go-ipfs uses a DHT, but it's not just a DHT. Nor does it actually store files in a DHT. Finding peers with a give file (named by hash) uses the DHT. But the

go-ipfs uses a DHT, but it's not just a DHT. Nor does it actually store files in a DHT. Finding peers with a give file (named by hash) uses the DHT. But the files are stored outside the DHT.