What is Fleek

Before talking about fleek, let’s review the current web3 and dapp. Since dapp decentralized applications became popular, many applications built on the blockchain have supported the activity on the chain, and people are constantly thinking about it. How beautiful the centralized world is and the vision of various application project white papers. However, the reality is that web3 needs to be built bit by bit, the infrastructure is imperfect so far, and web3 still has a long way to go.

Take our most commonly used DApp as an example. Basically, common DApps are divided into front-end web pages and back-end smart contract parts. The smart contract execution code on the public chain cannot be tampered with, which achieves decentralization, but the front-end web page But it is not decentralized. In most cases, it is deployed in a centralized computer room server, and it is also easily tampered by hackers. Therefore, we can think that the front-end page has not achieved decentralization. At the same time, many dapp DApps Application data is still stored in centralized servers.

At this time, some decentralized applications that provide basic services are needed, such as distributed storage, distributed CDN network traffic acceleration or distributed computing services. Although the current AR and Filecoin have corresponding distributed storage functions, they The application scenarios have not yet been fully opened, so Fleek came into being.

Fleek simply provides decentralized storage of data for DApp applications. Developers can use Fleek to build decentralized applications without worrying about data storage, hosting or traffic issues. For example, we can use Fleek to host a static website and store the data on IPFS, or deploy our own decentralized applications by connecting to github code. Fleek currently also supports mainstream sites and popular frameworks, making it easier for developers to choose. . In addition, according to the official introduction, Fleek will also combine edge computing to provide better DApp access performance.

Fleek focuses more on the application scenario expansion of distributed storage, and the project has received relatively little attention. Since Fleek currently uses IPFS technology, we can classify it as the Filecoin ecosystem. Of course, Fleek also supports basic services such as AR and ICP. According to the official introduction, it will continue to support more underlying Internet resources in the future, thus ensuring the establishment of a decentralized platform that can serve DApps.

project financing

The team received US$25 million in financing in early December 2022. This round of financing was led by Polychain Capital, with participation from Protocol Labs, Arweave, Coinbase Ventures, Digital Currency Group, North Island Ventures, Distributed Global, The LAO and Argonautic Ventures.

Features

Fleek is currently mainly used for front-end hosting. The official has opened up the user experience. In terms of application functions, it is similar to 4everland. Both can provide front-end web page hosting services. At the same time, they also use distributed storage, so there is a certain amount of competition. Nature, let’s briefly experience Fleek.

By logging in through fleek's official page, we can use multiple login methods such as metamask, github or email. On the page, we can see that there are host hosting, storage, billing and other functions. New users can perform site hosting first.

By connecting to github, easy deployment can be completed. Developers can host application data through IPFS. If cold storage or permanent storage is required, it can be stored directly on AR or Filecoin through Fleek.

Then we select the corresponding code warehouse, and then we can select the host service. There are two types of IPFS and internet computer (ICP). Let’s take IPFS as an example:

Then select the framework and then build to complete the deployment.

On the storage page, we can upload files and bind domain names. The files we upload are stored on IPFS.

Of course, the current storage and bandwidth resources are not completely free. If you exceed the limit, you need to pay for it. However, the free limit can meet the needs of ordinary users. Even if we are not developers, we can also store our files on IPFS through fleek.

Team information

Aditya Uttaravalli Founder & CEO

Graduate from Indian Institute of Technology Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Management PGDM Management

2016-2018 Swiggy Strategic Planning

Served at Jumia Group and Ninjacart from 2019 to 2021

Fleek CEO 2021-present

The founder has excellent academic qualifications and a relatively simple entrepreneurial resume, focusing on management.

route map

Currently, fleek officially plans to build a decentralized edge network and gateway service, and further improve the decentralized service of DApp deployment and hosting by running nodes. According to the official introduction, two test networks, devnet and testnet, will be launched next. Later, the testnet will provide incentives (officially stated clearly) and attract some large operators to provide services. After the mainnet is launched, decentralized caching and content acceleration services will be provided to developers and users.

Summarize

The ecological applications of Filecoin and IPFS did not develop very well in the last bull market. The recent launch of greenfield by Binance has once again attracted people's attention to distributed storage and computing. At the same time, Filecoin also launched the function of supporting EVM virtual machines. This It also allows people to see the opportunities for distributed storage to be applied in Web3.

As a basic service that can combine storage and Web3 applications, Fleek may attract the attention of capital and market in the future, and it will also have high prospects. Of course, Filecoin/IPFS and ICP are not currently attracting much attention in the market. At the same time, the sharp rise and fall of FIL and ICP in the past period also had some negative effects. Retail investors in the market have been severely locked up. Therefore, if Fleek Being able to obtain capital support as one of its ecological projects may also be a good start.