Getting content from browser node to gateway using 0.35 RC

[aphelionz]

• Version: js-ipfs 0.35 RC
• Platform: Browser (Chromium)
• Subsystem: ipfs add / ipfs get

Type: Question

Severity: High

Description:

I'm running a browser node with js-ipfs 0.35 with DHT enabled. I'm adding content via a simple ipfs.add call. I can retrieve the content locally, and via a directly-connected peer via ipfs.get but I can't seem to get a public gateway.

What's odd is that I'm fairly certain I used to be able to do this with previous versions of js-ipfs, but maybe I'm crazy and I'm not remembering correctly.

Steps to reproduce the error:

Here's my IPFS confug on the browser node, let me know if you need any other information.

// js-ipfs version 0.35 RC

new IPFS({                                                         
  preload: { enabled: false },                                                  
  relay: { enabled: true, hop: { enabled: true, active: true } },               
  EXPERIMENTAL: { pubsub: true, dht: true },                                    
  repo: "./ipfs",                                                               
  config: {                                                                     
    Addresses: {                                                                
      Swarm: ['/dns4/ws-star.discovery.libp2p.io/tcp/443/wss/p2p-websocket-star']
    }                                                                           
  }                                                                             
});                                                                             

Adding content to a browser node using this configuration and then trying to load it via a public gateway like https://ipfs.io causes a content timeout.

[cryptoquick]

I think this is related to #1526 and #1942
Definitely feeling the pain on this one, and I'll do my best to investigate, but I'm not seeing anything obvious pop out at me just yet.

[vasco-santos]

This is related with the usage of the libp2p-kad-dht. FYI We will be working on rewriting the DHT according to the most recently changes on go-libp2p-kad-dhtonce the Spec is done. After that, we should revisit if this is a problem

[SgtPooki]

js-ipfs is being deprecated in favor of Helia. You can learn more about this deprecation and read the migration guide.

Please feel to reopen with any comments by 2023-06-02. We will do a final pass on reopened issues afterwards (see #4336).

This issue is most likely resolved in Helia, please try it out!