A problem people bring · solved
Keep my work online forever
Your work can outlive every website it was ever on. Upload it to Arweave through ArDrive: files under about 100 KiB are free, and larger ones cost a one-time fee you can pay by card. Once stored, no platform can take it down.
- 2 stops
- 20 minutes, all in
- 4 surprises
- 1 live demo
Chapter 1
Who knew?
Your portfolio can outlive any website, host or social app you first put it on.
A one-time fee replaces years of monthly hosting.
You can pay for permanent storage with a normal bank card, with no crypto at all.
Free small uploads have a lifetime cap, around 10 MiB per wallet, so tiny files are free but not unlimited.
Permanent storage is expensive and needs crypto.
Files under about 100 KiB upload free through ArDrive Turbo within a lifetime cap of roughly 10 MiB. Larger files cost a one-time fee that scales with size, payable by card with Turbo Credits.
Chapter 2
The free route, step by step
2 stops, cheapest first
Three ways through
Pick your route
- Start free tonight
Save your best small files forever, free
Files under about 100 KiB cost nothing through ArDrive Turbo, stored on Arweave.
- Publish a page that stays online without a host
- Pick your three most important pieces first.
Cost Free within a lifetime cap of about 10 MiB.
- The bold play
A permanent, vouched portfolio
Store work on Arweave, mirror large files on Storacha with Filecoin proofs, then ask past clients to sign a reference.
- Publish a page that stays online without a host
- Give or get a work reference that lives onchain
- Build a following that no platform can take away
Cost A one-time Arweave fee for larger files, payable by card.
- Build it
Build the one-click social backup
Built by the HouseCreators lose work when platforms close, and no simple tool backs up a whole profile to permanent storage yet.
- Own a working onchain app with your name on it
- Upload through Turbo and return a single link.
Cost Build time; small uploads are free.
Your version
Make this mine
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Past the basics
What’s possible
- Live today
Pin three pieces of work forever.
How Open ArDrive. Upload. Share the link.
- Live today
Publish a portfolio site with no server.
How Build a static site. Publish it as a Walrus Site. Renew storage before it expires.
- Possible to build
A one-click backup of a whole social profile.
How Export posts. Upload through Turbo. Return one index link.
Project + project
Combos nobody marketed
- ArDrive+an ENS name=
yourname.eth points at your permanent portfolio.
Why it works ENS content records can hold an Arweave link.
- Storacha+Filecoin=
Big video files stay retrievable with storage proofs.
Why it works Storacha backs uploads with Filecoin deals.
- Walrus Sites+Sui=
A full portfolio site with no server to pay.
Why it works Walrus Sites serve static sites from Walrus storage.
Chapter 3
Try it live
Do not take our word for it. ArDrive runs right here, so you can poke at the real thing before you commit to anything.
Wallet or sign-in will not open in here? Open ArDrive in a new tab ↗
Chapter 4
Where it matters most
- journalists and activists
Articles and evidence get removed under political or legal pressure.
- artists and designers
Portfolio platforms close and old links rot.
- researchers and students
Theses and datasets need a link that still works in ten years.
Chapter 5 · Not built yet?
Build it
A one-click backup that copies a creator's best posts, images and captions from social media to Arweave and returns one permanent portfolio link.
Who could build it Creators and freelance designers, and the agencies that manage their portfolios.
For founders
Uses you never marketed
Connections
People to meet
- ar.io
Ask about gateways and permanent names.
- Storacha
Learn about large-file storage.
- Walrus
Ask how Walrus Sites renew.
Propose a bridgetwo projects, one outcome neither could reach alone
Questions
Can I delete files from Arweave later?
No. Data uploaded to Arweave through ArDrive is designed to be permanent, so never upload private or sensitive files.
Is ArDrive free to use?
ArDrive Turbo uploads files under about 100 KiB free within a lifetime cap; larger files cost a one-time fee.
Who can see my files on ArDrive?
Files in a public ArDrive drive can be seen by anyone with the link, while a private drive encrypts them first.
Do I need crypto to pay for ArDrive?
No. ArDrive lets you buy Turbo Credits with a bank card and spend them on uploads.
If your favourite platform vanished tomorrow, which three pieces of your work would you want to still exist?
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