# \#dht **URL:** https://discuss.ipfs.tech/tag/dht/33.md [Latest](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/tags.md) --- ## [ProbeLab’s Notable IPFS Performance Results - Week 36, 2026](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/probelab-s-notable-ipfs-performance-results-week-36-2026/20346)
**Author:** [@yiannis](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/yiannis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 6:52am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/probelab-s-notable-ipfs-performance-results-week-36-2026/20346 "2026-09-08T06:52:01Z")
Following up on our update back in Week 29 (mid-July), we are looking across the data from July and August to bring you the most notable network performance trends up to today (Week 36, September 2026). This period saw … --- ## [Optimistic Provide: How We Made IPFS Content Publishing 10x Faster](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/optimistic-provide-how-we-made-ipfs-content-publishing-10x-faster/20067)
**Author:** [@dennis-tra](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/dennis-tra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/optimistic-provide-how-we-made-ipfs-content-publishing-10x-faster/20067 "2026-03-23T13:47:04Z")
Hi folks, Publishing content in Distributed Hash Tables (DHTs) has traditionally been a slow operation, especially when the network is large, and the nodes participating in the network are churning frequently. The ca… --- ## [Shipyard 2025: IPFS Year in Review](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/shipyard-2025-ipfs-year-in-review/19928)
**Author:** [@lidel](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/lidel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/shipyard-2025-ipfs-year-in-review/19928 "2025-12-19T22:42:31Z")
Annual update from the Shipyard: You can finally self-host IPFS at home :house::sparkles: Major updates to Kubo, Boxo, and Helia. DHT Provide Sweep, AutoTLS, HTTP retrieval all enabled by default. Here’s everything w… --- ## [Kubo v0.39.0 is out!](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/kubo-v0-39-0-is-out/19906)
**Author:** [@lidel](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/lidel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 11:51pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/kubo-v0-39-0-is-out/19906 "2025-12-11T23:51:33Z")
Kubo v0.39.0 is out! Release Notes: https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/blob/master/docs/changelogs/v0.39.md Release Tag: Release v0.39.0 · ipfs/kubo · GitHub Binaries: /ipns/dist.ipfs.tech/kubo/v0.39.0/ Docker: docker pull ip… --- ## [Kubo v0.39.0-rc1 is out!](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/kubo-v0-39-0-rc1-is-out/19891)
**Author:** [@lidel](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/lidel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2025, 10:55pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/kubo-v0-39-0-rc1-is-out/19891 "2025-11-17T22:55:30Z")
Kubo v0.39.0-rc1 is out! RC1 graduates the experimental sweep provider to default and introduces major improvements for content discovery and reliability. See Release Notes. Please test the sweep provider transition, es… --- ## [What CID to use to download the Internet Archive's Democracy's Library from mainnet?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/what-cid-to-use-to-download-the-internet-archives-democracys-library-from-mainnet/18979)
**Author:** [@Federico](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/Federico)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2025, 7:36pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/what-cid-to-use-to-download-the-internet-archives-democracys-library-from-mainnet/18979 "2025-10-28T19:36:22Z")
I’m trying to use Lassie to download the End of Term 2020 Dataset but I can’t find any mention of the CID to use either on the latest announcement or the annual report or the previous announcement. If I download some of… --- ## [Kubo v0.38.0-rc2 is out!](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/kubo-v0-38-0-rc2-is-out/19772)
**Author:** [@lidel](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/lidel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2025, 3:13am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/kubo-v0-38-0-rc2-is-out/19772 "2025-09-27T03:13:04Z")
Kubo v0.38.0-rc2 is out! RC2 includes fixes from RC1 testing. Main changes address common operational issues. Notable fixes and improvements :package: Better handling of large content sets - If you’re announcing thousa… --- ## [How can I disable DHT in kubo?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-can-i-disable-dht-in-kubo/19249)
**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")
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… --- ## [Learning from DHT of BitTorrent](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/learning-from-dht-of-bittorrent/18832)
**Author:** [@genghis](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/genghis)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/learning-from-dht-of-bittorrent/18832 "2024-12-27T17:07:00Z")
Related thread “What if IPFS’s public DHT bootstrap shutdown?” What if IPFS's public DHT bootstrap shutdown? Problem @Jorropo has responded to @Valtyr. What would happen if default bootstrap peers provided by Protoco… --- ## [Can i use bitswap for my usecase](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/can-i-use-bitswap-for-my-usecase/18779)
**Author:** [@MOHANKUMAR-IT](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/MOHANKUMAR-IT)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 5:11am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/can-i-use-bitswap-for-my-usecase/18779 "2024-12-17T05:11:56Z")
I have custom chunker , it gets hashes of each chunk and creates json file. and create cid out of the hash to link the data . have impleted a file sharing application over libp2p , that uses the json to find and share t… --- ## [Reprovider 28m per key](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/reprovider-28m-per-key/18050)
**Author:** [@hsn10](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/hsn10)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 10:26am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/reprovider-28m-per-key/18050 "2024-05-29T10:26:54Z")
We observed that you recently provided 128 keys at an average rate of 28m42.780390771s per key. Your total CID count is ~197993 which would total at 94749h34m17.909922603s reprovide process. DHT is that slow? --- ## [DHT discussion and contribution opportunities in 2023Q4](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/dht-discussion-and-contribution-opportunities-in-2023q4/16937)
**Author:** [@yiannis](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/yiannis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 10:37am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/dht-discussion-and-contribution-opportunities-in-2023q4/16937 "2024-01-08T10:37:42Z")
The PL EngRes IPFS Stewards team has several ongoing streams of work related to the improvement and optimisation of the Public IPFS DHT, henceforth called Amino (see: Amino is the proposed name for the Public IPFS DHT). … --- ## [How do I disable WAN DHT so my IPFS isn't seeing any internet peers and only local?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-do-i-disable-wan-dht-so-my-ipfs-isnt-seeing-any-internet-peers-and-only-local/9855)
**Author:** [@NorseGaud](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/NorseGaud)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2023, 9:33am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-do-i-disable-wan-dht-so-my-ipfs-isnt-seeing-any-internet-peers-and-only-local/9855 "2023-12-26T09:33:46Z")
Hello! I’ve spent a long time now trying to figure out how to disable the WAN DHT/Internet Peers from ever being considered by my IPFS. I need to use it internally and I’d like to disable the WAN DHT stuff. How would I … --- ## [Spamming DHT errors: "ignoring incoming dht message while not in server mode"](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/spamming-dht-errors-ignoring-incoming-dht-message-while-not-in-server-mode/17254)
**Author:** [@Man-Jain](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/Man-Jain)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 7:57am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/spamming-dht-errors-ignoring-incoming-dht-message-while-not-in-server-mode/17254 "2023-11-30T07:57:06Z")
Been getting this error continuously on my ipns node. The node is responsible for republishing almost 1000 IPNS records. System Specs - 12 CPU 48GB RAM IPFS Version - Was 0.21.0 now upgraded to 0.24.0, haven’t tried … --- ## [How to set up my own bootstrap nodes to enable discovery and connection between nodes with public IP and nodes on a local network?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-to-set-up-my-own-bootstrap-nodes-to-enable-discovery-and-connection-between-nodes-with-public-ip-and-nodes-on-a-local-network/16910)
**Author:** [@andy](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/andy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2023, 2:16am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-to-set-up-my-own-bootstrap-nodes-to-enable-discovery-and-connection-between-nodes-with-public-ip-and-nodes-on-a-local-network/16910 "2023-09-16T02:16:46Z")
My private IPFS setup: All nodes mentioned below are using the dht package I forked from the official project. The current address for the dht package in my project is https://github.com/pabcxyz/go-libp2p-kad-dht, and I… --- ## [Amino is the proposed name for the Public IPFS DHT](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/amino-is-the-proposed-name-for-the-public-ipfs-dht/16901)
**Author:** [@yiannis](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/yiannis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/amino-is-the-proposed-name-for-the-public-ipfs-dht/16901 "2023-09-05T13:33:07Z")
Unless strong objections surface until Friday 8th Sept 2023, Amino will be the name of what has so far been called the “Public IPFS DHT”. Follow the discussion and contribute at: Name for the "public IPFS DHT" · ipfs/ipf… --- ## [modified the DefaultPrefix, couldn't discover any nodes](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/modified-the-defaultprefix-couldnt-discover-any-nodes/16878)
**Author:** [@andy](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/andy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2023, 7:31am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/modified-the-defaultprefix-couldnt-discover-any-nodes/16878 "2023-09-04T07:31:40Z")
I forked this project and modified the in , but after the modification, I couldn’t discover any nodes. Can you help me resolve this issue?DefaultPrefix dht\_options.go，I have set up my own bootstrap node using the modifie… --- ## [Offloading DHT to dedicated nodes for scalability](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/offloading-dht-to-dedicated-nodes-for-scalability/16847)
**Author:** [@hsn10](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/hsn10)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 12:40pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/offloading-dht-to-dedicated-nodes-for-scalability/16847 "2023-08-31T12:40:54Z")
DHT traffic overhead is about 1TB/month. This really doesn’t scale well with number of nodes running on the same network. Optimal design would be have few nodes running as DHT server only (no hosted content) and other l… --- ## [The IPFS DHT Reader Privacy Upgrade](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/the-ipfs-dht-reader-privacy-upgrade/16279)
**Author:** [@yiannis](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/yiannis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2023, 12:53pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/the-ipfs-dht-reader-privacy-upgrade/16279 "2023-04-23T12:53:21Z")
One of the long-standing requests of the IPFS and libp2p communities has been to add more privacy in the interactions between different network entities at the protocol level. We have heard the community, and the IPFS an… --- ## [Can findprovs be used cache the result to be used by get?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/can-findprovs-be-used-cache-the-result-to-be-used-by-get/15274)
**Author:** [@NCGThompson](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/NCGThompson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/can-findprovs-be-used-cache-the-result-to-be-used-by-get/15274 "2022-09-30T17:51:07Z")
Running ipfs routing findprovs \[CID\] -v causes Kubo to use the DHT (or whatever routing system set up in .16) to get a list of nodes that may have the entry corresponding with the CID. If I soon after run ipfs get \[CID\],… --- ## [Privacy enhanced DHT](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/privacy-enhanced-dht/15230)
**Author:** [@hsn10](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/hsn10)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 7:52am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/privacy-enhanced-dht/15230 "2022-09-21T07:52:40Z")
There is need for privacy enhanced DHT. Current problem is that its possible to listen for DHT announces and grab list of new CIDs appearing in the network. Instead of announcing raw CID to DHT server, node would announ… --- ## [IPNS in a production environment](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipns-in-a-production-environment/14961)
**Author:** [@mrodriguez3313](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/mrodriguez3313)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipns-in-a-production-environment/14961 "2022-08-10T20:37:51Z")
So I wanted to ask about re providing IPNS records to the network and doing this in a production environment… The simplest and easiest way to do this would be to simply do a resolve on a ipns name, cache the content, the… --- ## [Is there a kad-DHT reputation system?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/is-there-a-kad-dht-reputation-system/14786)
**Author:** [@Valtyr](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/Valtyr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 7:50pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/is-there-a-kad-dht-reputation-system/14786 "2022-07-20T19:50:16Z")
Hi, The question is in the title : is there any (implemented) heuristic to priorize registered DHT node in routing table buckets ? I have seen that : By design, buckets keep long living DHT peers There is only 1 si… --- ## [DHT IP diversity vs Hydra booster](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/dht-ip-diversity-vs-hydra-booster/14785)
**Author:** [@Valtyr](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/Valtyr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/dht-ip-diversity-vs-hydra-booster/14785 "2022-07-20T15:17:26Z")
Hi, I just have a look on Hydra booster which introduces a multi-peerIDed node with a same table/IP address and this changelog which introduce IP diversity in order to be resilient to sybil attacks. If I merge both ide… --- ## [What if IPFS's public DHT bootstrap shutdown?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/what-if-ipfss-public-dht-bootstrap-shutdown/14751)
**Author:** [@Valtyr](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/Valtyr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/what-if-ipfss-public-dht-bootstrap-shutdown/14751 "2022-07-19T23:05:33Z")
I have many questions about default IPFS DHT peers (bootstrap) : 1. What would happen if default bootstrap peers provided by ProtocolLabs shut down ? I know we can specify manually new bootstrap address to the client, b… --- ## ["504 Gateway Time-out" & Content-discovery problems](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/504-gateway-time-out-content-discovery-problems/14498)
**Author:** [@Plotecerr64](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/Plotecerr64)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2022, 7:52am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/504-gateway-time-out-content-discovery-problems/14498 "2022-06-28T07:52:56Z")
Whenever I add a file to my IPFS node, then I open it on one of the public gateways. It will keep loading forever until it shows “504 Gateway Time-out”, even though the file size is under 1 KB. While searching about my … --- ## [What video guides on IPFS would you like?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/what-video-guides-on-ipfs-would-you-like/14515)
**Author:** [@danieln](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/danieln)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2022, 1:30am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/what-video-guides-on-ipfs-would-you-like/14515 "2022-06-28T01:30:18Z")
Hey all, We’re looking to improve the experience of new developers to IPFS with some short-form focused video guides in the coming months. This is where your opinion matters! What topics do you find difficult or chall… --- ## [How the lookup algorithm works and the role of buckets](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-the-lookup-algorithm-works-and-the-role-of-buckets/14290)
**Author:** [@danieln](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/danieln)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 3:21pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-the-lookup-algorithm-works-and-the-role-of-buckets/14290 "2022-05-30T15:21:40Z")
I was reading the DHT deep dive blog post from the 0.5 IPFS release and had a couple of questions: In the blog post, Adin writes: We also search for ourselves in the network (i.e., bucket 255), just in case the networ… --- ## [In a nutshell: is DHT \[always\] public?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/in-a-nutshell-is-dht-always-public/13902)
**Author:** [@cekkr](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/cekkr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 5:28am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/in-a-nutshell-is-dht-always-public/13902 "2022-04-05T05:28:07Z")
Hello, I would create a “personal” dynamic routing system using IPFS’s DHT. I just need to be sure about some things: The DHT is unique o I have to create a private one on my server? Do I have to provide an uptime-st… --- ## [Is Bitswap discovery step worth the wait?](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/is-bitswap-discovery-step-worth-the-wait/13823)
**Author:** [@yiannis](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/yiannis)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/is-bitswap-discovery-step-worth-the-wait/13823 "2022-04-04T16:58:00Z")
My intuition tells me that the success rate of Bitswap as a content discovery mechanism is pretty low, perhaps close to zero. The way Bitswap tries to discover content in neighbouring/immediately-connected peers would ma… [Next page](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/tag/dht/33.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=dht)