# Practical use cases of Swarm that you can do today || Áron Soos

- Channel: [Swarm](https://streameth.org/swarm)
- Date: 2024-06-21
- Duration: 34:09
- Topics: blockchain, developers, web3, ethereum, cloud computing
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/667543590d49d6570f110aa3
- Download: https://vod-cdn.lp-playback.studio/raw/jxf4iblf6wlsyor6526t4tcmtmqa/catalyst-vod-com/hls/71f9gdtefoakmq1b/1080p0.mp4

## Description

What does Swarm look like from a user's perspective? What are the available tools and how to navigate through them? This workshop will walk you through real-world use cases and show off the capabilities of the Swarm network. The video tutorial demonstrates how to set up and use various tools for interacting with the Swarm decentralized storage network. The presenter starts by showing how to start a B node on the mainnet and then introduces the Swarm CLI for managing node status and interacting with the network. Viewers learn how to use different commands to check node status, install postage batches, and upload/download content.

The video further explores using the B dashboard for a graphical interface to manage Swarm interactions, including uploading files and checking postage stamps. The presenter also explains the concept of immutable and mutable postage stamps for content management.

Next, the tutorial covers EtherJot, a markdown-first blogging tool that requires a local B node and a postage stamp. The presenter shows how to start a blog, customize it with themes and plugins, manage assets, and enable dynamic features like comments using Swarm's feeds.

Additionally, the video discusses exposing Web3 content to Web2 users through ENS domains and eth.limo service. It also introduces gateway proxy as a tool for curating content, managing postage stamps, and securing gateways.

Finally, the presenter briefly showcases Swarm Desktop for managing B nodes and accessing applications like EtherJot. Questions from the audience lead to discussions on mapping human-readable URLs to Swarm hashes using DNS, Gateway Proxy rem