[Zetaphor]

Yes, same basic idea. IPFS requires at least one client to be "pinning" the content. Pinata seems to be the preferred choice for NFT's, creating a significant weak point in the ecosystem.

[mattdesl]

The preferred choice is just to pin your content directly, here’s an example with Hicetnunc:

https://gist.github.com/mattdesl/47f4ea12ea131eed8401bdacf95...