Your Community to Direct Connect
DCVault explains the Direct Connect (DC) peer-to-peer network from the ground up: how it works, how to take part, and how to run your own hub.
New to it? Direct Connect (DC) is a peer-to-peer network for sharing files and chatting on community-run hubs, used through clients like DC++. Pick a starting point below.
Use the networkSet up a client, find hubs, and share files.Get started as a userRun a hubFrom choosing hub software to scripting.Get started as a hub operator
Support hubChecking…—users online
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BasicsWhat Direct Connect is and how the network works.Quick startGet onto your first hub in a few steps.Clients & usageChoose a client, share files, search and download.Running a hubHub software, configuration, moderation, scripting.Protocols & technicalNMDC, ADC, Tiger Tree Hashing, magnet links.CommunityFAQ, glossary, and how to contribute.Community resourcesCurated links to sites that contribute to the DC network.
HublistSoonA directory of public hubs. Coming soon.
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Spot something missing or wrong? Anyone can contribute, and this wiki grows with the community.