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TON Storage FAQ

How to assign a TON domain to a TON Storage bag​

  1. Upload your bag of files to the network and copy the bag ID (<BagID>).
  2. Open Google Chrome on your computer.
  3. Install a wallet browser extension (TON Wallet or MyTonWallet):
  4. Open the extension, click "Import wallet", and import the wallet that owns the domain using your recovery phrase.
  5. Go to dns.ton.org, open your domain, and click "Edit".
  6. Paste the <BagID> into the "Storage" field and click "Save".

How to host a static TON Site in TON Storage​

  1. Create a bag from the folder containing your static website.
  2. The folder must contain an index.html file.
  3. Upload the bag to the network and copy the bag ID.
  4. Open Google Chrome and install a wallet browser extension (TON Wallet or MyTonWallet.
  5. Import the wallet that owns the domain using your recovery phrase.
  6. Go to dns.ton.org, open your domain, and click "Edit".
  7. Paste the <BagID> into the "Site" field, select "Host in TON Storage", and click "Save".

How to migrate TON NFT content to TON Storage​

If you're using a standard NFT contract, update the content prefix by sending a message to your NFT collection smart contract from the collection owner's wallet.

  • Old URL prefix example: https://mysite/my_collection/
  • New URL prefix format: tonstorage://<BagID>/ (where <BagID> is a 64-character hex hash; see Adding a bag of files.

How to assign a TON domain to a TON Storage bag (low-level)​

You need to assign the following value to the sha256("storage") DNS record of your TON domain:

dns_storage_address#7473 bag_id:uint256 = DNSRecord;

How to host a static TON Site in TON Storage (low-level)​

To host a static site via TON Storage directly:

  • Create a bag from your website folder. The folder must include index.html.
  • Assign the following value to the DNS record with key sha256("site"):
dns_storage_address#7473 bag_id:uint256 = DNSRecord;
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