and provides support for the application layer. Crust’s architecture also has the capability of supporting a decentralized computing layer and building a decentralized cloud ecosystem.
The relationship between Crust and IPFS is quite similar to the relationship between incentive layer and storage layer. Filecoin protocols encourage nodes in the network to provide storage capacity through incentives, which IPFS can exactly provide this kind of storage ability.
Crato — Easy, Stable, Economic!
Crato provides Decentralized Storage service based on IPFS protocol and Crust.
Carto prevents the potential problems of the centralized storage server.
Crato provides optional encrypting service to secure the sensitive data.
Carto provides basic competence and the solutions under certain circumstances, and reaches a win-win situation for our users and partners.
Functions of Crato
1. To provide optional encrypting service to secure the privacy and safety of the data
2. To make sure a stable storage on IPFS
3. To help the customers to avoid the risk of service price fluctuation
4. To provide user-friendly SDK
How Crato Works?
1. We provide storage service to our customer by using Centralized Storage + Decentralized Storage. Customers don’t have to pay close attention to IPFS and the chain. Users just need to upload the data and the centralized server will assign tasks.
2. We use multiple ways to encrypt the sensitive data. Users can operate the encrypting procedure on their own side. Even though centralized server is used, the encryption key of the files will not be stored directly.
An Early Preview of Crato
Contacts
The Crato Team
Email: CratoCloud@outlook.com
