# IPFS usage

**URL:** <https://discourse.beets.io/t/ipfs-usage/675>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [March 24, 2019, 5:39pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/ipfs-usage/675 "2019-03-24T17:39:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![madeinzion](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.beets.io/madeinzion/32/214_2.png) [@madeinzion](https://discourse.beets.io/u/madeinzion)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2019, 5:39pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/ipfs-usage/675/1 "2019-03-24T17:39:23Z")

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I am willing to use [beet ipfs plugin](https://beets.readthedocs.io/en/v1.4.7/plugins/ipfs.html?highlight=ipfs).

Beet seems to import music, but I am confused on how to list and share it.

I tried search, but fails…

> beet ipfs -g Femme  
> Traceback (most recent call last):  
> File “/usr/bin/beet”, line 11, in   
> load\_entry\_point(‘beets==1.3.19’, ‘console\_scripts’, ‘beet’)()  
> File “/usr/share/beets/beets/ui/ **init**.py”, line 1266, in main  
> \_raw\_main(args)  
> File “/usr/share/beets/beets/ui/ **init**.py”, line 1253, in \_raw\_main  
> subcommand.func(lib, suboptions, subargs)  
> File “/usr/share/beets/beetsplug/ipfs.py”, line 73, in func  
> self.ipfs\_get(lib, ui.decargs(args))  
> File “/usr/share/beets/beetsplug/ipfs.py”, line 153, in ipfs\_get  
> albums = self.query(lib, query)  
> File “/usr/share/beets/beetsplug/ipfs.py”, line 243, in query  
> rlib = self.get\_remote\_lib(lib)  
> File “/usr/share/beets/beetsplug/ipfs.py”, line 252, in get\_remote\_lib  
> raise IOError  
> IOError

Anyone have experience in it and can share it with me?

Thanks