# Cannot find file through ipfs gateway

**URL:** <https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/cannot-find-file-through-ipfs-gateway/9413>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [November 11, 2020, 12:44am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/cannot-find-file-through-ipfs-gateway/9413 "2020-11-11T00:44:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![slackboy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/slackboy/32/4207_2.png) [@slackboy](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/slackboy)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 12:44am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/cannot-find-file-through-ipfs-gateway/9413/1 "2020-11-11T00:44:11Z")

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when I run a ipfs desktop, I commit my file use this tool,And I can visit this file through hash in my local network,But I cannot visit my file through [ipfs.io](http://ipfs.io/) gateway or other gateway  
what’s the wrong？  
how long and how would this dht be updated

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**Author:** ![Jorropo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/jorropo/32/3230_2.png) [@Jorropo](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/Jorropo)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 1:02am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/cannot-find-file-through-ipfs-gateway/9413/2 "2020-11-11T01:02:14Z")

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What do you mean by `I commit my file` (what is your command) ?  
And this could be explained in a lot of ways :

- [ipfs.io](http://ipfs.io) overloaded
- your computer is running behind a walled nat.  
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**Author:** ![slackboy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/slackboy/32/4207_2.png) [@slackboy](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/slackboy)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 1:23am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/cannot-find-file-through-ipfs-gateway/9413/3 "2020-11-11T01:23:22Z")

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nat network cannot be found in ipfs?

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**Author:** ![slackboy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/slackboy/32/4207_2.png) [@slackboy](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/slackboy)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 1:24am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/cannot-find-file-through-ipfs-gateway/9413/4 "2020-11-11T01:24:46Z")

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I just use ipfs Desktop to upload my file,and then pin my file

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**Author:** ![Jorropo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/jorropo/32/3230_2.png) [@Jorropo](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/Jorropo)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/cannot-find-file-through-ipfs-gateway/9413/5 "2020-11-11T01:29:15Z")

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> [@slackboy](#):
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> nat network cannot be found in ipfs?

It depends, if your router support upnp it’s fine, if not you should try to enable autorelay (will ask other node to relay your connections).

(without upnp or manual port openning it’s impossible for external nodes to contact your node)

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**Author:** ![slackboy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/slackboy/32/4207_2.png) [@slackboy](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/slackboy)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 2:19am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/cannot-find-file-through-ipfs-gateway/9413/6 "2020-11-11T02:19:55Z")

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I can find this website by [textile.io](http://textile.io) as below:  
bafzbeiatk7aqkzsti26evv7addzbudbsvpmmjo4gwfz6nhxkyjriy7hkue  
But I cannot get through [ipfs.io](http://ipfs.io) as ipfs gateway

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**Author:** ![Jorropo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/jorropo/32/3230_2.png) [@Jorropo](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/Jorropo)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 12:33pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/cannot-find-file-through-ipfs-gateway/9413/7 "2020-11-11T12:33:32Z")

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If you want to do a manual port forward (forward the port on your router).  
You can follow this [How to add external IP to IPFS swarm announcing list](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-to-add-external-ip-to-ipfs-swarm-announcing-list/4647/2) :).