Connect IPFS Desktop to an IPFS Cluster on gcloud

[matisalimbene]

Hello,

I’m trying to connect IPFS Desktop app to my ipfs cluster con google cloud. I don’t want to use the global ipfs network that is provided by default.

I’ve tried several times to change the Api Address and boostrap address to that of my ipfs cluster, but the IPFS Destop fail to open wit an “invalid ip address” error.

Is is possible to this at all? Could I use IPFS Desktop to browse my private IPFS cluster, or is it just supposed to work with the IPFS nodes provided by default?

I’ve not find anything in the document as to how to configure IPFS Desktop, this is why I’m thinking that perhaps this cannot be done.

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[matisalimbene]

I found out that IPFS Desktop is not supported for private clusters, it only work in the public network.