Chapter 7 — Developer and User Tools:
Walrus supports multiple ways to interact with the protocol:
Command Line Interface (CLI) for advanced developers.
SDKs enabling integration with decentralized apps.
Web2 HTTP APIs for traditional app interoperability and hybrid use cases.
This versatility ensures that developers from diverse backgrounds Web3 or Web2 can adopt Walrus storage easily.
Chapter 8 — Real-World Use Cases:
8.1 AI and Machine Learning
Walrus can store and serve large AI datasets, training models, and proof verified model weights aiding decentralized AI workflows that require tamper proof data provenance.
8.2 NFTs and Digital Media
Decentralized storage ensures that NFT metadata and underlying media remain accessible even if centralized servers go offline.
8.3 Decentralized Websites
Entire websites (HTML, CSS, JS, media) can be hosted without reliance on centralized providers, fostering true Web3 native web hosting.
8.4 Blockchain Archives
Chains can store historical checkpoints and transaction state data at lower costs useful for analytics, auditing, and historical proofs.
8.5 Layer-2 Data Availability
Walrus supports data availability proofs needed by rollup solutions and Layer-2 systems, making it relevant for blockchain scalability ecosystems.
