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libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht

A Kademlia DHT implementation on go-libp2p

Go

595

1,887 commits

updated Sep 24, 2026

github.com/libp2p/specs/tree/master/kad-dht

See the code

README

go-libp2p-kad-dht

GoDoc Discourse posts

A Go implementation of libp2p Kademlia DHT specification

Table of Contents

Install

go get github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht

Optimizations

Client-side optimizations are described in optimizations.md

Usage

Go to https://godoc.org/github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht.

Contribute

Contributions welcome. Please check out the issues.

Check out our contributing document for more information on how we work, and about contributing in general. Please be aware that all interactions related to libp2p are subject to the IPFS Code of Conduct.

Maintainers

See CODEOWNERS.

License

MIT © Protocol Labs Inc.

dht
ipfs
kad-dht
libp2p

Project health

Overall

4.1/10

Maintained

10/10

Code review

3/10
OpenSSF Scorecard

Go module

github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht

Latest release

v0.42.2 · Aug 21, 2026

Releases this year

12
1 known vulnerability

Significant stargazers

Antonio Ojea

560 followers · starred Jun 2026

justheuristic

496 followers · starred Aug 2020

Derek Chiang

211 followers · starred Aug 2017

laixintao

1,648 followers · starred Mar 2025

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See the code

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A Go implementation of libp2p Kademlia DHT specification

Table of Contents

Install

go get github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht

Optimizations

Client-side optimizations are described in optimizations.md

Usage

Go to https://godoc.org/github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht.

Contribute

Contributions welcome. Please check out the issues.

Check out our contributing document for more information on how we work, and about contributing in general. Please be aware that all interactions related to libp2p are subject to the IPFS Code of Conduct.

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Project health

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