IPFS Storage
Free IPFS hosting for your NFTs
Every collection you deploy is pinned to IPFS automatically, decentralized, permanent storage for your images and metadata, included for free.
What is IPFS and why do NFTs need it?
IPFS (the InterPlanetary File System) is a decentralized way to store files. Instead of living at a single web address that can go offline, each file gets a content hash and is served from many nodes at once.
For NFTs this matters enormously. An NFT on-chain is really just a pointer to its image and metadata, if that pointer leads to a normal server that shuts down, your NFT shows up broken. IPFS keeps the artwork and metadata alive independently of any one host.
How iMintify pins your NFTs to IPFS
You don't have to configure anything. Deploy a collection and iMintify uploads every image and its metadata to IPFS, then writes the resulting IPFS links into your smart contract, so your NFTs reference permanent, decentralized storage from the moment they're minted.
It works the same whether you generate art with AI, build a collection from your own layers, or convert a single image, the storage step is handled for you, on Ethereum-based chains and Solana alike.
Why decentralized storage protects your collection
Collectors pay for NFTs partly on the promise of permanence. If your images sit on a server you stop paying for, that promise breaks and the collection loses trust and value overnight.
Pinning to IPFS removes that single point of failure: your files stay online across the network, the content hash guarantees nothing has been swapped or altered, and the links keep resolving for years. It's the storage standard serious NFT projects use, and with iMintify it's free.
Pinned automatically
Deploy a collection and every image and metadata file is uploaded to IPFS for you.
Permanent links
Content-addressed storage means your NFT links keep resolving, no dead images.
Included for free
IPFS storage comes with every deploy, there's no separate hosting bill.
Yours to keep
Your files, your collection. Decentralized storage that isn't tied to one provider.
The free IPFS upload tool
Beyond your NFT collections, iMintify gives you a full IPFS upload tool you can use for any files, completely free. Drag in files or whole folders, or pin content that's already on IPFS, and get a permanent link back in seconds.
Up to 100 MB per file
Upload individual files up to 100 MB, with a 5 GB total per upload, free.
Any file type
Images, video, audio, PDFs, JSON, upload any file type, not just NFT art.
Drag & drop files or folders
Drop files or an entire folder, or pick a folder manually, no setup.
Pin an existing CID
Already have content on IPFS? Pin it by CID to keep it online, no re-upload.
Organise in folders
Create folders and keep uploads tidy, each with its own content hash (CID).
Full file overview
See every upload with its name, type, size, CID, status and date in one place.
What is IPFS storage for NFTs?+
IPFS is a decentralized file system that stores your NFT images and metadata across many nodes instead of one server.
That's why the links your NFTs point to stay permanent and can't quietly disappear the way files on a single company's server can.
Is IPFS storage really free on iMintify?+
Yes, when you deploy a collection, pinning your images and metadata to IPFS is included at no extra cost.
There's no separate storage bill or add-on; the only thing you ever pay is the blockchain's own network fee to deploy.
Why is IPFS better than normal hosting for NFTs?+
A normal server is a single point of failure, if it goes down or the bill stops, your NFT images break.
IPFS serves files from many nodes and addresses them by content hash, so they stay online and provably unaltered for years.
Where are my NFT files actually stored?+
Across the decentralized IPFS network, not on iMintify's own servers.
Each file is referenced by a unique content hash that's written into your smart contract when you deploy, so the token always points to the right, unchanged asset.
Do I need to set up IPFS myself?+
No, iMintify pins everything automatically when you deploy.
There's nothing to configure and no separate pinning account to manage; it happens in the background whether you use AI, layers or a single image.