Inspiration
The inspiration for ForeverEulogy came from recognizing the shortcomings of traditional memorial websites. Many families face the heartbreak of losing digital memories when platforms shut down or implement restrictive policies. We wanted to create a space where memories can live on forever, free from corporate control and censorship. By leveraging decentralized technologies like IPFS and Pinata in conjunction with the fact memorial websites should be static pages, we ensure that memorials remain accessible for generations to come.
What it does
ForeverEulogy provides a permanent, decentralized online memorial page for loved ones. Users can create a personalized tribute that includes photos, videos, written stories, and condolences. Once published, the memorial is stored on IPFS, ensuring it cannot be altered or removed by any single entity. Families have complete ownership and control over their memorial pages, with no hidden fees or intrusive ads.
How we built it
Using a Pinata Blog, I created a static web page and compiled a dist which was given a CID. Pinata requires that we add a custom domain to our gateways if we want to see our webpage, so I took advantage of the generous offer of a .tech domain to accomplish this. View my Abuela's obituary on www.forevereulogy.tech
Challenges we ran into
The blog I used was helpful, but outdated. There was an overhaul in the UI of the Pinata.cloud dashboard, so I had to figure out setting the root of the gateway myself.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Actually typing in a domain name and seeing my project on there was the most accomplished feeling during these 20 hours!
What we learned
Learned how to use IPFS, Pinata, configure DNS settings, manage workflows of users.
Built With
- ipfs
- javascript
- pinata
- react
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