DappNode frequently takes down LAN

A combination of three settings solved the issue:

  1. Set IPFS to Remote
  2. Disable IPFS locally
  3. Throttle Geth by setting --maxpeers=7

Each vertical line is a router reset. I resolved the issue at 03/15 23:00.

Generally I’m very happy with the DappNode product. This resource set me on the right track. To further improve the product I’d like to make some suggestions.

  1. Setting IPFS to remote should automatically disable IPFS on the node
  2. I don’t think running IPFS locally should be the default setting
  3. The recommended monitoring tooling do not offer any insight in network consumption in terms of bandwidth. The grafana dashboard supports it, but no metrics are collected out of the box.
  4. No moderator/support agent responded to this thread over the course of two weeks, even though it is apparently a well-known issue that IPFS can hog bandwidth and take down cheaper routers.

Hope this helps.

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