How many relay nodes are there in the ipfs network? How can I become a relay node?

fanhai · November 24, 2022, 3:55am

specs/autonat at master · libp2p/specs (github.com)

In order to prevent attacks like the one described in RFC 3489, Section 12.1.1 (see excerpt below), implementations MUST NOT dial any multiaddress unless it is based on the IP address the requesting node is observed as. This restriction as well implies that implementations MUST NOT accept dial requests via relayed connections as one can not validate the IP address of the requesting node.

danieln · November 24, 2022, 1:46pm

More background here:

and

github.com

libp2p/specs/blob/master/relay/circuit-v2.md

# Circuit Relay v2

This is the version 2 of the libp2p Circuit Relay protocol.

| Lifecycle Stage | Maturity       | Status | Latest Revision |
|-----------------|----------------|--------|-----------------|
| 1A              | DRAFT          | Active | r1, 2021-12-17  |

Authors: [@vyzo]

Interest Group: [@mxinden], [@stebalien], [@raulk]

[@vyzo]: https://github.com/vyzo
[@mxinden]: https://github.com/mxinden
[@stebalien]: https://github.com/stebalien
[@raulk]: https://github.com/raulk

See the [lifecycle document][lifecycle-spec] for context about maturity level
and spec status.

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As of Kubo 0.13, circuit relay v2 is enabled by default: https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/releases/tag/v0.13.0

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