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How to upload addressed content to the DHT automatically based on Kademlia? #4909

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A DHT is a discovery protocol, not a storage protocol. Using provider records, you can figure out who is meant to store (aka "provide") a piece of data.

Kademlia doesn't store data for you. You need a separate protocol to distribute the data in your network, for example bitswap.

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