# libp2p Daemon

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> A standalone deployment of a libp2p host, running in its own OS process and installing a set of
  virtual endpoints to enable co-local applications to: communicate with peers, handle protocols,
  interact with the DHT, participate in pubsub, etc. no matter the language they are developed in,
  nor whether a native libp2p implementation exists in that language.

🚧 This project is under active development! 🚧

Check out the [ROADMAP](ROADMAP.md) to see what's coming.

## Install

```sh
$ go get github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-daemon
$ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-daemon
$ make
$ p2pd
```

## Usage

Check out the [GoDocs](https://godoc.org/github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-daemon).

## Implementing Language Bindings

See the [spec](specs/README.md) for the daemon control protocol and API.

Reference implementations:
- Go bindings in the [p2pclient](p2pclient) package.
- Gerbil bindings in [gerbil-libp2p](https://github.com/vyzo/gerbil-libp2p).

## Contribute

Feel free to join in. All welcome. Open an [issue](https://github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-daemon/issues)!

This repository falls under the IPFS [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/ipfs/community/blob/master/code-of-conduct.md).

## License
MIT