Network Configuration

Configure IPFS networking and peer connections.

IPFS Ports

Port	Protocol	Purpose
4001	TCP/UDP	Swarm - peer connections
5001	TCP	API - local operations
8080	TCP	Gateway - content access

Firewall Configuration

# Allow IPFS swarm connections
sudo ufw allow 4001/tcp
sudo ufw allow 4001/udp

# For cluster (if external)
sudo ufw allow 9096/tcp

Private Networks

Generate Swarm Key

# Install tool
go install github.com/Kubuxu/go-ipfs-swarm-key-gen/ipfs-swarm-key-gen@latest

# Generate key
ipfs-swarm-key-gen > swarm.key

Deploy Swarm Key

Copy swarm.key to all nodes in the same location as the IPFS config.

Remove Bootstrap Peers

./start.sh --remove-peers

Peer Connection

View Connected Peers

docker exec ipfs0 ipfs swarm peers

Add Peer Manually

docker exec ipfs0 ipfs swarm connect /ip4/<IP>/tcp/4001/p2p/<PEER_ID>

Bandwidth Management

Configure in IPFS config:

{
  "Swarm": {
    "ConnMgr": {
      "LowWater": 100,
      "HighWater": 200,
      "GracePeriod": "20s"
    }
  }
}