Web archives
Publish a site, dataset, or release with a stable address that is not tied to one hosting account.
PERMANENT DATA PROTOCOL / FIELD GUIDE
Store once.
Remember forever.
Arweave is a decentralized network for storing data with a single upfront payment. This atlas maps the protocol from first upload to durable retrieval.
Explore the protocol ↓For developers, archives
and curious builders.
and curious builders.
ONE DATA PATH / MANY INDEPENDENT COPIES
01 / PROTOCOL BRIEFING
Durability is a
design decision.
Traditional storage asks you to keep paying for access. Arweave changes the contract: fund storage upfront, then let a network of independent miners preserve and serve the data.
1×upfront storage payment
200+years target horizon
∞public retrievals
02 / HOW PERMANENCE WORKS
Follow the packet.
03 / USE CASES
Built for records
that outlive products.
Open research
Give papers, source files, and reproducible outputs a durable home for future readers.
Creator media
Pair cultural work with permanent metadata, provenance, and a public record of its origin.
Public records
Preserve reports, registries, and civic documents where transparency matters over time.
04 / BUILD ON ARWEAVE
Choose a starting point.
CONCEPT
Transactions
Package data with tags, ownership, and a permanent address.
→CONCEPTWallets & keys
Sign transactions and control the funds used for storage.
→TOOLINGGateways
Use HTTP endpoints to read data by its transaction ID.
→PATTERNData bundles
Group many small files into one efficient upload.
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FIRST UPLOAD / EXAMPLE
npx arweave deploy ./site --wallet wallet.json05 / FIELD NOTES
Keep the edges
in view.
PAY ONCE ≠ FREE
Storage is funded upfront through a network fee. Retrieval through a gateway may have its own operational costs.
PERMANENT ≠ UNCHANGEABLE
Data is designed to remain available, but applications and gateways still need responsible maintenance.
PUBLIC BY DEFAULT
Do not upload private material unless it has been encrypted before it reaches the network.