# \#private-swarm **URL:** https://discuss.ipfs.tech/tag/private-swarm/125.md [Latest](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/tags.md) --- ## [Discussion: Identity, Revocation and Node Roles in Private IPFS Networks](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/discussion-identity-revocation-and-node-roles-in-private-ipfs-networks/20247)
**Author:** [@Slyrack](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/Slyrack)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/discussion-identity-revocation-and-node-roles-in-private-ipfs-networks/20247 "2026-09-05T15:12:12Z")
We’ve been working with private IPFS deployments and repeatedly encounter operational challenges that are difficult to solve with the current swarm.key mechanism. Today, swarm.key provides network isolation, which is ex… --- ## [\`ipfs pin add\` often hangs with a wantlist of ~7 CIDs](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-pin-add-often-hangs-with-a-wantlist-of-7-cids/18728)
**Author:** [@meermanr](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/meermanr)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2025, 10:21pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-pin-add-often-hangs-with-a-wantlist-of-7-cids/18728 "2025-02-24T22:21:07Z")
I’m running a private swarm at work to push disk images to lab equipment, and I’ve found that ipfs pin add often hangs with seemingly just a few items in the want list shown by ipfs stats bitswap. Typically if I run a se… --- ## [Can't connect to peers in swarm private network](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/cant-connect-to-peers-in-swarm-private-network/17961)
**Author:** [@fferriols](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/fferriols)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 7:39am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/cant-connect-to-peers-in-swarm-private-network/17961 "2024-05-08T07:39:09Z")
I am trying to build a simple private ipfs network. I have a local node deployed on my machine with docker, it has a swarm.key file and it launches in private mode correctly. I’ve removed all bootstrap connections and do… --- ## [IPFS not announcing CIDs on indirect peers](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-not-announcing-cids-on-indirect-peers/17360)
**Author:** [@mzuhaq7](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/mzuhaq7)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 10:57am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-not-announcing-cids-on-indirect-peers/17360 "2023-12-21T10:57:30Z")
Version ipfs version 0.25.0 Config { "API": { "HTTPHeaders": {} }, "Addresses": { "API": "/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/5001", "Announce": \[\], "AppendAnnounce": \[\], "Gateway": "/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/8080", … --- ## [Encryption, private data, and private swarms with IPFS](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/encryption-private-data-and-private-swarms-with-ipfs/15363)
**Author:** [@danieln](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/danieln)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2023, 4:54am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/encryption-private-data-and-private-swarms-with-ipfs/15363 "2023-06-04T04:54:24Z")
Using IPFS for user apps with user data typically requires encryption. Since IPFS does not natively provide encryption, this is something that developers need to find a solution for. Encryption of user data is a broad t… --- ## [Private IPFS Swarm with Kubo](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/private-ipfs-swarm-with-kubo/15539)
**Author:** [@danieln](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/danieln)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 8:09am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/private-ipfs-swarm-with-kubo/15539 "2022-11-22T08:09:59Z")
I’m trying to understand the relationship between IPFS\_SWARM\_KEY\_FILE and IPFS\_SWARM\_KEY Docs: Run Kubo IPFS inside Docker | IPFS Docs If both are defined, and the file defined in IPFS\_SWARM\_KEY\_FILE contains a differ…