Relays

Relays keep your users connected when direct peer-to-peer connections aren't possible. Choose from free public relays for development or dedicated relays for production.

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.

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

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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.