ipfs/kubo

IPFS implementation in Go: a daemon that stores and serves content-addressed data, with a CLI, HTTP Gateway, and RPC API observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/ipfs/kubo · homepage · Go · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

94/100

Activity 99
Release rhythm 84
Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

gap_med: 34.5
age_days: 4451
days_rel: 30
days_push: 7
n_releases_24m: 21

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

17114 stars · 3164 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Kubo is the reference Go implementation of IPFS, running a daemon that stores and serves content-addressed data. It ships a CLI, HTTP Gateway, RPC API, and WebUI for node management.

Use cases

run an ipfs node on a server
pin files to ipfs from the command line
serve a static website over ipfs
fetch content by cid via an http gateway
host a private ipfs swarm in docker
build apps on top of the ipfs rpc api

When to choose

you need a full IPFS node with CLI, gateway, and RPC control
you want the most widely used, interoperable IPFS implementation
you run headless servers or containers and need IPFS infrastructure

When to avoid

you want a point-and-click GUI (use IPFS Desktop instead)
you need an embedded IPFS SDK in Go or JS (use Boxo or Helia)
you only need a dedicated gateway without node features (consider Rainbow)

Facets

application · maturity active

p2p http-server cli file-system object-storage proxy microservices files self-hosted networking windows cli go cross-platform ipfs content-addressed dweb http-gateway pinning linux macos docker

9 sources

readme: https://github.com/ipfs/kubo · fetched 2026-08-28 · 21e86f142c0b
homepage: https://docs.ipfs.tech/how-to/command-line-quick-start/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · eb99bd2a1a27
site_page: https://docs.ipfs.tech/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · b89d3d0e0e01
site_page: https://docs.ipfs.tech/install · fetched 2026-08-29 · 563d207cad62
site_page: https://docs.ipfs.tech/install/run-ipfs-inside-docker · fetched 2026-08-29 · a6087a76dbf8
site_page: https://docs.ipfs.tech/install/command-line · fetched 2026-08-29 · b55f71570a1d
site_page: https://docs.ipfs.tech/reference/kubo/rpc · fetched 2026-08-29 · fb15fec8a297
site_page: https://docs.ipfs.tech/install/ipfs-desktop · fetched 2026-08-29 · 461804ceae39
site_page: https://docs.ipfs.tech/install/ipfs-companion · fetched 2026-08-29 · 23b3f1f277c5

Member repositories

Repository	Role	Health v2
ipfs/kubo	main	94

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