# rs-ipfs/rust-ipfs

The InterPlanetary File System (IPFS), implemented in Rust.

Repository: https://github.com/rs-ipfs/rust-ipfs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rust-ipfs
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: ipfs, rust-ipfs, rust, libp2p, peer-to-peer, p2p, ipld, decentralized, immutable
Archived: true
Last push: 2022-10-22T15:08:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2758, "days_push": 1411, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1281, forks 177 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:13.831268+00:00)

## What it is
An implementation of the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) in Rust, providing a blockstore, libp2p integration with DHT content discovery and pubsub, and HTTP API bindings. It aims for performance and interoperability with the Go and JavaScript IPFS implementations.

## Use cases
- embed IPFS peer-to-peer file sharing in a Rust application
- store and retrieve content-addressed blocks over IPFS
- run a Rust IPFS node with DHT content discovery
- publish and subscribe to messages over libp2p pubsub
- expose an IPFS-compatible HTTP API from Rust
- build decentralized apps needing immutable content addressing

## When to choose
- you need IPFS functionality inside a Rust codebase
- you want a performant, resource-efficient IPFS implementation
- you need interoperability with Go or JavaScript IPFS nodes

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained, production-ready IPFS implementation (project is abandoned)
- you just need a general IPFS client - use the Go or JS implementations
- you need the latest IPFS protocol features or security updates

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: p2p, http-server, rpc, file-system, networking
- domain: microservices, networking, files, developer-tools
- platform: rust, windows, cross-platform
- tags: ipfs, libp2p, ipld, content-addressed-storage, decentralized, blockstore, dht, pubsub, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- rs-ipfs/rust-ipfs (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:13.831268+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:02:33.583650+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rs-ipfs/rust-ipfs (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:13.831268+00:00, sha d7f181f4a3b5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.