IPFS Maintainers Winding Down

	IPFS Maintainers Winding Down(ipshipyard.com)
	359 points by iand 17 days ago \| 203 comments
	tl;dr: Protocol Labs is not renewing funding for Shipyard, which will wind down all IPFS engineering, maintenance, and infrastructure work by September 30, 2026. This ends dedicated maintenance for core projects including Kubo, Helia, Boxo, IPFS Desktop, and IPFS Companion, as well as upstream contributions to go-libp2p and js-libp2p. Shipyard will also cease operating public infrastructure like ipfs.io, dweb.link, and IPFS bootstrap nodes, with Protocol Labs deciding their future.
	HN Discussion: ↓Article is misleading; only Shipyard is winding down, not the entire IPFS project ↑Protocol Labs mismanaged priorities and IPFS made poor technical bets like DHT and IPNS ↑IPFS never worked reliably in practice, especially in browsers, limiting real-world adoption •Alternatives like Iroh or Bittorrent are better suited for decentralized use cases ~Sad to see it wind down; willing to contribute or hopeful for evolution