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No, IPFS uses a distributed hash table to find content and nodes on the network. The only centralised servers are the gateways between the regular Internet and
by RX14 11y ago
No, IPFS uses a distributed hash table to find content and nodes on the network. The only centralised servers are the gateways between the regular Internet and IPFS, due to necessity. However it is possible to run your own gateway, and many do.
- eatonphil 11y agoHow are new nodes discovered or registered?
- perfmode 11y agoFor now, there is a default bootstrap list: https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/blob/7fbfecf6fab5920317de2e999e96d3fd145bcecf/repo/config/bootstrap_peers.go#L16 https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/blob/7fbfecf6fab5920317de2e9... When new nodes enter the network, they connect to a subset of this list and use this as a starting point for discovery. After that, queries/operations on the DHT will result in the discovery of other nodes.
- lgierth 11y agoThe bootstrap list isn't hard coded, it's just a default. Here's how to work with the bootstrap list: https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmTkzDwWqPbnAh5YiV5VwcTLnGdwSNsNTn2aDxdXBFca7D/example#/ipfs/QmThrNbvLj7afQZhxH72m5Nn1qiVn3eMKWFYV49Zp2mv9B/bootstrap/readme.md https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmTkzDwWqPbnAh5YiV5VwcTLnGdwSNsNTn2aDxd... (from ipfs.io/docs/examples)