Hosting

By default, iroh uses Relays and DNS servers to get connected quickly and reliably. When deploying iroh to production, you will want to deploy dedicated infrastructure for your application.

How Relays Work

Iroh uses QUIC for fast, reliable connections between peers. When a direct connection isn't possible—due to firewalls, NAT, or network conditions—relays step in to ensure your users stay connected.

To learn more about how relays work, check out ourhow it works documentation.

Choose Your Relay Option

Whether you're just getting started or running production workloads, there's a relay option that fits your needs.

Public Relays

Free

By default, iroh endpoints will use relays provided by n0 computer.

✓ Free to use
✓ No setup required
✓ Great for development & testing
– Rate-limited traffic
– No uptime guarantees

Learn about relays →

Dedicated Relays

$199/month

For production applications ready to scale with low latency.

✓ Multi-region deployment
✓ Fully managed infrastructure
✓ Dedicated bandwidth
✓Early access to new features
✓ Uptime SLAs available

Open Source

Self-host your relays for free. Forever.