https://github.com/bsv-blockchain/go-p2p
Enterprise-ready P2P networking for BSV blockchain—built on libp2p with DHT
https://github.com/bsv-blockchain/go-p2p
bitcoinsv bsv go p2p teranode
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Enterprise-ready P2P networking for BSV blockchain—built on libp2p with DHT
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/bsv-blockchain/go-p2p
- Owner: bsv-blockchain
- License: other
- Created: 2025-07-18T19:36:04.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2026-02-05T23:54:52.000Z (6 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-02-06T00:10:09.120Z (6 months ago)
- Topics: bitcoinsv, bsv, go, p2p, teranode
- Language: Go
- Homepage:
- Size: 1.33 MB
- Stars: 10
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 3
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: .github/CONTRIBUTING.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE
- Code of conduct: .github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- Codeowners: .github/CODEOWNERS
- Security: .github/SECURITY.md
- Support: .github/SUPPORT.md
- Agents: .github/AGENTS.md
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README
# 🛰 go-p2p
**Enterprise-ready P2P networking for BSV blockchain—built on libp2p with DHT.**
CI / CD
Quality
Security
Community
### Project Navigation
📦 Installation
🧪 Examples & Tests
📚 Documentation
🛠️ Code Standards
⚡ Benchmarks
🤖 AI Usage
🤝 Contributing
👥 Maintainers
⚖️ License
## 🧩 What's Inside
**go-p2p** is a comprehensive peer-to-peer networking library for BSV blockchain nodes, built on top of [libp2p](https://libp2p.io/). It provides robust networking capabilities for distributed blockchain applications with support for both public and private networks.
### Core Components
- **P2PNode** - The main networking node implementation that manages peer connections, message routing, and network discovery
- **P2PNodeI** - Interface defining the complete P2P networking API for testability and modularity
- **P2PConfig** - Configuration structure for network parameters, bootstrap peers, and security settings
- **Handler** - Function type for processing incoming topic messages in pub/sub communications
### Key Features
- **Peer Discovery** - Automatic peer discovery using Kademlia DHT (Distributed Hash Table)
- **Pub/Sub Messaging** - Topic-based message distribution using GossipSub protocol
- **Direct Peer Communication** - Stream-based messaging for direct peer-to-peer communication
- **Private Networks** - Support for isolated private networks using pre-shared keys
- **Connection Management** - Automatic connection handling, retry logic, and peer lifecycle management
- **Metrics & Monitoring** - Built-in bandwidth tracking, peer statistics, and connection monitoring
- **Security** - Message signing/verification, peer authentication, and encrypted communications
### Network Modes
- **Public Network** - Connect to the global IPFS DHT for open peer discovery
- **Private Network** - Create isolated networks using shared keys for controlled environments
- **Hybrid Mode** - Static peer connections combined with dynamic discovery
## 📦 Installation
**go-p2p** requires a [supported release of Go](https://golang.org/doc/devel/release.html#policy).
```shell script
go get -u github.com/bsv-blockchain/go-p2p
```
## 📚 Documentation
- **API Reference** – Dive into the godocs at [pkg.go.dev/github.com/bsv-blockchain/go-p2p](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/bsv-blockchain/go-p2p)
- **Usage Examples** – Browse practical patterns in the [examples directory](examples) showing how to create and configure P2P nodes
- **Interface Documentation** – Review the [P2PNodeI interface](interface.go) for the complete API specification
- **Core Implementation** – Examine the main [P2P node implementation](node.go) and [configuration types](types.go)
Development Build Commands
Get the [MAGE-X](https://github.com/mrz1836/mage-x) build tool for development:
```shell script
go install github.com/mrz1836/mage-x/cmd/magex@latest
```
View all build commands
```bash script
magex help
```
Repository Features
This repository includes 25+ built-in features covering CI/CD, security, code quality, developer experience, and community tooling.
**[View the full Repository Features list →](.github/docs/repository-features.md)**
Library Deployment
This project uses [goreleaser](https://github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser) for streamlined binary and library deployment to GitHub. To get started, install it via:
```bash
brew install goreleaser
```
The release process is defined in the [.goreleaser.yml](.goreleaser.yml) configuration file.
Then create and push a new Git tag using:
```bash
magex version:bump push=true bump=patch branch=master
```
This process ensures consistent, repeatable releases with properly versioned artifacts and citation metadata.
Pre-commit Hooks
Set up the Go-Pre-commit System to run the same formatting, linting, and tests defined in [AGENTS.md](.github/AGENTS.md) before every commit:
```bash
go install github.com/mrz1836/go-pre-commit/cmd/go-pre-commit@latest
go-pre-commit install
```
The system is configured via modular env files in [`.github/env/`](.github/env/README.md) and provides 17x faster execution than traditional Python-based pre-commit hooks. See the [complete documentation](http://github.com/mrz1836/go-pre-commit) for details.
GitHub Workflows
All workflows are driven by modular configuration in [`.github/env/`](.github/env/README.md) — no YAML editing required.
**[View all workflows and the control center →](.github/docs/workflows.md)**
Updating Dependencies
To update all dependencies (Go modules, linters, and related tools), run:
```bash
magex deps:update
```
This command ensures all dependencies are brought up to date in a single step, including Go modules and any tools managed by [MAGE-X](https://github.com/mrz1836/mage-x). It is the recommended way to keep your development environment and CI in sync with the latest versions.
## 🧪 Examples & Tests
All unit tests and [examples](examples) run via [GitHub Actions](https://github.com/bsv-blockchain/go-p2p/actions) and use [Go version 1.24.x](https://go.dev/doc/go1.24). View the [configuration file](.github/workflows/fortress.yml).
Run all tests (fast):
```bash script
magex test
```
Run all tests with race detector (slower):
```bash script
magex test:race
```
## ⚡ Benchmarks
Run the Go benchmarks:
```bash script
magex bench
```
> **Note:** Comprehensive benchmarks for P2P operations (peer discovery, message throughput, connection establishment) are planned for future releases. The current focus is on correctness and stability of the networking implementation.
## 🛠️ Code Standards
Read more about this Go project's [code standards](.github/CODE_STANDARDS.md).
## 🤖 AI Usage & Assistant Guidelines
Read the [AI Usage & Assistant Guidelines](.github/tech-conventions/ai-compliance.md) for details on how AI is used in this project and how to interact with AI assistants.
## 👥 Maintainers
| [
](https://github.com/icellan) | [
](https://github.com/galt-tr) | [
](https://github.com/mrz1836) |
|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:|:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:|:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:|
| [Siggi](https://github.com/icellan) | [Dylan](https://github.com/galt-tr) | [MrZ](https://github.com/mrz1836) |
## 🤝 Contributing
View the [contributing guidelines](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) and please follow the [code of conduct](.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
### How can I help?
All kinds of contributions are welcome :raised_hands:!
The most basic way to show your support is to star :star2: the project, or to raise issues :speech_balloon:.
[](https://github.com/bsv-blockchain/go-p2p/stargazers)
## 📝 License
[](LICENSE)