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🚀 Announcing AutoTLS: A breakthrough bridging IPFS and the web. AutoTLS, a public good service by @ipshipyard.com, grants libp2p/IPFS nodes a unique domain and automates Let's Encrypt TLS certificate issuance. Main benefit: Web apps can connect to & fetch data directly from IPFS nodes 🧵

IPFS

@ipfs.tech

17 Feb 2025

😅 Why was this even a problem? • Browsers need TLS for secure connections • Getting CA-signed TLS certs required domain ownership + manual setup • DNS challenges are required for wildcard certificate AutoTLS solves this automatically for public libp2p/IPFS nodes!

IPFS

@ipfs.tech

🧠 How does it work? • Your node gets a wildcard cert for .{peerID}.libp2p.direct using broker • IP addresses are embedded in the DNS Name (203.0.113.1 → 203-0-113-1.{peerID}.libp2p.direct) • Stateless DNS resolution - no central database needed!

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IPFS

@ipfs.tech

17 Feb 2025

🌐 Why is this a big deal? • Enables direct retrieval in browsers directly from IPFS nodes reducing reliance on centralized gateways • Service Worker gateway inbrowser.link can use it already • Perfect for blockchain light clients like Celestia's Lumina!

inbrowser.linkIPFS Service Worker Gateway | production@ca1d9b1A static HTML page that initializes an instance of IPFS Service Worker Gateway

IPFS

@ipfs.tech

17 Feb 2025

⚡️ Ready to use in: • IPFS Kubo v0.33+ • IPFS Desktop v0.41+ • Helia v5.2.0+ Learn more including code examples in the blog post blog.libp2p.io/autotls/

blog.libp2p.ioAnnouncing AutoTLS: Bridging the Gap Between libp2p and the Web | libp2p Blog & Newslibp2pTwitterFacebookGithubYouTubeTwitterLinkedInProtocol LabsAutoTLS is a new service that automates the issuance of Let's Encrypt wildcard TLS certificates for libp2p nodes.