fix: use public ipfs gateway as default to avoid 403 forbidden on access

Author: bnunamak

.env.example

@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@ PINATA_API_KEY=your_pinata_api_key_here
 PINATA_API_SECRET=your_pinata_api_secret_here
 
 # Public IPFS gateway URL for accessing uploaded files
-IPFS_GATEWAY_URL=https://ipfs.vana.org/ipfs
+# Recommended to use your own dedicated IPFS gateway to avoid congestion / rate limiting
+# Example: "https://ipfs.my-dao.org/ipfs" (Note: won't work for third-party files)
+IPFS_GATEWAY_URL=https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs

README.md

@@ -71,8 +71,10 @@ SCHEMA_DIALECT=sqlite
 PINATA_API_KEY=your_pinata_api_key_here
 PINATA_API_SECRET=your_pinata_api_secret_here
 
-# IPFS gateway URL for accessing uploaded files
-IPFS_GATEWAY_URL=https://ipfs.vana.org/ipfs
+# Public IPFS gateway URL for accessing uploaded files
+# Recommended to use own dedicated IPFS gateway to avoid congestion / rate limiting
+# Example: "https://ipfs.my-dao.org/ipfs" (Note: won't work for third-party files)
+IPFS_GATEWAY_URL=https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs
 ```
 
 ## Local Development

refiner/config.py

@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     )
 
     IPFS_GATEWAY_URL: str = Field(
-        default="https://ipfs.vana.org/ipfs",
-        description="IPFS gateway URL for accessing uploaded files"
+        default="https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs",
+        description="IPFS gateway URL for accessing uploaded files. Recommended to use own dedicated gateway to avoid congestion and rate limiting. Example: 'https://ipfs.my-dao.org/ipfs' (Note: won't work for third-party files)"
     )
 
     class Config: