dapp3.eth
Add .eth (ENS) and .gwei (GNS) domain
support to your browser, verified locally!
Connect your IPFS node
dapp3 serves .eth (ENS) and .gwei (GNS) sites
from a local IPFS node, nothing touches a public gateway.
No node yet? Install
IPFS Desktop
or run kubo, then re-check.
Installed but not connecting?
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Default test:
curl -I http://bafkqaaa.ipfs.localhost:8080/should return200. For a custom gateway, use the probe URL shown below. -
Getting
301? Enable the subdomain gateway in IPFS Desktop, or setGateway.PublicGateways."localhost".UseSubdomains = truein~/.ipfs/config.
Use a custom gateway
Pick an Ethereum RPC
Paste any mainnet RPC URL. Helios verifies every read against consensus, the RPC never needs to be trusted.
About the Chrome permission prompt
Chrome will ask for access to two hosts:
Chrome says "Read and change your data on [host]" for any host permission — it's a generic template, not what we do.
This extension only:
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Reads Ethereum state (
eth_call, etc.) to resolve ENS names. - Reads beacon-chain data so Helios can verify it.
- Never sends transactions or touches wallets.
Starting Helios
Fetching checkpoint and catching up to head — usually under 30 seconds.
The default consensus RPC didn't respond. Try a different one: