# Help

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## [Failed to bootstrap (no peers found) 0 peers found](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/failed-to-bootstrap-no-peers-found-0-peers-found/19530)

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**Author:** [@AlinConstantinC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/AlinConstantinC)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2025, 10:06am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/failed-to-bootstrap-no-peers-found-0-peers-found/19530 "2025-07-29T10:06:25Z")

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Hello, my name is Alin and for a week now i try ipfs to run but no success. My machine is a parrot os latest edition. when I run ipfs daemon i get this error: 2025-07-28T02:16:03.893+0300 ERROR cmd/ipfs kubo/daemon.go:6…

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## [How can I disable DHT in kubo?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-can-i-disable-dht-in-kubo/19249)

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**Author:** [@cehbrecht](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/cehbrecht)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 12:23pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-can-i-disable-dht-in-kubo/19249 "2025-07-18T12:23:10Z")

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Hello, how can i disable the distributed hash table (DHT) in my kubo ipfs node? I tried with the following config change: ipfs config --json Routing.Type none … but unfortunately it didn’t have any effect on the netw…

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## [Creating an IPFS URI with Python](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/creating-an-ipfs-uri-with-python/19489)

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**Author:** [@genghis](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/genghis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 5:41am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/creating-an-ipfs-uri-with-python/19489 "2025-07-17T05:41:05Z")

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Is there a Python module or script to create an IPFS URI from given content (i.e. files or directories)?

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## [Several IPFS nodes with the same keys?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/several-ipfs-nodes-with-the-same-keys/13485)

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**Author:** [@PDVJAM](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/PDVJAM)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2025, 6:51am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/several-ipfs-nodes-with-the-same-keys/13485 "2025-07-11T06:51:18Z")

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Is this possible to have several IPFS nodes with the same keys across them? What we want is to store our files on several nodes, but we would like to access them via IPNS names, and as I understand we need the same key …

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## [Fixed "DefaultLinksPerBlock" value and the ipfs add command](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/fixed-defaultlinksperblock-value-and-the-ipfs-add-command/17635)

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**Author:** [@SethDocherty](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/SethDocherty)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/fixed-defaultlinksperblock-value-and-the-ipfs-add-command/17635 "2025-07-01T17:45:14Z")

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Hey all! I have a question about the add command, and specifically if there is any way to specify the number of links per node? As far as I’m aware, there’s no command option to pass to enable this behavior. Why am I ask…

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## [Updating from Kubo 0.29 to 0.35](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/updating-from-kubo-0-29-to-0-35/19418)

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**Author:** [@Shoompa](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/Shoompa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 6:57pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/updating-from-kubo-0-29-to-0-35/19418 "2025-06-16T18:57:56Z")

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I have gotten a bit behind on maintenance of my IPFS cluster, so looking to start upgrading things starting with Kubo. I have looked at the changelog for each release and I don’t see anything saying that an upgrade from …

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## [Adding a directory with a lot of files](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/adding-a-directory-with-a-lot-of-files/11730)

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**Author:** [@ligi](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/ligi)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 1:18pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/adding-a-directory-with-a-lot-of-files/11730 "2025-06-05T13:18:08Z")

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I added some content - a directory via ipfs add -r \<path\> and it worked: ... added Qmcwa4FAW74p3M5AsRLC41ifo5ytEouam7EL1Ad3MasNog output 8.26 MiB / 8.26 MiB \[============================================================…

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## [Releases not available at dist.ipfs.tech](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/releases-not-available-at-dist-ipfs-tech/19369)

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**Author:** [@etam](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/etam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 1:39pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/releases-not-available-at-dist-ipfs-tech/19369 "2025-05-26T13:39:08Z")

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There were ipfs-cluster releases 1.1.3 and 1.1.4, but the latest release at IPFS Distributions is still 1.1.2.

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## [Question about kubo's bitswap sendDontHave implementation on broadcast message](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/question-about-kubos-bitswap-senddonthave-implementation-on-broadcast-message/19357)

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**Author:** [@LeeTeng2001](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/LeeTeng2001)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 7:43am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/question-about-kubos-bitswap-senddonthave-implementation-on-broadcast-message/19357 "2025-05-26T07:43:31Z")

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Kubo bitswap will set sendDontHave flag differently depending on message sending to peerEntries or broadcastEntries, as far as I understood, both should be set to true or is there any reasoning behind this implementation…

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## [IPFS Daemon slows regular browsing to a crawl](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-daemon-slows-regular-browsing-to-a-crawl/13064)

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**Author:** [@Erotemic](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/Erotemic)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-daemon-slows-regular-browsing-to-a-crawl/13064 "2025-05-21T16:30:15Z")

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I’m new to IPFS and I’d like to run a node on my home machine. However, whenever I have the daemon running it slows down my browser so much that I can’t justify running IPFS in the background. I don’t understand exactly…

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## [Arm64 image missing in dockerhub for latest release](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/arm64-image-missing-in-dockerhub-for-latest-release/19274)

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**Author:** [@jzakotnik](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/jzakotnik)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 8:38am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/arm64-image-missing-in-dockerhub-for-latest-release/19274 "2025-05-19T08:38:14Z")

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Hi everyone, is there a reason that the latest tag for the docker image does not have an arm64 image? I can build it however it would be easier to pull it from dockerhub. I use ipfs-cluster on Raspberry pi.. Thanks!

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## [IPNS using inbrowser.link?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipns-using-inbrowser-link/19225)

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**Author:** [@Davem734](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/Davem734)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2025, 11:59am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipns-using-inbrowser-link/19225 "2025-05-13T11:59:52Z")

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Hopefully this is the correct place to ask this. If not, please point me to a better location. Should inbrowser.link work with IPNS? This works: https://k51qzi5uqu5dhq2s1u99oj2fa0j30ly88ysva5o6c8mznr77pmf7e4mfxpqy8w.…

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## [Scripting: How to tell when \`ipfs daemon\` is ready?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/scripting-how-to-tell-when-ipfs-daemon-is-ready/19312)

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**Author:** [@meermanr](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/meermanr)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/scripting-how-to-tell-when-ipfs-daemon-is-ready/19312 "2025-05-12T14:49:00Z")

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I’m using a private IPFS swarm to push out OS updates to some lab equipment. IPFS is not usually running, so my update script has to launch ipfs daemon and then ipfs pin add ... the data I want to get. Since ipfs daemon …

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## [Understanding reprovider behavior with go-ds-crdt](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/understanding-reprovider-behavior-with-go-ds-crdt/19279)

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**Author:** [@pcs](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/pcs)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2025, 9:02am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/understanding-reprovider-behavior-with-go-ds-crdt/19279 "2025-05-08T09:02:28Z")

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Hi, This question is about IPFS, but specifically in the context of go-ds-crdt. I’m testing go-ds-crdt with a relatively large number of key-value pairs (about 100k), running it with a badger datastore and ipfs-lite, v…

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## ["No peers - broadcasting" log lines](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/no-peers-broadcasting-log-lines/19294)

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**Author:** [@pcs](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/pcs)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 12:27pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/no-peers-broadcasting-log-lines/19294 "2025-05-07T12:27:05Z")

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Hi, While testing IPFS with go-ds-crdt and 2 peers (similarly to the globaldb example in the go-ds-crdt repository), and doing many key additions, I get lots of INFO log lines like this: 2025-05-07T12:22:25.238Z …

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## [Ipfs.infura.io net::ERR\_CONNECTION\_TIMED\_OUT](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-infura-io-net-err-connection-timed-out/11259)

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**Author:** [@maxareo](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/maxareo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2021, 11:36am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-infura-io-net-err-connection-timed-out/11259 "2021-05-14T11:36:28Z")

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Hi there, I am a new IPFS user and as I was trying to upload photos to IFPS via infura (first pic), I got this error message (second pic). I am wondering why this is happening. Many thanks. const {create} = require('ipf…

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## [I tried kubo in android(termux)](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/i-tried-kubo-in-android-termux/19284)

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**Author:** [@tyxlb](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/tyxlb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 8:50am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/i-tried-kubo-in-android-termux/19284 "2025-05-01T08:50:02Z")

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i installed kubo in android using termux. my report: 1.can’t find peers in local network( netlinkrib: permission denied) but i can connect to my peer by hands（knowing local network address) 2.local gateway(localhos…

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## [Helia not using bitswap even though dialed to nodes](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/helia-not-using-bitswap-even-though-dialed-to-nodes/19234)

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**Author:** [@philvms](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/philvms)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/helia-not-using-bitswap-even-though-dialed-to-nodes/19234 "2025-04-28T18:37:52Z")

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Been trying to get helia to connect directly to our nodes via websockets and request data but it doesn’t seem to work. My idea here was to reject all connections except for our nodes and then only support bitswap to ensu…

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## [Version Mismatch: ipfshttpclient Compatibility with IPFS v0.34.x](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/version-mismatch-ipfshttpclient-compatibility-with-ipfs-v0-34-x/19267)

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**Author:** [@mahdi](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/mahdi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2025, 9:43am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/version-mismatch-ipfshttpclient-compatibility-with-ipfs-v0-34-x/19267 "2025-04-25T09:43:00Z")

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Hello, I am encountering an issue with compatibility between the ipfshttpclient Python library and go-ipfs v0.34.x (specifically v0.34.1). Problem: I am currently using IPFS v0.34.1 and attempting to interact with the …

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## [State of anonymous hosting on IPFS](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/state-of-anonymous-hosting-on-ipfs/19259)

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**Author:** [@waltzz92](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/waltzz92)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 1:09pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/state-of-anonymous-hosting-on-ipfs/19259 "2025-04-23T13:09:52Z")

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Hello, I’m interested in hosting content through IPFS Desktop. I do not want to use a private server/cluster; I want it publicly available to everyone. However, I heard that IPFS broadcasts your IP address, making doxing…

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## [Limits on adding large amounts of data to IPFS, is running multiple daemons a possible solution?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/limits-on-adding-large-amounts-of-data-to-ipfs-is-running-multiple-daemons-a-possible-solution/19237)

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**Author:** [@qwerty](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/qwerty)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 7:43pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/limits-on-adding-large-amounts-of-data-to-ipfs-is-running-multiple-daemons-a-possible-solution/19237 "2025-04-17T19:43:06Z")

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Hi there, I’ve been having issues with adding large amounts of data to the kubo data store. So far kubo has been a beast in processing almost millions of CIDs a day, but in terms of short-term usage, I’ve noticed sometim…

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## [How to make sure pinned CIDs are broadcast to the DHT?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-to-make-sure-pinned-cids-are-broadcast-to-the-dht/19236)

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**Author:** [@qwerty](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/qwerty)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-to-make-sure-pinned-cids-are-broadcast-to-the-dht/19236 "2025-04-17T19:37:43Z")

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I have a large dag-cbor tree of data and a smaller dag-json one. To keep the data on the kubo servers, I just do an ipfs pin add on the root node CID. However, I’m not sure if this means all those CIDs are being publishe…

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## [Understanding IPFS](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/understanding-ipfs/3063)

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**Author:** [@dc0d](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/dc0d)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2018, 12:09am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/understanding-ipfs/3063 "2018-06-02T00:09:06Z")

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I have uploaded an image to ipfs and downloaded it. And I feel very stupid. Because I can not do anything useful. Questions that I have: How a chat application works? Does it create a new file for each message? How it…

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## [Only first import to my local node is found by gateways](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/only-first-import-to-my-local-node-is-found-by-gateways/19203)

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**Author:** [@Georg](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/Georg)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/only-first-import-to-my-local-node-is-found-by-gateways/19203 "2025-03-29T18:24:12Z")

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Imports to local IPFS Desktop work. My Firefox uses IPFS Companion and can find them all. But only the first import ( 1 week ago ) is also found by ipfs.dweb.link . The others get 504 Gateway timeout. IPFS Desktop is onl…

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## [Share link does not work in IPFS Desktop](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/share-link-does-not-work-in-ipfs-desktop/17023)

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**Author:** [@vegfvegf](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/vegfvegf)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 5:33pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/share-link-does-not-work-in-ipfs-desktop/17023 "2025-03-22T17:33:41Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to get familiar with IPFS and found the tutorial to Host a single-page website on IPFS. I’m working on Ubuntu 20.04 and the installation of IPFS Desktop was easy from the Ubuntu Software store. I can se…

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## [Running IPFS Desktop and CLI simultaneously](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/running-ipfs-desktop-and-cli-simultaneously/11558)

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**Author:** [@nem25](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/nem25)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/running-ipfs-desktop-and-cli-simultaneously/11558 "2025-03-22T17:29:51Z")

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This is a rather beginner question. Apologies for nothing more challening :slight\_smile: I am running IPFS Desktop on my computer. I downloaded it via the Ubuntu Software Center. I believe it’s a snap install. I am usin…

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## [Private Networks](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/private-networks/19180)

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**Author:** [@msalimbene](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/msalimbene)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 7:18pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/private-networks/19180 "2025-03-20T19:18:19Z")

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I’m looking for information on how an ipfs private network is setup. In the docs, there’s only this paragraph: Privacy and encryption best practices | IPFS Docs but does not provide details. I’ve read in some posts and …

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## [About Hash deletion and data replication](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/about-hash-deletion-and-data-replication/19173)

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**Author:** [@msalimbene](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/msalimbene)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 6:14pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/about-hash-deletion-and-data-replication/19173 "2025-03-20T18:14:08Z")

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There are two scenarios that I’m struggling to understand. #1 Data Replication Say I upload a file on my local node (ipfs add ..) and then, I execute ipfs bootstrap add … and ipfs swarm connect ... to connect my node t…

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## [Problem retrieving CID](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/problem-retrieving-cid/19143)

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**Author:** [@msalimbene](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/msalimbene)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/problem-retrieving-cid/19143 "2025-03-18T18:39:16Z")

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I’m testing CID replication and cannot figure out what’s wrong on the following scenario. I fire up a node on my local environment and connected it to a boostrap node I have running on the cloud. ipfs bootstrap add /ip…

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## [Adding web3.storage to IPFS Desktop](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/adding-web3-storage-to-ipfs-desktop/17616)

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**Author:** [@mobly](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/mobly)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 11:22am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/adding-web3-storage-to-ipfs-desktop/17616 "2025-03-14T11:22:14Z")

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Hi. I’m sort of new to IPFS. I am running IPFS Desktop and also have signed up with a pinning service – web3.storage. Now I want to add web3.storage as a pinning service to IPFS Desktop. I get stuck at finding the secret…

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