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Landing page - Rewrite IPFS definition (ipfs#1442)
* Small change to landing page * Rev. 2 * Linking to Usage ideas and examples * Replaced Filecoin link with ecosystem directory * small change to the wording
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# Welcome to the IPFS docs
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The InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is a decentralized file system for building the next generation of the internet. [Filecoin](https://filecoin.io) and many popular Web3 projects are built on IPFS. Some call it the hard drive for blockchain and Web3, though its power extends much further.
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The InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is a set of composable, peer-to-peer protocols for addressing, routing, and transferring [content-addressed](concepts/glossary.md#content-addressing) data in a decentralized file system. Many popular Web3 projects are built on IPFS - see the [ecosystem directory](https://ecosystem.ipfs.tech) for a list of some of these projects.
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While IPFS is a file system, it is _not_ a storage system. Instead, IPFS can be thought of as both the protocol implementations of IPFS (such as [Kubo](concepts/glossary.md#kubo)) and as the decentralized network comprised of the individual [nodes](concepts/glossary.md#node) that are running protocol implementations.
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## Get started
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IPFS has a bustling community of designers, developers, writers, and activists who are all helping to improve the project. You can join in by attending a local meetup, helping out at a conference, chatting online through [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/KKucsCpZmY), or joining a discussion in [the IPFS forum](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/).
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[Find out more in the Community section →](community/README.md)
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[Find out more in the Community section →](community/README.md)

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