Telegram published instructions for creating sites in the decentralized TON network on the beta testing site of its blockchain platform Telegram Open Network. The site test.ton.org is mentioned in one of the official messages of the messenger.

According to the document, TON sites can be used as an entry point for other platform services. For example, html pages downloaded from TON Sites may contain links like ton:// — by clicking on such a link, a user with a TON Wallet installed will be able to make a payment.

Technically, TON sites are similar to regular websites, but they are accessed through the TON network and not through the Internet, the documents say.

Each such site has an abstract ADNL address instead of the more common IPv4 or IPv6 addresses, and accepts HTTP requests via Telegram’s RLDP protocol instead of regular TCP or IP. Encryption is handled by ADNL so developers don’t need to use HTTPS.

To access existing and create new sites, special gateways are needed between the “normal” Internet and the TON network. TON sites are accessed using an HTTP->RLDP proxy running locally on the client machine, and they are created using an RLDP->HTTP reverse proxy running on a remote web server.

Telegram first officially mentioned TON in September 2019. Then the company announced competitions for the creation of smart contracts. for the platform.

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