# Lighthouse Storage

> Lighthouse is an encrypted storage aggregator for developers and enterprises. One API and SDK route file storage across IPFS, Filecoin, and Walrus, with client-side threshold encryption and on-chain access control applied before data leaves the client.

Lighthouse is not a storage network. It is the encryption, access-control, routing, and retrieval layer that sits above storage networks. Files are addressed by CID, encrypted client-side through Kavach (BLS threshold cryptography, so no single key node holds a complete key), and gated on conditions such as token balances, NFT ownership, contract return values, time windows, passkeys, or zkTLS proofs.

Every page on this site is also available as markdown: append `.md` to any path, or send `Accept: text/markdown`. Prefer those over the HTML — they are generated from the same source of truth and carry no navigation chrome. `llms-full.txt` holds the long-form corpus: product detail, backend comparison, competitive positioning, and an extended FAQ.

## Core documentation

- [Documentation home](https://docs.lighthouse.storage): entry point for all products and SDKs
- [Quick start](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/quick-start): first upload in a few minutes
- [Create an API key](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/how-to/create-an-api-key): authentication for every surface
- [IPFS + Filecoin](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/intro): hot retrieval on IPFS with Filecoin deals underneath for durability
- [IPFS + Walrus](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/ipfs-walrus/intro): erasure-coded blob storage on Sui, addressed as CIDs
- [Encryption features](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/how-to/encryption-features/): share, revoke, and condition access to encrypted files
- [Glossary](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/concepts/glossary): CID, deal, epoch, threshold encryption, and related terms

## Site pages (markdown)

- [Home](https://www.lighthouse.storage/index.md): positioning, key features, and the Lighthouse suite
- [Pricing](https://www.lighthouse.storage/pricing.md): current plans and add-ons, generated from live site data
- [Documentation index](https://www.lighthouse.storage/documentation.md): developer entry points
- [FAQ](https://www.lighthouse.storage/faq.md): common pre-sales and technical questions
- [Ecosystem](https://www.lighthouse.storage/ecosystem.md): projects building on Lighthouse
- [Blog index](https://www.lighthouse.storage/blogs.md): posts, each also available at `/blogs/{title}.md`
- [Markdown sitemap](https://www.lighthouse.storage/sitemap.md): every canonical URL with its `.md` alternate
- [Terms and conditions](https://www.lighthouse.storage/terms-condition.md): terms of service
- [Whitepaper](https://www.lighthouse.storage/whitepaper.md): protocol and architecture background

## AI agents

- [Memory](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/memory/intro): durable long-term memory for agents, persisted as verifiable blobs
- [Connect agents over MCP](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/memory/how-to/mcp-setup): Model Context Protocol server for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, and other MCP runtimes
- [MCP protocol reference](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/how-to/ai/mcp-protocol): storage as native agent tools
- [x402 pay-per-use upload](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/tutorials/x402-pay-per-use-file-upload): an agent settles stablecoin payment on Base inline with an HTTP request, with no human approving each transaction
- [Memory source](https://github.com/lighthouse-web3/memory): implementation, including batching and index rebuild

## S3-compatible API (L3)

- [L3 introduction](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/s3/intro): point AWS CLI, boto3, or rclone at Lighthouse storage
- [Create S3 keys](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/s3/how-to/create-s3-keys): exchange a Lighthouse API key for S3 credentials
- [S3 and IPFS semantics](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/s3/reference/s3-and-ipfs): how mutable S3 operations map onto immutable content addressing
- [Supported operations](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/s3/reference/supported-operations): buckets, multipart uploads, presigned URLs, pagination

## SDKs and common operations

- [Upload data](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/how-to/upload-data/): JavaScript, Node, Python, Go, and CLI
- [Upload encrypted data](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/how-to/upload-encrypted-data/): client-side encryption before upload
- [Python SDK](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/tutorials/use-python-sdk): installation and usage
- [Go SDK](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/tutorials/use-go-sdk): installation and usage
- [Check Filecoin deals](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/how-to/check-for-filecoin-deals): deal status for a stored CID
- [IPNS for mutable data](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/how-to/ipns-handle-mutable-data): a stable name over changing content
- [Migrations](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/how-to/migrations/): move in from other storage providers
- [Migrate IPFS to Walrus](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/ipfs-walrus/how-to/migrate-ipfs-to-walrus): CIDs are preserved across the move

## Access control

- [Token gating and custom contracts](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/tutorials/token-gating-and-custom-contract): gate decryption on contract return values
- [Token gating NFTs](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/tutorials/token-gating-nfts): ERC-721 and ERC-1155 ownership conditions
- [Secure file sharing](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/tutorials/secure-file-sharing): per-recipient conditional access
- [Pay-to-view media](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/tutorials/create-pay-to-view-media): a payment contract gates decryption
- [zkTLS](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/zktls): zkTLS proofs as an access condition
- [Account delegation](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/account-delegation): authorize another account to act on your behalf

## Optional

- [Full corpus](https://www.lighthouse.storage/llms-full.txt): long-form reference, including backend comparison, competitive positioning, and terminology guidance
- [Files app](https://files.lighthouse.storage): dashboard for uploads, keys, and billing
- [Explorer](https://explorer.lighthouse.storage/): browse stored content
- [GitHub](https://github.com/lighthouse-web3): open-source SDKs and tooling
- [Turby](https://www.lighthouse.storage/turby.md): NFT collection, unrelated to the storage product
- [BaaS, managed database backup](https://www.backupdata.io): separate product for a separate audience
- [Contact sales](https://airtable.com/shrPFC2TgojuOAYO4): custom volume, retention, and enterprise agreements