Crust Network

Spec sheet

What it does

Crust provides a decentralized storage network that supports protocols such as IPFS and exposes storage interfaces to applications.Read 9 Oct 2026 · wiki.crust.network

Integrations

The maker documents website publishing through Crust CLI, a Node.js package, or a GitHub Action.Read 4 Oct 2026 · wiki.crust.network

Security

Crust describes its storage proof layer as using Trusted Execution Environment technology to periodically check node storage and produce workload reports verifiable by other nodes.Read 4 Oct 2026 · wiki.crust.network

Support

The developer documentation directs users to log issues or submit pull requests for documentation gaps and questions.Read 9 Oct 2026 · docs.crust.network

Account security

Crust Wallet is non-custodial; the maker says lost mnemonic phrases or backup files cannot be used to recover the account or its assets.Read 4 Oct 2026 · wiki.crust.network

Consensus

Crust's GPoS consensus uses storage-proof reports to calculate storage-related parameters and encourages token holders to stake with nodes.Read 9 Oct 2026 · wiki.crust.network

Developer API

Crust provides a PolkadotJS-based SDK, crust.js, for accessing Crust Network functionality.Read 4 Oct 2026 · wiki.crust.network

Developer tools

Crust documents JavaScript libraries for interacting with the network, with code released under an Apache-2.0 license.Read 9 Oct 2026 · docs.crust.network

File uploads

Users can upload through a gateway or use a local IPFS client; gateway uploads require signing with a Crust account, and that authorization has no transaction fee.Read 4 Oct 2026 · wiki.crust.network

Hosting integrations

The documented GitHub Actions workflow can use Crust's public IPFS gateway or other pin services, including Pinata and IPFS Cluster.Read 9 Oct 2026 · wiki.crust.network

Notable limit

The maker recommends keeping files smaller than 32G when troubleshooting storage orders that remain pending.Read 4 Oct 2026 · wiki.crust.network

Pricing

Storage fees are dynamically calculated; an order fee includes a basic file fee, a dynamic adjustment fee and an optional user-selected tip.Read 9 Oct 2026 · wiki.crust.network

Proof mechanism

Crust says its MPoW storage-proof mechanism uses Trusted Execution Environment technology to check storage and generate reports verifiable by network nodes.Read 9 Oct 2026 · wiki.crust.network

Retrieval

Users can retrieve stored files through the Storage User application or use its download link.Read 4 Oct 2026 · wiki.crust.network

Smart contract integrations

Crust documents storage smart contracts deployed on Ethereum, Arbitrum One, Polygon, Astar, Aptos and Elrond.Read 9 Oct 2026 · wiki.crust.network

Storage access

After an order succeeds, files can be accessed through standard IPFS interfaces and gateways.Read 9 Oct 2026 · wiki.crust.network

Storage market

Users can place on-chain storage orders for files, which Crust nodes store and distribute.Read 4 Oct 2026 · wiki.crust.network

Storage order status

Crust Apps shows orders as waiting while nodes fetch the file and success after Crust nodes have fetched and stored it.Read 9 Oct 2026 · wiki.crust.network

Storage orders

Users can place on-chain storage orders for files identified by IPFS CIDs, and Crust nodes store those files.Read 9 Oct 2026 · wiki.crust.network

Storage status

IPFS Scan displays file distribution, retrieval locations, storing nodes, and storage status across incentive layers.Read 4 Oct 2026 · wiki.crust.network

Wallet limitation

Crust Wallet supports interaction with Crust Mainnet but not Crust Parachain or ERC20-based CRU tokens.Read 9 Oct 2026 · wiki.crust.network

Website hosting

Crust documents three ways to publish websites: its command-line tool, a Node.js package and a GitHub Action.Read 9 Oct 2026 · wiki.crust.network

Where Specifiction places it

• Decentralized Storage Services#18 of 257.5