ipfs · lidel · Oct 2, 2025 · Oct 2, 2025
diff --git a/docs/how-to/websites-on-ipfs/deploy-github-action.md b/docs/how-to/websites-on-ipfs/deploy-github-action.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Deploy static apps to IPFS with GitHub Actions
 description: Guide on how to setup GitHub Actions to deploy static sites/apps to IPFS using the IPFS Deploy Action.
-current-ipfs-version: v0.37.0
+current-ipfs-version: v0.38.0
 current-ipfs-cluster-version: v1.1.4
 ---
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ You can also customize the Kubo version and [`ipfs add` parameters](https://docs
   uses: ipfs/ipfs-deploy-action@v1
   with:
     # ... other inputs ...
-    kubo-version: 'v0.37.0' # Default, change if needed
+    kubo-version: 'v0.38.0' # Default, change if needed
     ipfs-add-options: '--cid-version 1 --chunker size-1048576' # Default options
 ```
 

diff --git a/docs/install/command-line.md b/docs/install/command-line.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Kubo
 description: Using IPFS Kubo through the command-line allows you to do everything that IPFS Desktop can do, but at a more granular level, since you can specify which commands to run. Learn how to install it here.
-current-ipfs-version: v0.37.0
+current-ipfs-version: v0.38.0
 ---
 
 # Install IPFS Kubo
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Kubo runs on most Windows, MacOS, Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD systems that meet t
 
 Note the following:
 - The amount of disk space your IPFS installation uses depends on how much data you're sharing. A base installation uses around 12MB of disk space.
-- You can enable automatic garbage collection via [--enable-gc](../reference/kubo/cli.md#ipfs-daemon) and adjust using [default maximum disk storage](https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/blob/v0.37.0/docs/config.md#datastorestoragemax) for data retrieved from other peers.
+- You can enable automatic garbage collection via [--enable-gc](../reference/kubo/cli.md#ipfs-daemon) and adjust using [default maximum disk storage](https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/blob/v0.38.0/docs/config.md#datastorestoragemax) for data retrieved from other peers.
 
 
 <!-- TODO: hide this footgun until https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/pull/10524 is merged and released in stable kubo 
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ For installation instructions for your operating system, select the appropriate
 1. Download the Linux binary from [`dist.ipfs.tech`](https://dist.ipfs.tech/#kubo).
 
    ```bash
-   wget https://dist.ipfs.tech/kubo/v0.37.0/kubo_v0.37.0_linux-amd64.tar.gz
+   wget https://dist.ipfs.tech/kubo/v0.38.0/kubo_v0.38.0_linux-amd64.tar.gz
    ```
 
 1. Unzip the file:
 
    ```bash
-   tar -xvzf kubo_v0.37.0_linux-amd64.tar.gz
+   tar -xvzf kubo_v0.38.0_linux-amd64.tar.gz
 
    > x kubo/install.sh
    > x kubo/ipfs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ For installation instructions for your operating system, select the appropriate
    ```bash
    ipfs --version
 
-   > ipfs version 0.37.0
+   > ipfs version 0.38.0
    ```
 
 :::
@@ -116,27 +116,27 @@ For installation instructions for your operating system, select the appropriate
 1. Download the Windows binary from [`dist.ipfs.tech`](https://dist.ipfs.tech/#kubo).
 
    ```powershell
-   wget https://dist.ipfs.tech/kubo/v0.37.0/kubo_v0.37.0_windows-amd64.zip -Outfile kubo_v0.37.0.zip
+   wget https://dist.ipfs.tech/kubo/v0.38.0/kubo_v0.38.0_windows-amd64.zip -Outfile kubo_v0.38.0.zip
    ```
 
-1. Unzip the file to a sensible location, such as `~\Apps\kubo_v0.37.0`.
+1. Unzip the file to a sensible location, such as `~\Apps\kubo_v0.38.0`.
 
    ```powershell
-   Expand-Archive -Path kubo_v0.37.0.zip -DestinationPath ~\Apps\kubo_v0.37.0
+   Expand-Archive -Path kubo_v0.38.0.zip -DestinationPath ~\Apps\kubo_v0.38.0
    ```
 
-1. Move into the `kubo_v0.37.0` folder
+1. Move into the `kubo_v0.38.0` folder
 
    ```powershell
-   cd ~\Apps\kubo_v0.37.0\kubo
+   cd ~\Apps\kubo_v0.38.0\kubo
    ```
 
 1. Check that the `ipfs.exe` works:
 
    ```powershell
    .\ipfs.exe --version
 
-   > ipfs version 0.37.0
+   > ipfs version 0.38.0
    ```
 
    At this point, Kubo is usable. However, it's strongly recommended that you first add `ipfs.exe` to your `PATH` using the following steps:
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ For installation instructions for your operating system, select the appropriate
    ```powershell
    ipfs --version
 
-   > ipfs version 0.37.0
+   > ipfs version 0.38.0
    ```
 
 :::
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ For installation instructions for your operating system, select the appropriate
    If Kubo is installed, the version number displays. For example:
 
    ```bash
-   > ipfs version 0.37.0
+   > ipfs version 0.38.0
    ```
 :::
 
@@ -221,13 +221,13 @@ For installation instructions for your operating system, select the appropriate
 1. Download the FreeBSD binary from [`dist.ipfs.tech`](https://dist.ipfs.tech/#kubo).
 
    ```bash
-   wget https://dist.ipfs.tech/kubo/v0.37.0/kubo_v0.37.0_freebsd-amd64.tar.gz
+   wget https://dist.ipfs.tech/kubo/v0.38.0/kubo_v0.38.0_freebsd-amd64.tar.gz
    ```
 
 1. Unzip the file:
 
    ```bash
-   tar -xvzf kubo_v0.37.0_freebsd-amd64.tar.gz
+   tar -xvzf kubo_v0.38.0_freebsd-amd64.tar.gz
 
    > x kubo/install.sh
    > x kubo/ipfs
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ For installation instructions for your operating system, select the appropriate
    ```bash
    ipfs --version
 
-   > ipfs version 0.37.0
+   > ipfs version 0.38.0
    ```
 
 :::
@@ -268,13 +268,13 @@ For installation instructions for your operating system, select the appropriate
 1. Download the OpenBSD binary from [`dist.ipfs.tech`](https://dist.ipfs.tech/#kubo).
 
    ```bash
-   wget https://dist.ipfs.tech/kubo/v0.37.0/kubo_v0.37.0_openbsd-amd64.tar.gz
+   wget https://dist.ipfs.tech/kubo/v0.38.0/kubo_v0.38.0_openbsd-amd64.tar.gz
    ```
 
 1. Unzip the file:
 
    ```bash
-   tar -xvzf kubo_v0.37.0_openbsd-amd64.tar.gz
+   tar -xvzf kubo_v0.38.0_openbsd-amd64.tar.gz
 
    > x kubo/install.sh
    > x kubo/ipfs
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ For installation instructions for your operating system, select the appropriate
    ```bash
    ipfs --version
 
-   > ipfs version 0.37.0
+   > ipfs version 0.38.0
    ```
 
 :::
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ For installation instructions for your operating system, select the appropriate
 
 ## Build Kubo from source
 
-For the current instructions on how to manually download, compile and build Kubo from source, see the [Build from Source](https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/blob/v0.37.0/README.md#build-from-source) section in the Kubo repository.
+For the current instructions on how to manually download, compile and build Kubo from source, see the [Build from Source](https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/blob/v0.38.0/README.md#build-from-source) section in the Kubo repository.
 
 ## Determining which node to use with the command line
 

diff --git a/docs/install/run-ipfs-inside-docker.md b/docs/install/run-ipfs-inside-docker.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Install IPFS Kubo inside Docker
 description: You can run IPFS inside Docker to simplify your deployment processes, and horizontally scale your IPFS infrastructure.
-current-ipfs-version: v0.37.0
+current-ipfs-version: v0.38.0
 ---
 
 # Install IPFS Kubo inside Docker
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ You can run Kubo IPFS inside Docker to simplify your deployment processes, as we
 1. Start a container running ipfs and expose ports `4001` (P2P TCP/QUIC transports), `5001` (RPC API) and `8080` (Gateway):
 
     ```shell
-    docker run -d --name ipfs_host -v $ipfs_staging:/export -v $ipfs_data:/data/ipfs -p 4001:4001 -p 4001:4001/udp -p 127.0.0.1:8080:8080 -p 127.0.0.1:5001:5001 ipfs/kubo:v0.37.0
+    docker run -d --name ipfs_host -v $ipfs_staging:/export -v $ipfs_data:/data/ipfs -p 4001:4001 -p 4001:4001/udp -p 127.0.0.1:8080:8080 -p 127.0.0.1:5001:5001 ipfs/kubo:v0.38.0
     ```
 
     ::: danger NEVER EXPOSE THE RPC API TO THE PUBLIC INTERNET
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ You can run Kubo IPFS inside Docker to simplify your deployment processes, as we
 When starting a container running ipfs for the first time with an empty data directory, it will call `ipfs init` to initialize configuration files and generate a new keypair. At this time, you can choose which profile to apply using the `IPFS_PROFILE` environment variable:
 
 ```shell
-docker run -d --name ipfs_host -e IPFS_PROFILE=server -v $ipfs_staging:/export -v $ipfs_data:/data/ipfs -p 4001:4001 -p 4001:4001/udp -p 127.0.0.1:8080:8080 -p 127.0.0.1:5001:5001 ipfs/kubo:v0.37.0
+docker run -d --name ipfs_host -e IPFS_PROFILE=server -v $ipfs_staging:/export -v $ipfs_data:/data/ipfs -p 4001:4001 -p 4001:4001/udp -p 127.0.0.1:8080:8080 -p 127.0.0.1:5001:5001 ipfs/kubo:v0.38.0
 ```
 
 ## Customizing your node
@@ -119,22 +119,22 @@ Example:
 docker run # (....)
     --cpus="4.0" -e GOMAXPROCS=4 \
     --memory="8000m" -e GOMEMLIMIT=7500MiB \
-    ipfs/kubo:v0.37.0
+    ipfs/kubo:v0.38.0
 ```
 
 ## Private swarms inside Docker
 
 It is possible to initialize the container with a swarm key file (`/data/ipfs/swarm.key`) using the variables `IPFS_SWARM_KEY` and `IPFS_SWARM_KEY_FILE`. The `IPFS_SWARM_KEY` creates `swarm.key` with the contents of the variable itself, while `IPFS_SWARM_KEY_FILE` copies the key from a path stored in the variable. The `IPFS_SWARM_KEY_FILE` **overwrites** the key generated by `IPFS_SWARM_KEY`.
 
 ```shell
-docker run -d --name ipfs_host -e IPFS_SWARM_KEY=<your swarm key> -v $ipfs_staging:/export -v $ipfs_data:/data/ipfs -p 4001:4001 -p 4001:4001/udp -p 127.0.0.1:8080:8080 -p 127.0.0.1:5001:5001 ipfs/kubo:v0.37.0
+docker run -d --name ipfs_host -e IPFS_SWARM_KEY=<your swarm key> -v $ipfs_staging:/export -v $ipfs_data:/data/ipfs -p 4001:4001 -p 4001:4001/udp -p 127.0.0.1:8080:8080 -p 127.0.0.1:5001:5001 ipfs/kubo:v0.38.0
 ```
 
 The swarm key initialization can also be done using docker secrets, and requires `docker swarm` or `docker-compose`:
 
 ```shell
 cat your_swarm.key | docker secret create swarm_key_secret -
-docker run -d --name ipfs_host --secret swarm_key_secret -e IPFS_SWARM_KEY_FILE=/run/secrets/swarm_key_secret -v $ipfs_staging:/export -v $ipfs_data:/data/ipfs -p 4001:4001 -p 4001:4001/udp -p 127.0.0.1:8080:8080 -p 127.0.0.1:5001:5001 ipfs/kubo:v0.37.0
+docker run -d --name ipfs_host --secret swarm_key_secret -e IPFS_SWARM_KEY_FILE=/run/secrets/swarm_key_secret -v $ipfs_staging:/export -v $ipfs_data:/data/ipfs -p 4001:4001 -p 4001:4001/udp -p 127.0.0.1:8080:8080 -p 127.0.0.1:5001:5001 ipfs/kubo:v0.38.0
 ```
 
 ## Key rotation inside Docker
@@ -143,10 +143,10 @@ It is possible to do key rotation in an ephemeral container that is temporarily
 
 ```shell
 # given container named 'ipfs-test' that persists repo at /path/to/persisted/.ipfs
-docker run -d --name ipfs-test -v /path/to/persisted/.ipfs:/data/ipfs ipfs/kubo:v0.37.0
+docker run -d --name ipfs-test -v /path/to/persisted/.ipfs:/data/ipfs ipfs/kubo:v0.38.0
 docker stop ipfs-test  
 
 # key rotation works like this (old key saved under 'old-self')
-docker run --rm -it -v /path/to/persisted/.ipfs:/data/ipfs ipfs/kubo:v0.37.0 key rotate -o old-self -t ed25519
+docker run --rm -it -v /path/to/persisted/.ipfs:/data/ipfs ipfs/kubo:v0.38.0 key rotate -o old-self -t ed25519
 docker start ipfs-test # will start with the new key
 ```
diff --git a/docs/reference/kubo/cli.md b/docs/reference/kubo/cli.md
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ description: API documentation for the Kubo command-line executable.
 
 # Kubo command-line
 
-::: tip Generated on 2025-08-27 22:37:27, from kubo 0.37.0
-This document was autogenerated from CLI help text in [kubo 0.37.0](https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/releases/tag/v0.37.0)
+::: tip Generated on 2025-10-02 01:49:45, from kubo 0.38.0
+This document was autogenerated from CLI help text in [kubo 0.38.0](https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/releases/tag/v0.38.0)
 For issues and support, check out the [generate-cli-docs.sh](https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-docs/blob/main/docs/reference/kubo/generate-cli-docs.sh) script on GitHub.
 :::
 
@@ -235,8 +235,9 @@ OPTIONS
                                       Import.UnixFSHAMTDirectoryMaxFanout.
   --inline                   bool   - Inline small blocks into CIDs. WARNING:
                                       experimental.
-  --inline-limit             int    - Maximum block size to inline. WARNING:
-                                      experimental. Default: 32.
+  --inline-limit             int    - Maximum block size to inline. Maximum:
+                                      128 bytes. WARNING: experimental.
+                                      Default: 32.
   --nocopy                   bool   - Add the file using filestore. Implies
                                       raw-leaves. WARNING: experimental.
   --fscache                  bool   - Check the filestore for pre-existing
@@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
 
   If the daemon is not running, it will just add locally to the repo at $IPFS_PATH.
   If the daemon is started later, it will be advertised after a few
-  seconds when the reprovider runs.
+  seconds when the provide system runs.
 
   BASIC EXAMPLES:
 
@@ -1130,7 +1131,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
 
   Available profiles:
     'announce-off':
-      Disables Provide and Reprovide systems (announcing to Amino DHT).
+      Disables Provide system (announcing to Amino DHT).
 
       		USE WITH CAUTION:
       		The main use case for this is setups with manual Peering.Peers config.
@@ -1139,7 +1140,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
       		one hosting it, and other peers are not already connected to it.
 
     'announce-on':
-      Re-enables Provide and Reprovide systems (reverts announce-off profile).
+      Re-enables Provide system (reverts announce-off profile).
     'autoconf-off':
       Disables AutoConf and sets networking fields to empty for manual configuration.
       Bootstrap peers, DNS resolvers, delegated routers, and IPNS delegated publishers are set to empty.
@@ -2007,13 +2008,18 @@ DESCRIPTION
   the full MFS structure (updated CIDs) 2) that the parent-folder's cache is
   cleared. Use caution when setting this flag to false. It will improve
   performance for large numbers of file operations, but it does so at the cost
-  of consistency guarantees and unbound growth of the directories' in-memory
-  caches.  If the daemon is unexpectedly killed before running 'ipfs files
-  flush' on the files in question, then data may be lost. This also applies to
-  run 'ipfs repo gc' concurrently with '--flush=false' operations. We recommend
-  flushing paths regularly with 'ipfs files flush', specially the folders on
-  which many write operations are happening, as a way to clear the directory
-  cache, free memory and speed up read operations.
+  of consistency guarantees. If the daemon is unexpectedly killed before running
+  'ipfs files flush' on the files in question, then data may be lost. This also
+  applies to run 'ipfs repo gc' concurrently with '--flush=false' operations.
+
+  When using '--flush=false', operations are limited to prevent unbounded
+  memory growth. After reaching Internal.MFSNoFlushLimit operations, further
+  operations will fail until you run 'ipfs files flush'. This explicit failure
+  (instead of auto-flushing) ensures you maintain control over when data is
+  persisted, preventing unexpected partial states and making batch operations
+  predictable. We recommend flushing paths regularly, especially folders with
+  many write operations, to clear caches, free memory, and maintain good
+  performance.
 
 SUBCOMMANDS
   ipfs files chcid [<path>]      - Change the CID version or hash function of
@@ -4843,12 +4849,12 @@ OPTIONS
 
 DESCRIPTION
 
-  Clear all CIDs from the reprovide queue.
+  Clear all CIDs pending to be provided for the first time.
 
   Note: Kubo will automatically clear the queue when it detects a change of
-  Reprovider.Strategy upon a restart. For more information about reprovider
+  Provide.Strategy upon a restart. For more information about provide
   strategies, see:
-  https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/blob/master/docs/config.md#reproviderstrategy
+  https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/blob/master/docs/config.md#providestrategy
 
 
 ```
@@ -4867,8 +4873,8 @@ SYNOPSIS
 DESCRIPTION
 
   Returns statistics about the content the node is reproviding every
-  Reprovider.Interval according to Reprovider.Strategy:
-  https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/blob/master/docs/config.md#reprovider
+  Provide.DHT.Interval according to Provide.Strategy:
+  https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/blob/master/docs/config.md#provide
 
   This interface is not stable and may change from release to release.
 
@@ -5197,7 +5203,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 
 OPTIONS
 
-  --to               int  - Target repository version. Default: 17.
+  --to               int  - Target repository version. Default: 18.
   --allow-downgrade  bool - Allow downgrading to a lower repo version.
 
 DESCRIPTION

diff --git a/docs/reference/kubo/rpc.md b/docs/reference/kubo/rpc.md
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ I AM SERIOUS, DO NOT EDIT ANYTHING BELOW ;-D
 
 -->
 
-::: tip Generated on 2025-08-27, from kubo v0.37.0
-This document was autogenerated from [v0.37.0](https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/releases/tag/v0.37.0).
+::: tip Generated on 2025-10-02, from kubo v0.38.0
+This document was autogenerated from [v0.38.0](https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/releases/tag/v0.38.0).
 For issues and support, check out the [http-api-docs](https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-docs/tree/main/tools/http-api-docs) generator on GitHub.
 :::
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ Add a file or directory to IPFS.
 - `max-directory-links` [int]: Limit the maximum number of links in UnixFS basic directory nodes to this value. WARNING: experimental, Import.UnixFSHAMTDirectorySizeThreshold is safer.UnixFSDirectoryMaxLinks. Required: no.
 - `max-hamt-fanout` [int]: Limit the maximum number of links of a UnixFS HAMT directory node to this (power of 2, multiple of 8). WARNING: experimental, Import.UnixFSHAMTDirectorySizeThreshold is safer.UnixFSHAMTDirectoryMaxFanout. Required: no.
 - `inline` [bool]: Inline small blocks into CIDs. WARNING: experimental. Required: no.
-- `inline-limit` [int]: Maximum block size to inline. WARNING: experimental. Default: `32`. Required: no.
+- `inline-limit` [int]: Maximum block size to inline. Maximum: 128 bytes. WARNING: experimental. Default: `32`. Required: no.
 - `nocopy` [bool]: Add the file using filestore. Implies raw-leaves. WARNING: experimental. Required: no.
 - `fscache` [bool]: Check the filestore for pre-existing blocks. WARNING: experimental. Required: no.
 - `preserve-mode` [bool]: Apply existing POSIX permissions to created UnixFS entries. WARNING: experimental, forces dag-pb for root block, disables raw-leaves. Required: no.