Macula

Name	Value
Repository	https://github.com/kelp-hq/oss/tree/main/services/macula
README.md	https://github.com/kelp-hq/oss/tree/main/services/macula/README.md
SSPL LICENSE	https://github.com/kelp-hq/oss/tree/main/services/macula/LICENSE

The Macula is a missing layer for IPFS with built-in features like API authentication, on-the-fly image processing, secure file storage, and hosting for modern SPA or statically built websites. Macula App enables users to encrypt and decrypt files using the Substrate-based accounts and store them on the IPFS.

🏗️ The current set of features:

• Authenticated APIs using
  • API key strategy
  • web3 substrate-based account via Polkadot.js browser extension
• Access to IPFS native API on macula.link/ipfs_api/
• IPFS gateway served on macula.link/ipfs/CID
• Website hosting with CID or a subdomain
  • hosting specific version https://bafybeiabw7h2j2wvpjzzi55oajj2yr3z7ifu2zfj2kpfefu2pulfljfx74.on.macula.link/
  • hosting subdomain https://test-website.macula.link/
• SPA hosting with fully working refresh and html fallback page as a subdomain
• Statically build websites
  • if used with sveltekit Macula supported precompress feature and will serve Brotli compressed pages
• Gzip is enabled by default and Brotli only when requested
• highly efficient image processing based on Sharpjs via the URL search params
  • https://macula.kelp.digital/ipfs/bafybeic4fqttg2k6ibirqs57zcl3b2jd7hjnq22biyp542lfjhdyx5ausi/DSC02764.jpg?w=1000&h=400
• Ready-made Caddyfile with rewrites for non-docker environments
• Ready-made docker-compose.yml with rewrites for docker environment

with Macula user can have truly versioned websites and monitor how they performed and developed.

Implemented