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 network traffic.
Do you have some advice?
After setting the Routing.Type to none, what output do you get from ipfs id?
Also, what do you get when running ipfs stats dht and ipfs swarm peers?
There’s a good chance that the network traffic isn’t necessarily from DHT traffic.
Hi Daniel,
thanks for your response 
We applied the following config change to the default config:
ipfs config --json Routing.Type null
Here is now the response to ipfs id:
{
"ID": "Our ID !!!",
"PublicKey": "Our public key !!!",
"Addresses": [
"/ip4/10.89.0.3/tcp/4001/p2p/12D3KooWKnNCnWFMYwTow5WH5vYmSVJJaCZQ2aCdQu8Ss1o2yoW3",
"/ip4/10.89.0.3/udp/4001/quic-v1/p2p/12D3KooWKnNCnWFMYwTow5WH5vYmSVJJaCZQ2aCdQu8Ss1o2yoW3",
"/ip4/10.89.0.3/udp/4001/quic-v1/webtransport/certhash/uEiAhhTqbE1jSobD8IaIe49ROZbsDl5qQFslub1Dif5FUBA/certhash/uEiASlef5ibsdvfQ6sFKf3JsNGCUYM8980ijeTb7Ws8XFJA/p2p/12D3KooWKnNCnWFMYwTow5WH5vYmSVJJaCZQ2aCdQu8Ss1o2yoW3",
"/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/4001/p2p/12D3KooWKnNCnWFMYwTow5WH5vYmSVJJaCZQ2aCdQu8Ss1o2yoW3",
"/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/quic-v1/p2p/12D3KooWKnNCnWFMYwTow5WH5vYmSVJJaCZQ2aCdQu8Ss1o2yoW3",
"/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/quic-v1/webtransport/certhash/uEiAhhTqbE1jSobD8IaIe49ROZbsDl5qQFslub1Dif5FUBA/certhash/uEiASlef5ibsdvfQ6sFKf3JsNGCUYM8980ijeTb7Ws8XFJA/p2p/12D3KooWKnNCnWFMYwTow5WH5vYmSVJJaCZQ2aCdQu8Ss1o2yoW3",
"/ip4/136.172.60.121/tcp/4001/p2p/12D3KooWKnNCnWFMYwTow5WH5vYmSVJJaCZQ2aCdQu8Ss1o2yoW3",
"/ip4/136.172.60.121/udp/4001/quic-v1/p2p/12D3KooWKnNCnWFMYwTow5WH5vYmSVJJaCZQ2aCdQu8Ss1o2yoW3",
"/ip4/136.172.60.121/udp/4001/quic-v1/webtransport/certhash/uEiAhhTqbE1jSobD8IaIe49ROZbsDl5qQFslub1Dif5FUBA/certhash/uEiASlef5ibsdvfQ6sFKf3JsNGCUYM8980ijeTb7Ws8XFJA/p2p/12D3KooWKnNCnWFMYwTow5WH5vYmSVJJaCZQ2aCdQu8Ss1o2yoW3",
"/ip4/136.172.60.121/udp/48049/quic-v1/p2p/12D3KooWKnNCnWFMYwTow5WH5vYmSVJJaCZQ2aCdQu8Ss1o2yoW3",
"/ip4/136.172.60.121/udp/48049/quic-v1/webtransport/certhash/uEiAhhTqbE1jSobD8IaIe49ROZbsDl5qQFslub1Dif5FUBA/certhash/uEiASlef5ibsdvfQ6sFKf3JsNGCUYM8980ijeTb7Ws8XFJA/p2p/12D3KooWKnNCnWFMYwTow5WH5vYmSVJJaCZQ2aCdQu8Ss1o2yoW3",
"/ip6/::1/tcp/4001/p2p/12D3KooWKnNCnWFMYwTow5WH5vYmSVJJaCZQ2aCdQu8Ss1o2yoW3",
"/ip6/::1/udp/4001/quic-v1/p2p/12D3KooWKnNCnWFMYwTow5WH5vYmSVJJaCZQ2aCdQu8Ss1o2yoW3",
"/ip6/::1/udp/4001/quic-v1/webtransport/certhash/uEiAhhTqbE1jSobD8IaIe49ROZbsDl5qQFslub1Dif5FUBA/certhash/uEiASlef5ibsdvfQ6sFKf3JsNGCUYM8980ijeTb7Ws8XFJA/p2p/12D3KooWKnNCnWFMYwTow5WH5vYmSVJJaCZQ2aCdQu8Ss1o2yoW3"
],
"AgentVersion": "kubo/0.29.0/3f0947b/docker",
"Protocols": [
"/ipfs/bitswap",
"/ipfs/bitswap/1.0.0",
"/ipfs/bitswap/1.1.0",
"/ipfs/bitswap/1.2.0",
"/ipfs/id/1.0.0",
"/ipfs/id/push/1.0.0",
"/ipfs/kad/1.0.0",
"/ipfs/lan/kad/1.0.0",
"/ipfs/ping/1.0.0",
"/libp2p/autonat/1.0.0",
"/libp2p/circuit/relay/0.2.0/hop",
"/libp2p/circuit/relay/0.2.0/stop",
"/libp2p/dcutr",
"/x/"
]
}
Here is the first part of the output of ipfs stats dht:
DHT wan (196 peers):
Bucket 0 (20 peers) - refreshed 2m25s ago:
Peer last useful last queried Agent Version
@ 12D3KooWSoKBzdA3Kz6pByws9AtWrZpPU8pzS4UxY4VWNPvm5rnx 5s ago 5s ago kubo/0.22.0/3f884d3/gala.games
@ QmdgqumYL1BK1x7LFq8o3AVAbtD9wQkF3H5k5rirUXxwfF 7s ago 7s ago p2pd/0.1
@ 12D3KooWGcxSPPp5wuKy8VrREi3tjHdBhptSyZdU2nQkqi5REo4p 9s ago 9s ago kubo/0.22.0/3f884d3/gala.games
@ 12D3KooWSnEt1GcVNSUVFS89Vgp84bvTUsH3vq5ZYbYLswJfpJxa 19s ago 19s ago kubo/0.22.0/3f884d3/gala.games
@ 12D3KooWBbqvi6axwMLYRZpRbvcGMU2zwfVNVwQ7k86Q9xeHjeoF 20s ago 20s ago kubo/0.33.2/
@ 12D3KooWFaRGd2GrByryBEKRxRdramUBGWAZMCTNkNhvQ7nRsfgF 21s ago 21s ago go-ipfs/0.11.0/
12D3KooWC4Skt2CmM6w9zouhybkUTGCZm68hSv4Bg2PZPKMf92jZ 25s ago 25s ago kubo/0.22.0/3f884d3/gala.games
@ 12D3KooWMToZwX9ALhhofZGBYgUJCTjo6Xq1nMRAqH2PMtLVALom 30s ago 30s ago kubo/0.22.0/3f884d3/gala.games
@ 12D3KooWHjaXV5T5cH9jgxhxs3XmVbicjMTjifntoWmZJv2BPYbX 30s ago 30s ago kubo/0.22.0/3f884d3/gala.games
@ QmWhiaLrx3HRZfgXc2i7KW5nMUNK7P9tRc71yFJdGEZKkC 32s ago 32s ago p2pd/0.1
@ QmXVP2e6BUHF12YMswcaZ8VNNAFtJfhAg4D2WSnnR7z3Q7 33s ago 33s ago p2pd/0.1
12D3KooWLvKgJubtNfEddJD67FsKVokTpDFCiR5YmmbcmLPLjz5K 34s ago 34s ago kubo/0.32.1/9017453/docker
12D3KooWLF5qNZVZ1NEqurmWaVPbWvanq2Eg5wutg8yukovvop2X 37s ago 37s ago kubo/0.33.2/
@ 12D3KooWQ6J5wo7rJKXdBWqirHSqdZBXJ5WsCjDZWu7J4uSiA9UY 38s ago 38s ago kubo/0.34.1/desktop
@ 12D3KooWBbkCD5MpJhMc1mfPAVGEyVkQnyxPKGS7AHwDqQM2JUsk 38s ago 38s ago kubo/0.33.2/
@ 12D3KooWGbqAGGQWH1WyQpzz8iNiR1CzoxM4bNvhzbnSCNftEkz6 47s ago 47s ago kubo/0.15.0/3ae52a4
@ 12D3KooWC2nrP7DrgZV2tx3ewiBp8c6sWhVaQ8CDBL4kUuYVsys2 50s ago 50s ago kubo/0.31.0/
12D3KooWEcZSmL2GPVjTWGPyPfp18Kvfamh82P929XHuzpuGcpc8 50s ago 50s ago kubo/0.30.0/
@ 12D3KooWF92UXuEpPaAzyqDLXyMg7bAzwQf7dhyfYfqxktfUDGVM 1m0s ago 1m0s ago kubo/0.15.0/3ae52a4
@ 12D3KooWJCJTpmEmr5h8DDSqDDRPcfFYhezKFhKK85kK1bY1xUn9 1m3s ago 1m3s ago github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p
Bucket 1 (20 peers) - refreshed 10s ago:
Peer last useful last queried Agent Version
@ 12D3KooWRTVpjDjKn6g6s4Jpbw4HtFP3icwXJiy1ZSmkFTv3KzZA 13s ago 12s ago kubo/0.16.0/
@ 12D3KooWLB5VaiNuq8n8Ts7BEjAjW8oz4ZNcmRwox7TBq4P37ZNh 14s ago 14s ago kubo/0.18.1/675f8bd/docker
@ 12D3KooWCVP6dgwqoRsG3NXYSX1VkcJam3E4bwUFBgu14yHUQvf7 14s ago 14s ago kubo/0.22.0/3f884d3/gala.games
@ 12D3KooWJ5dw92kixmBRg8FXNTUdXcMQQk6GSyHHsq5hFHFMcfu3 15s ago 15s ago kubo/0.22.0/3f884d3/gala.games
@ 12D3KooWMdA6pkZ344UeT6pHUDy4yF58DZpi4dqcptD4Ztignini 15s ago 15s ago kubo/0.29.0/
@ QmRRd42Yax4p2uahyu9tmrZUqXWaLmfeVFCnvKEhgoGPE1 15s ago 15s ago go-ipfs/0.8.0/
@ 12D3KooWHEmQpeq3CsQwvMtJBkvk5LXNJYD1cbJSiZT7APwTt4PL 15s ago 15s ago kubo/0.28.0/
@ 12D3KooWQys3HPveyj12cZS7bEZqsSe77nNWS7Uj3rszrMDCW5pK 15s ago 15s ago kubo/0.22.0/3f884d3/gala.games
@ 12D3KooWHdS63KCJZzPx2RUtsDqBmfLyZvcK4mGasgjUhPDsfBqc 15s ago 15s ago kubo/0.23.0/
@ 12D3KooWBbNtEFJT3hfrnMp9g2TDtSHC6VSgDMDAjCYbQtVsUVcb 15s ago 15s ago kubo/0.22.0/3f884d3/gala.games
@ 12D3KooWN4TUVdceX2T1UUCgGssfq3RNW23GKzctqKzE9apeuEM1 15s ago 15s ago kubo/0.22.0-dev/895963b95-dirty/docker
@ 12D3KooWGLUb3iXf6CVpCcRPQJcpXjeUCrpXqaGv9U3ath4MwgPx 15s ago 15s ago kubo/0.22.0/3f884d3/gala.games
@ 12D3KooWL92FgtU5oZ36eXC9nT3AAxTKyEsY49k2BSmLMMvuqJir 15s ago 15s ago kubo/0.22.0/3f884d3/gala.games
@ 12D3KooWR7VcC5NoJAH7TMrMzJNPYXDn3uVBfoCZ3j9kQHUH3sCu 15s ago 15s ago kubo/0.26.0/
@ 12D3KooWKgrGZnGHrN4m9dspVjfnx3Cwrib9rftiJ3KCL12D52kg 15s ago 15s ago kubo/0.22.0/3f884d3/gala.games
@ 12D3KooWJejUZveE9q1HjWpJnuZw9B2NLHBienXSmfA3reVbuDm5 15s ago 15s ago kubo/0.18.1/675f8bd/docker
@ 12D3KooWNyZ4x4JLRhB7BJ6oj3s5qsC5opG8pxsi7BDyFPxxZgX3 16s ago 15s ago kubo/0.33.2/
@ 12D3KooWLJfLLMqghC6TWXNRrTrcwUAtx8sm8dFeonCuHvN3aYk7 16s ago 16s ago kubo/0.30.0/
@ 12D3KooWKcW8JLQRbVr5QSrbHHaMkG52VGqvSAeVNsASpZo7HcYz 16s ago 16s ago kubo/0.22.0/3f884d3/gala.games
@ 12D3KooWMkGzWcWrs3pVsaNr7A8zg7ZTcw4hJXEy8ZBTLUaUzgzZ 16s ago 16s ago kubo/0.34.1/4649554
And here we have the beginning of the output (around 200 peers in total) of ipfs swarm peers:
/ip4/103.168.2.20/tcp/62883/p2p/QmfLV6P7482yyq1nyZ2JyUjGyp5W3T4vKS4eaMN317FJGi
/ip4/104.238.187.126/udp/4001/quic-v1/p2p/12D3KooWF6asfk6suLodGAHqA3KnUKdDEWE7ommSaNdV7tTyvbpe
/ip4/107.173.147.120/udp/41846/quic-v1/p2p/12D3KooWHuy4CTR8nuTHNMXPq74vyM2RE7oUDNNsPjqZoD7MhYFU
/ip4/107.173.91.197/udp/40612/quic-v1/p2p/12D3KooWSkM8LnFS4JWdZNafrkuNpw5XQJmF96eWffsKvXhsUxex
/ip4/114.32.64.6/udp/50972/quic-v1/p2p/QmYrXJyK2W2kFALUSow18SUBnY3j6TwZn8UCKFP4LDtztz
/ip4/116.98.254.95/udp/6923/quic-v1/p2p/12D3KooWKwmFqksupSVhHwixEFDgLGx8g1GaAaUAYHHh5k2as9bB
/ip4/120.244.206.21/udp/5007/quic-v1/p2p/12D3KooWHAhjWy4H5nvArukb9EaabBBwKkfMydsE21G7KPKVgRV1
/ip4/13.218.230.16/tcp/4001/p2p/12D3KooWAbLqxtgqfjFiop7w4pjkwAa38t9DXGn5p2Ja1AxDDBWs
/ip4/134.209.198.177/udp/43553/quic-v1/p2p/12D3KooWGX4C7USACiLogtg8Ytr7B6u5ZuDaBQA92Zu2PgeJEKhb
/ip4/136.172.60.151/udp/4001/quic-v1/p2p/12D3KooWN1cJjVBqXmCmaNF6yihB9vTuSSeSHJ2kw6waaQ5Mvmsm
/ip4/136.244.81.198/tcp/4001/p2p/12D3KooWLfrEv3dPrwmrtGYQZxFaPzTbwUVMW9Uc4vZQfCFMPJTr
/ip4/138.197.123.17/udp/4001/quic-v1/p2p/12D3KooWPg8bc8D9fqAd5gFoZFb61JgpLa7xAKyrWkaxtyTPgQ95
/ip4/138.68.95.57/udp/4001/quic-v1/p2p/12D3KooWSeuphK8rLbTHWyTktLwNSgxoBDcsUFH1VdaFKQL5FCeM
/ip4/139.144.73.203/udp/12975/quic-v1/p2p/12D3KooWAcNNq2MNe83R3uhpWr2a2GGu2geAD2y8yyGQJbyPoN22
/ip4/139.180.214.173/udp/11412/quic-v1/p2p/12D3KooWGJ2SvjXUHtAkZdbWe6562GzSYjTDwNfwnaRbDZyu4WEg
/ip4/139.214.97.36/udp/60369/quic-v1/p2p/12D3KooWCkvGAb7SVoAc9xSx698uNXRo3C5QB5JmNneAtK1HjXUu
/ip4/14.23.53.205/udp/33531/quic-v1/p2p/12D3KooWSJUAEM2U1rRXKSza6LrHJ8Sb2dZdNjuDWJ5k7vMPJFeK
/ip4/140.82.22.204/tcp/4001/p2p/12D3KooWMZ8t6jTqo8eqquSNmgJpUrJqV2c5K21pKm5Ryru9mZad
/ip4/140.82.26.70/udp/5625/quic-v1/p2p/12D3KooWPRWF54BtAaYQ9Mx4DeZeRKvs9VreYLzPS4eYxmDBRvHF
/ip4/140.82.3.97/udp/4001/quic-v1/p2p/12D3KooWBVRioVWGZA9cnqtuTx3Kpb6HJvMUGTWbNBocVavPseWP
/ip4/141.164.37.195/udp/8109/quic-v1/p2p/12D3KooWDGEpKefVtRETFF8uXJT4yFguCEyMPascxwKFm7oQpif7
/ip4/142.93.215.219/udp/11251/quic-v1/p2p/12D3KooWK2hpzjpssVWTVFj6QV6oaRbA8ScisRCngt9U23pD6Fxs
/ip4/142.93.5.190/tcp/4001/p2p/12D3KooWEphMNmFMAfGn48vnnyRpEZy5gR5tTieXF8ohGgbcAvJp
I hope this helps. Do you have ideas what we can do next?
The correct way to disable it is to make sure the config is set to none rather than null
The following command should
ipfs config Routing.Type "none"
After which, you should get the following output:
$ ipfs stats dht
Error: routing service is not a DHT