{"id":8887,"date":"2023-04-26T00:30:26","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T00:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/?p=8887"},"modified":"2022-05-12T23:30:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T23:30:40","slug":"what-is-sia-skynet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-sia-skynet","title":{"rendered":"What is Sia Skynet?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Alternar tabla de contenidos\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-sia-skynet\/#what_is_sia\" >What is Sia?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-sia-skynet\/#goal_behind_the_creation_of_skynet\" >Goal behind the creation of Skynet<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-sia-skynet\/#how_do_i_upload_a_file_to_sias_skynet\" >How do I upload a file to Sia\u2019s Skynet?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-sia-skynet\/#storage_costs_in_sia\" >Storage costs in Sia<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-sia-skynet\/#main_components_of_skynet\" >Main components of Skynet<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Tiempo de lectura:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutos<\/span><\/span><div>When I hear about what Sia\u2019s Skynet is, I automatically remember the artificial intelligence that leads the army of machines in Terminator.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Maybe I\u2019m a little big, I know. I prefer to believe that I simply have a good memory.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>For those who are very young, in Terminator (a movie) Skynet was an artificial intelligence that was in control of all U.S. military equipment, independent of humans.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>But that old Skynet, doesn\u2019t have much to do with this new Skynet of Sia, except that they have been inspired by the name.<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div>Sia\u2019s Skynet is a service that allows data to be stored in a distributed and encrypted manner on Sia\u2019s blockchain, without the obligation of having to download specific software.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Let\u2019s explain it a little better, so that you understand this revolution for data storage.<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what_is_sia\"><\/span><strong>What is Sia?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div>In order to understand where the concept of the new Skynet comes from, it is necessary to understand what Sia is.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In a few words, Sia was born with the purpose of allowing users to receive money for lending part of their hard drive to other users. In other words, you as a Sia user can \u201crent\u201d part of your disk space to other users who pay you for that space at Siacoins.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Siacoin uses the Proof of Work algorithm, meaning that it can be mined and the project is open source, but behind it is Nebulous, Sia\u2019s parent company, which earns a small commission for each storage contract between users.<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div>Sia\u2019s network was established in 2015 and according to Nebulous CEO David Vorick, the platform already has between 1,000 and 2,000 users.<\/div>\n<div>Between them, they have surpassed 4 petabytes (PB) of storage.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Petabytes? Yes, you read right. To give you an idea, one petabyte is equivalent to 1,000,000,000,000 bytes.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Let me know if you can read that figure, because I have not been able to.<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"image_525020259\" class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\">\n<div class=\"img-inner dark\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large size-large ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Que-es-un-skynet-de-sia_2-1024x701.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Que-es-un-skynet-de-sia_2-1024x701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Que-es-un-skynet-de-sia_2-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Que-es-un-skynet-de-sia_2-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Que-es-un-skynet-de-sia_2-1536x1052.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Que-es-un-skynet-de-sia_2.jpg 1601w\" alt=\"\u00bfQu\u00e9 es un skynet de sia? Bitnovo\" width=\"1020\" height=\"698\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Que-es-un-skynet-de-sia_2-1024x701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Que-es-un-skynet-de-sia_2-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Que-es-un-skynet-de-sia_2-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Que-es-un-skynet-de-sia_2-1536x1052.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Que-es-un-skynet-de-sia_2.jpg 1601w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Que-es-un-skynet-de-sia_2-1024x701.jpg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"goal_behind_the_creation_of_skynet\"><\/span><strong>Goal behind the creation of Skynet<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div>Skynet is the new development of Sia, it aims to make it possible for all users to upload information to the network and share the generated link with any other user they wish.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In this way, anyone can access the file without the need to run a full node. Sia\u2019s CEO, David Vorick, explains it in simple words:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cIt\u2019s not like the Amazon cloud or the Apple cloud. The person who uploaded the file does not need to initialize it. This means that in this database if one person thinks a file has the right to exist, that file will be available to everyone.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Thanks to Sia\u2019s Skynet, when files are distributed on the network they are stored on other users\u2019 computers, who then have encrypted pieces of information and cannot \u201csee\u201d that content.<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_do_i_upload_a_file_to_sias_skynet\"><\/span><strong>How do I upload a file to Sia\u2019s Skynet?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div>Now that you know what Sia Skynet is, you may wonder how to upload a file to the network. I\u2019ll explain it to you:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u2013 First, go to the Skynet website and upload the photo or document that you want to be part of Sia\u2019s blockchain network.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u2013 When the upload is finished you will receive a link that you can share through the channel you want (social networks, mail, chats, etc.).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Simple, fast, private, secure and with a worldwide reach. Although I have yet to name one feature: cheap.<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"storage_costs_in_sia\"><\/span><strong>Storage costs in Sia<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div>According to Vorick, the cost of storing information on Skynet is approximately $5 per terabyte per month. This sounds ridiculous compared to the services offered by other companies.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>For example, in companies like Dropbox or Mega the cost of storing one TB is around 35 to 50 euros. And besides, Sia does it anonymously and without depending on centralized entities that can exploit your data behind your back.<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"main_components_of_skynet\"><\/span><strong>Main components of Skynet<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div>For Skynet to work as it does on Sia\u2019s blockchain, two important developments were necessary. Firstly the server-type modules called \u201cPortals\u201d and secondly the links to content called \u201cSkylinks\u201d.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Let\u2019s quickly review these two concepts:<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div>Portals are the bridges between Sia and the world, and they are responsible for the convenient storage of information in Sia. Thanks to the portals we can send and access all content on the Skynet network.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Portals are the ones that allow us to store information in Sia in a comfortable way. You can leave them publicly and provide a Skynet service for everyone if you publish them on an online server, but you can also use them without exposing them to the Internet (for example on a local network for your home or office).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Each person can create their own portal or use third party portals. Currently there are 10 portals, so you don\u2019t need to create your own to access the content. But if you want to make sure that your content is always available to everyone, the best option is to create your own. This way you can also contribute to making the network stronger and more powerful.<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div>The other development is Skylinks, which we have used before when explaining the uploading of files to Skynet.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Skylinks are the links that show us the path to access the files in Sia so that we can download them.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>When we use a portal to upload a file, it gives us a link with which we can request access to our file from this portal or any other public portal that has access to the Sia network.<\/div>\n<p>I hope this article has been useful to know a little more about Sia and its developments. Remember that if you want to invest in this project, which has great reasons to increase its popularity (and its price) in the coming years, you can do it through our platform.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Tiempo de lectura:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutos<\/span><\/span>When I hear about what Sia\u2019s Skynet is, I automatically remember the artificial intelligence that leads the army of machines in Terminator. Maybe I\u2019m a little big, I know. I prefer to believe that I simply have a good memory. 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