This Django project is an API implementation for comparing the performance analytics of public cloud storage and IPFS using various parameters. The project is created for a blockchain class to explore the differences in performance between centralized cloud storage providers and decentralized IPFS storage.

A special thanks to the following people who have contributed to this project:

• Manish Kumar Reddy Gangula
• Jaswanth Reddy Kankanala
• Srikar Chowdary Kantamani

Feel free to add your name to the list if you have contributed to the project. To do so, edit this file and submit a pull request.

• Upload files to Azure Blob Storage or IPFS using Pinata
• Download files from Azure Blob Storage or IPFS
• Delete files from Azure Blob Storage or IPFS
• Compare performance analytics for public cloud storage and IPFS

Follow the steps below to set up the project on your local machine.

• Python 3.6 or higher
• pip
• virtualenv

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/srikar58/Blockchain_storage_analytics.git
cd django-storage-api-comparison

2. Create a virtual environment and activate it:

python -m venv .venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows, use `venv\Scripts\activate`

3.Install the required packages:

pip install -r requirements.txt

4.Create a .env file in the root directory of your Django project and add your Azure Blob Storage and Pinata API keys:

AZURE_STORAGE_CONNECTION_STRING=your-azure-storage-connection-string
PINATA_API_KEY=your-pinata-api-key
PINATA_SECRET_API_KEY=your-pinata-secret-api-key

Replace the placeholders with your actual Azure and Pinata credentials.

5.Start the development server:

python manage.py runserver

Now, you can access the API endpoints at http://localhost:8000/api/.

• URL: /api/upload/
• Method: POST
• Form Data:
  • file: The file to be uploaded.
  • storage_type: The storage type where the file will be uploaded, either azure or ipfs.

• URL: /api/download/
• Method: POST
• Form Data:
  • file_identifier: The name of the file(hash key or name) to be downloaded.
  • storage_type: The storage type from where the file will be downloaded, either azure or ipfs.

• URL: /api/delete/
• Method: POST
• Form Data:
  • file_identifier: The identifier of the file(hash key or name) to be deleted.
  • storage_type: The storage type where the file will be deleted or unpinned, either azure or ipfs.