# IPFS is moving beyond the sponsored gateways

DevFeed: [IPFS is moving beyond the sponsored gateways](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ipfs-is-moving-beyond-the-sponsored-gateways-35631.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ipfs.tech/2026-08-beyond-sponsored-gateways/>)

Published: 2026-08-25T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [IPFS](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ipfs.md>)

Topics: [IPFS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ipfs.md>), [gateway](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gateway.md>), [P2P](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/p2p.md>), [browser](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/browser.md>)

Tags: [distributed](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/distributed.md>), [gateway](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gateway.md>), [ipfs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ipfs.md>), [object-object](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/object-object.md>), [open-web](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-web.md>), [self-hosted](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/self-hosted.md>), [time](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/time.md>)

## AI overview

IPFS is changing how the ipfs.io and dweb.link gateways operate, shifting content retrieval from centralized servers toward service workers that connect directly to peers and verify content in the browser. The article also describes self-hosted gateways, browser-based IPFS nodes, and paid pinning and retrieval providers as alternatives.

## Source excerpt

How IPFS is shifting from centralized public gateways to distributed infrastructure and client-side retrieval.