diff --git a/negromate/web/commands/ipfs.py b/negromate/web/commands/ipfs.py
index 8c06254..9400beb 100644
--- a/negromate/web/commands/ipfs.py
+++ b/negromate/web/commands/ipfs.py
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 from pathlib import Path
+import getpass
 import subprocess
 import urllib.request
 
+from negromate.songs import logger
+
 
 name = 'ipfs'
 help_text = 'Upload the web to IPFS'
 initial_config = {
-    'api': 'http://negromate.rocks:5001',
+    'api': 'http://ipfs.negromate.rocks',
     'pinfile': '~/.negromate/ipfs.hash',
+    'realm': 'IPFS Gitea Negromate',
 }
 
 
@@ -20,6 +24,9 @@ def options(parser, config, **kwargs):
     parser.add_argument(
         '-a', '--api', default=config[name]['api'],
         help="IPFS API server, defaults to {}.".format(config[name]['api']))
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '-r', '--realm', default=config[name]['realm'],
+        help="IPFS API basic authentication realm, defaults to {}.".format(config[name]['realm']))
     parser.add_argument(
         '-p', '--pinfile', default=config[name]['pinfile'], type=Path,
         help="file to store the current ipfs hash, defaults to {}".format(
@@ -27,43 +34,63 @@ def options(parser, config, **kwargs):
 
 
 def run(args, **kwargs):
+    # Setup HTTP Basic authentication
+    user = input('Username: ')
+    password = getpass.getpass('Password:')
+    auth_handler = urllib.request.HTTPBasicAuthHandler()
+    auth_handler.add_password(
+        realm=args.realm,
+        uri=args.api,
+        user=user,
+        passwd=password)
+    opener = urllib.request.build_opener(auth_handler)
+    urllib.request.install_opener(opener)
+
     # add to local
     command = [
         "ipfs",
         "add",
         "--recursive",
         "--quieter",
-        args.song_folder,
+        args.song_folder.expanduser(),
     ]
-    final_hash = subprocess.check_output(command).decode('utf-8').strip()
+    new_hash = subprocess.check_output(command).decode('utf-8').strip()
+    logger.info('New hash: {}'.format(new_hash))
 
     # pin in server
-    url = "{}/api/v0/pin/add?arg={}&progress=false".format(
-        args.api,
-        final_hash,
-    )
-    urllib.request.urlopen(url)
+    data = urllib.parse.urlencode({
+        'arg': new_hash,
+        'progress': 'false',
+    })
+    url = '{}/api/v0/pin/add?{}'.format(args.api, data)
+    logger.debug("server pin request: {}".format(url))
+    request = urllib.request.Request(url, method='POST')
+    urllib.request.urlopen(request)
+    logger.info('Hash pinned on server.')
 
     # update ipns on server
-    url = "{}/api/v0/name/publish?arg={}&resolve=yes".format(
-        args.api,
-        final_hash,
-    )
-    urllib.request.urlopen(url)
+    data = urllib.parse.urlencode({
+        'arg': new_hash,
+        'resolve': 'true',
+    })
+    url = "{}/api/v0/name/publish?{}".format(args.api, data)
+    logger.debug("server ipns request: {}".format(url))
+    request = urllib.request.Request(url, method='POST')
+    urllib.request.urlopen(request)
+    logger.info('IPNS name updated.')
 
     # read previous hash and update value
     pinfile = args.pinfile.expanduser()
     if pinfile.exists():
         with pinfile.open() as f:
             previous_hash = f.read()
+        logger.info('Previous hash: {}'.format(previous_hash))
     else:
         if not pinfile.parent.exists():
             pinfile.parent.mkdir()
         previous_hash = None
-    with pinfile.open('w') as f:
-        f.write(final_hash)
 
-    if previous_hash is not None:
+    if previous_hash is not None and previous_hash != new_hash:
         # remove previous pin on local
         command = [
             'ipfs',
@@ -72,10 +99,17 @@ def run(args, **kwargs):
             previous_hash,
         ]
         subprocess.check_call(command)
+        logger.info('Previous hash unpinned on local')
 
         # remove previous pin on server
-        url = "{}/api/v0/pin/rm?arg={}".format(
-            args.api,
-            previous_hash,
-        )
-        urllib.request.urlopen(url)
+        data = urllib.parse.urlencode({
+            'arg': previous_hash,
+        })
+        url = "{}/api/v0/pin/rm?{}".format(args.api, data)
+        logger.debug("server unpin request: {}".format(url))
+        request = urllib.request.Request(url, method='POST')
+        urllib.request.urlopen(request)
+        logger.info('Previous hash unpinned on server')
+
+    with pinfile.open('w') as f:
+        f.write(new_hash)