# Help **URL:** https://discuss.ipfs.tech/c/help/13.md [Latest](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/tags.md) --- ## [How to get useful answers to your questions](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-to-get-useful-answers-to-your-questions/14990)
**Author:** [@danieln](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/danieln)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 1:40pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-to-get-useful-answers-to-your-questions/14990 "2022-08-15T13:40:47Z")
The IPFS community is growing and so do the number of questions in this forum. To better scale our efforts and save time for those answering questions, please consider following these general guidelines for asking for h… --- ## [About the Help category](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/about-the-help-category/483)
**Author:** [@flyingzumwalt](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/flyingzumwalt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/about-the-help-category/483 "2022-01-18T15:54:24Z")
Get help on general IPFS problems — or assist your fellow forum members in need of help! --- ## [Distributed directory with millions of files](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/distributed-directory-with-millions-of-files/20357)
**Author:** [@ki4jgt](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/ki4jgt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 7:59am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/distributed-directory-with-millions-of-files/20357 "2026-09-25T07:59:33Z")
Have a directory with millions of files, and would like to host it via IPFS. Is there a way to host it over multiple machines, as it’s way too large for one machine. --- ## [No location for peers?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/no-location-for-peers/20354)
**Author:** [@lejeczek](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/lejeczek)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 12:06pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/no-location-for-peers/20354 "2026-09-21T12:06:18Z")
Hi guys. Could it be for I upgraded to 0.43.0? Prior to that webui had shown geolocation a ok. I do not see any errors/warnings in logs. Any thoughts are much appreciated. Thanks, L. --- ## [Asset not loading](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/asset-not-loading/20323)
**Author:** [@Inas10](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/Inas10)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/asset-not-loading/20323 "2026-08-19T22:44:40Z")
Hello, For my token I had logo it was uploaded on url: https://ipfs.io/ipfs/bafkreidbl5xtkdqhugkbmpvepyviamnz5dmomgf7kg763bump6toivhvpe That url is not working anymore, my problem is I can’t change it because my token… --- ## [Constant writes to datastore/\*.log](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/constant-writes-to-datastore-log/20316)
**Author:** [@ValdikSS](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/ValdikSS)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/constant-writes-to-datastore-log/20316 "2026-08-16T14:33:35Z")
Hello, I’m running % ipfs --version ipfs version 0.43.0 It constantly writes datastore/\*.log, about 250 KB/second of data. What it writes is: \[pid 2261910\] write(587\, "\\354\\34… --- ## [No error on /ipfs/\ when \ does not exist](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/no-error-on-ipfs-cid-when-cid-does-not-exist/20306)
**Author:** [@gkraemer](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/gkraemer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 7:19am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/no-error-on-ipfs-cid-when-cid-does-not-exist/20306 "2026-08-04T07:19:55Z")
If I do a file operation on a CID that does not exist, e.g. cat /ipfs/QmXoypizjW3WknFiJnKLwHCnL72vedxjQkDDP1mXWo3ewr this will simply hang forever. Is this intended behavior? I just had the case where I was trying o re… --- ## ["use of closed network connection" when \`ipfs add -r\`](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/use-of-closed-network-connection-when-ipfs-add-r/20018)
**Author:** [@Natureshadow](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/Natureshadow)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/use-of-closed-network-connection-when-ipfs-add-r/20018 "2026-07-21T15:09:50Z")
I am trying to recursively add a directory using ipfs add -r. It calculates and displays 8 CIDs, then it stops with: Error: read tcp 127.0.0.1:57868-\>127.0.0.1:5001: use of closed network connection Adding the individu… --- ## [Recovering a directory CID no longer served — files referenced on-chain, gateways return 504 / LoadBlockFailedError](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/recovering-a-directory-cid-no-longer-served-files-referenced-on-chain-gateways-return-504-loadblockfailederror/20271)
**Author:** [@ToddlerNFT](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/ToddlerNFT)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2026, 6:58pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/recovering-a-directory-cid-no-longer-served-files-referenced-on-chain-gateways-return-504-loadblockfailederror/20271 "2026-07-19T18:58:43Z")
Hi everyone, I’m trying to recover (or confirm the loss of) a directory CID that backs a Solana NFT collection. The content was originally stored via web3.storage / Storacha, and the NFTs reference it on-chain through… --- ## [Dweb.link now redirects to inbrowser.link](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/dweb-link-now-redirects-to-inbrowser-link/20158)
**Author:** [@Rashkae](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/Rashkae)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/dweb-link-now-redirects-to-inbrowser-link/20158 "2026-05-21T18:32:57Z")
I noticed while testing that dweb.link now redirects to inbrowser.link. I understand that it was not realistic to expect the free protocol labs public gateways to work indefinitely, but just wanted to mention, I hope al… --- ## [Cannot make P2P connection in IPFS work in real but isolated network(Currently Internet cutoff in Iran) even with custom bootstrap node](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/cannot-make-p2p-connection-in-ipfs-work-in-real-but-isolated-network-currently-internet-cutoff-in-iran-even-with-custom-bootstrap-node/20097)
**Author:** [@amirss](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/amirss)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 5:10pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/cannot-make-p2p-connection-in-ipfs-work-in-real-but-isolated-network-currently-internet-cutoff-in-iran-even-with-custom-bootstrap-node/20097 "2026-05-12T17:10:52Z")
Hi currently in Iran government did cutoff international internet and Iranian can only access iranian IPs. I’m trying to setup IPFS bootstrap node so others can join the a private IPFS network(I call it private because … --- ## [IPFS Directory Listing: Best Practices Without Server-Side Autoindex?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-directory-listing-best-practices-without-server-side-autoindex/20089)
**Author:** [@qo-op](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/qo-op)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-directory-listing-best-practices-without-server-side-autoindex/20089 "2026-05-06T17:30:36Z")
Hi everyone, I’m running into a limitation with IPFS regarding directory listing. Unlike traditional web servers such as Nginx or Apache (with autoindex on), IPFS does not provide a built-in way to list directory conte… --- ## [Selective pinning](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/selective-pinning/20093)
**Author:** [@slim2k](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/slim2k)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 11:07pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/selective-pinning/20093 "2026-04-20T23:07:40Z")
What is the best way to selectively pin using IPFS Cluster? I need to turn off auto-pinning so every cluster node does not try to mirror everything in the entire cluster. I know I can run another cluster, but something… --- ## [What's the best way to handle uploads to IPFS from a web app?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/whats-the-best-way-to-handle-uploads-to-ipfs-from-a-web-app/18029)
**Author:** [@eee](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/eee)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/whats-the-best-way-to-handle-uploads-to-ipfs-from-a-web-app/18029 "2026-04-07T19:50:58Z")
Helia does not actually commit to IPFS so it’s not an option. It (by default) stores in memory: The datastore can be configured with ones from js-stores, however none of them actually store on the IPFS network: GitHub … --- ## [IPNS - beyond the basics - no IPNS pinning service? Any docs on this?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipns-beyond-the-basics-no-ipns-pinning-service-any-docs-on-this/13424)
**Author:** [@pmorch](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/pmorch)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipns-beyond-the-basics-no-ipns-pinning-service-any-docs-on-this/13424 "2026-04-07T19:48:07Z")
The “Hello IPFS” exercise with IPNS from the docs works great. Is there more IPNS documentation someplace? While something like pinata can pin IPFS hashes, there apparently is no service that can “pin” IPNS records. Af… --- ## [Kubo CLI: Uniformistic CID generation for a directory on Windows and Linux](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/kubo-cli-uniformistic-cid-generation-for-a-directory-on-windows-and-linux/20055)
**Author:** [@twdragon](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/twdragon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/kubo-cli-uniformistic-cid-generation-for-a-directory-on-windows-and-linux/20055 "2026-04-01T19:31:00Z")
I use the same (latest) version of Kubo on Linux and Windows to share a directory containing a bunch of files. I noticed that even if the same chunking and hashing algorithms are used, the Kubo backend produces different… --- ## [How to access the WebUI?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-to-access-the-webui/20046)
**Author:** [@xiyuan-Sir](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/xiyuan-Sir)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-to-access-the-webui/20046 "2026-04-01T14:55:29Z")
I installed IPFS using the kubo 0.39.0 version, but after starting ipfs, I cannot access the webui, and it prompts 504 Gateway Timeout. How can I solve this problem? Thank you！ --- ## [GUIBo - a GUI frontend for Kubo](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/guibo-a-gui-frontend-for-kubo/20070)
**Author:** [@pyc](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/pyc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/guibo-a-gui-frontend-for-kubo/20070 "2026-04-01T14:54:13Z")
Check this out: https://guibo.vizio.biz Multiplatform C++ Qt Kubo frontend GUI application (Linux, MacOS and Windows). --- ## [Private Swarm with WSS Bootstrap: Child Nodes Cannot Discover or Connect to Each Other](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/private-swarm-with-wss-bootstrap-child-nodes-cannot-discover-or-connect-to-each-other/20069)
**Author:** [@Dharmesh](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/Dharmesh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2026, 4:54am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/private-swarm-with-wss-bootstrap-child-nodes-cannot-discover-or-connect-to-each-other/20069 "2026-03-29T04:54:43Z")
I am running a private IPFS network using a shared swarm.key. My bootstrap node is exposed over WSS on port 443 through a reverse proxy, and it announces its WSS address correctly. Child nodes are able to connect to the … --- ## [ERROR providers records/providers\_manager.go:214](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/error-providers-records-providers-manager-go-214/20062)
**Author:** [@lejeczek](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/lejeczek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/error-providers-records-providers-manager-go-214/20062 "2026-03-09T13:51:58Z")
Hi guys. I think my Kubo’s data got corrupted, container’s log: ERROR providers records/providers\_manager.go:214 failed to remove provider record from disk: committing batch to datastore at /: leveldb/table: corruptio… --- ## [IPFS and Kubo have been blocked by China GFW](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-and-kubo-have-been-blocked-by-china-gfw/19969)
**Author:** [@pussygithubpussy](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/pussygithubpussy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-and-kubo-have-been-blocked-by-china-gfw/19969 "2026-02-24T18:27:04Z")
Please investigate the GFW source code leak and improve IPFS/Kubo to circumvent the blockade. Geedge & MESA Leak: Analyzing the Great Firewall’s Largest Document Leak The Great Firewall of China (GFW) experienced the l… --- ## [Filebase gateway is malfunctioning how can I contact them?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/filebase-gateway-is-malfunctioning-how-can-i-contact-them/20027)
**Author:** [@Verity-Freedom](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/Verity-Freedom)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/filebase-gateway-is-malfunctioning-how-can-i-contact-them/20027 "2026-02-18T21:37:07Z")
Recently main IPFS public gateway, ipfs.io, was COMPLETELY blocked in Russia. So I needed to switch my gateways asap and its not that hard to do. The hard thing here is that many other gateways are malfunctioning. I pa… --- ## [Wouldn't it make sense to be able to add arbitrary metadata to unixfs directories?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/wouldnt-it-make-sense-to-be-able-to-add-arbitrary-metadata-to-unixfs-directories/20013)
**Author:** [@estebanabaroa](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/estebanabaroa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 12:17am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/wouldnt-it-make-sense-to-be-able-to-add-arbitrary-metadata-to-unixfs-directories/20013 "2026-02-02T00:17:28Z")
For example let’s say you wanted to fetch a blog’s data organized like this: { title: 'my blog', description: 'this is my blog', links: { 'post 1': \, 'post 2': \, etc... } } instead of: { … --- ## [Conflicts when joining multiple clusters](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/conflicts-when-joining-multiple-clusters/11248)
**Author:** [@anakornk](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/anakornk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 7:26am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/conflicts-when-joining-multiple-clusters/11248 "2026-01-29T07:26:05Z")
Can a single ipfs node/daemon be controlled by multiple cluster peers? It is mentioned on https://collab.ipfscluster.io/ that we can “Follow as many collaborative clusters as you want, the different follower peers will r… --- ## [Error loading plugins: invalid character '"'](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/error-loading-plugins-invalid-character/19992)
**Author:** [@lejeczek](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/lejeczek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 7:40am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/error-loading-plugins-invalid-character/19992 "2026-01-22T07:40:59Z")
Hi guys. A novice here thus safe to assume I’m missing something obvious - I’m trying to add authentication to a container which has been running successfully, I follow: Secure Kubo RPC with TLS and HTTP Auth | IPFS Doc… --- ## [IPNS resolves to the old CID for some time after publishI](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipns-resolves-to-the-old-cid-for-some-time-after-publishi/19994)
**Author:** [@Caian](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/Caian)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipns-resolves-to-the-old-cid-for-some-time-after-publishi/19994 "2026-01-21T16:41:41Z")
Hi, I’m trying to bring new life to the git-remote-ipldproject by supporting IPNS. This project still uses go-ipfs-apiand has some issues with kubo-rpc. Nonetheless it’s working flawlessly… except for IPNS… I’m using ip… --- ## [How to become Java package maintainer](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-to-become-java-package-maintainer/19974)
**Author:** [@cstamas](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/cstamas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-to-become-java-package-maintainer/19974 "2026-01-17T14:23:45Z")
Howdy, related to this issue Replace forked copy/pasted classes with dependency to ipld/java-ipld-cbor · Issue #234 · ipfs-shipyard/java-ipfs-http-client · GitHub It’s nice and dandy to create PRs, but it seems that th… --- ## [Need some consulting for kubo](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/need-some-consulting-for-kubo/19961)
**Author:** [@cschaub](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/cschaub)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/need-some-consulting-for-kubo/19961 "2026-01-15T13:27:00Z")
We have a working Kubo install that we need reviewed. We are wondering if ipfs.tech could recommend a paid consultant for maybe 2-4 hours of consulting, to review our setup and make recommendations, help with a few confi… --- ## [Ipfs get \ feedback](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-get-cid-feedback/19955)
**Author:** [@rapa555](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/rapa555)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 10:53pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-get-cid-feedback/19955 "2026-01-10T22:53:39Z")
IPFS seemed like a worthy enterprise, so I got involved. A while ago, I ipfs routing provided a small directory and tried to retrieve it from another node, it was taking forever, and so, being an obsessive type, I went d… --- ## [What's the standard way to reprovider interval for delegated http routers](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/whats-the-standard-way-to-reprovider-interval-for-delegated-http-routers/19954)
**Author:** [@Rinse](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/Rinse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 11:15am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/whats-the-standard-way-to-reprovider-interval-for-delegated-http-routers/19954 "2026-01-10T11:15:40Z")
I understand \`Provide.DHT.Interval\` is for DHT, but I don’t see any interval config in kubo’s 0.39 config.md [Next page](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/c/help/13.md?page=1)