# IPFS connection for distributed file sharing

1\. **Register your node in IPFS routing.**

```bash
ipfs register
```

<mark style="color:purple;">**OUTPUT**</mark>

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
info: Registered IPFSaddress: /ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/quic/p2p/12D3KooWJPbNGRYfSJu9tQTrwMkHu6uMqC39K6qza8CzZAeaHPBw
```

{% endcode %}

**2. Check your IPFS ID.**

```bash
ipfs id
```

<mark style="color:purple;">**OUTPUT**</mark>

```bash
{
id: '12D3KooWJPbNGRYfSJu9tQTrwMkHu6uMqC39K6qza8CzZAeaHPBw',
publicKey: 'CAESIH9glfxqooHKY9DvAFPehbWQCrbx8OZfKZwZHYFhPAiC',
addresses: [
'/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/4001/p2p/12D3KooWJPbNGRYfSJu9tQTrwMkHu6uMqC39K6qza8CzZAeaHPBw',
'/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/quic/p2p/12D3KooWJPbNGRYfSJu9tQTrwMkHu6uMqC39K6qza8CzZAeaHPBw',
'/ip4/192.168.65.3/tcp/4001/p2p/12D3KooWJPbNGRYfSJu9tQTrwMkHu6uMqC39K6qza8CzZAeaHPBw',
'/ip4/192.168.65.3/udp/4001/quic/p2p/12D3KooWJPbNGRYfSJu9tQTrwMkHu6uMqC39K6qza8CzZAeaHPBw',
'/ip4/201.190.254.216/udp/55467/quic/p2p/12D3KooWJPbNGRYfSJu9tQTrwMkHu6uMqC39K6qza8CzZAeaHPBw',
'/ip6/::1/tcp/4001/p2p/12D3KooWJPbNGRYfSJu9tQTrwMkHu6uMqC39K6qza8CzZAeaHPBw',
'/ip6/::1/udp/4001/quic/p2p/12D3KooWJPbNGRYfSJu9tQTrwMkHu6uMqC39K6qza8CzZAeaHPBw'
],
agentVersion: 'go-ipfs/0.7.0/',
protocolVersion: 'ipfs/0.1.0'
}
```

**3. Connect with other node.**

```bash
ipfs connect 12D3KooWKkvP2Si6nUQSmkNKELTe1TZfoa5t7yesM5u45QpFtvfT
```

<mark style="color:purple;">**OUTPUT**</mark>

Note: Look for the "successfully " line.

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
[05-12 14:16:59] info: Successfully connected to /ip4/165.227.144.202/tcp/4001/ipfs/QmSRg4CQN4aSTKDahNSjwE2BnMRjZkthS5mdmcnau85FM5.
...
```

{% endcode %}


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