# go-libp2p-kad-dht

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> A Go implementation of [libp2p Kademlia DHT specification](https://github.com/libp2p/specs/tree/master/kad-dht)

## Table of Contents

- [Install](#install)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [Optimizations](#optimizations)
- [Contribute](#contribute)
- [Maintainers](#maintainers)
- [License](#license)

## Install

```sh
go get github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht
```

## Optimizations

Client-side optimizations are described in [optimizations.md](./optimizations.md)

## Usage

Go to https://godoc.org/github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht.

## Contribute

Contributions welcome. Please check out [the issues](https://github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht/issues).

Check out our [contributing document](https://github.com/libp2p/community/blob/master/CONTRIBUTE.md) for more information on how we work, and about contributing in general. Please be aware that all interactions related to libp2p are subject to the IPFS [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/ipfs/community/blob/master/code-of-conduct.md).

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## Maintainers

- [@ipfs/kubo-maintainers](https://github.com/orgs/ipfs/teams/kubo-maintainers)
- [@libp2p/go-libp2p-maintainers](https://github.com/orgs/libp2p/teams/go-libp2p-maintainers)
- [@guillaumemichel](https://github.com/guillaumemichel)

See [CODEOWNERS](./CODEOWNERS).

## License

[MIT](LICENSE) © Protocol Labs Inc.