# ONCHFS

Welcome to the On-Chain for Http File System (ONCHFS) main documentation. ONCHFS is a permissionless unix-like content-addressable file system fully stored on-chain designed to be delivered through the http protocol, with cross-blockchain compatibility in mind.

ONCHFS is inspired by [ethfs](https://github.com/holic/ethfs), [ipfs](https://ipfs.tech/), [bitcoin ordinals recursive inscriptions](https://docs.ordinals.com/inscriptions.html), [Unix filesystem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_filesystem), and aims at providing a general framework for working with files stored on-chain, following modern standards & practices.

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<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th><th data-hidden></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>What is ONCHFS?</strong></td><td>An overview of ONCHFS</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/CyH2xJQs9yWJ1S8BYNav">/pages/CyH2xJQs9yWJ1S8BYNav</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Motivations</strong></td><td>Rationale behind our Onchain File Storage</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/jDZXj4nlyLbciJW1QE06">/pages/jDZXj4nlyLbciJW1QE06</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>System Overview</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/yJ36nH1VwLoakorffiZc">/pages/yJ36nH1VwLoakorffiZc</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Cross-chain Referencing</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/ajZRdSobVM9Qo4u7hxGl">/pages/ajZRdSobVM9Qo4u7hxGl</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Limitations</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/iji9kaHmK18kVqdjYlwD">/pages/iji9kaHmK18kVqdjYlwD</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>References</strong></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/9fJCfGLdLT54xVkrZa1w">/pages/9fJCfGLdLT54xVkrZa1w</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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