ENS names can be linked to decentralised websites, allowing both the hosting and the name to exist in a fully decentralised way. This is done by creating and uploading a website to decentralised storage, such as IPFS (InterPlanetary File System), and adding the website’s content hash on your ENS name.

Decentralised websites can then be accessed through ENS-compatible browsers and apps, or via gateways like eth.limo, which make ENS websites available on the traditional web.

ENS does not build or create websites - you’ll need to prepare your own static site before linking it.

Once your site is built and published to a supported decentralised storage protocol, you can link it to your ENS name. Hosting services such as Fleek act as “pinning providers,” making it simple to upload a site to IPFS without running your own node.

When deployed, the service will provide an IPFS CID (content identifier), which you then set as the Content Hash record for your ENS name.

The Content Hash record on an ENS name supports several decentralised storage protocols, including:

Among these, IPFS is the most widely used.

When the Content Hash record is updated on your name, your ENS name will resolve to the decentralised website. Visitors can access your site with their ENS name via:

This makes it possible to create websites that are decentralised, and directly tied to your ENS identity.

To link a website to your ENS name:

Go to the ENS App, connect your wallet, open the profile tab of your name, then click Edit Profile - (or open the Records tab, then click Edit Records).

Navigate to the Other section and add the IPFS CID into the Content Hash field and then click Save.

Click Open Wallet and confirm the transaction. Once confirmed, the Content Hash record will display and your website will resolve where supported.

You should now see the Content Hash record populated.

Public gateways like eth.limo and eth.link let anyone access ENS websites from a regular browser by appending .limo or .link to your ENS name.

These are public gateways that let anyone access ENS websites from a regular browser. Simply append .limo or .link to the end of your ENS name (e.g. yourname.eth.limo). For more at eth.limo and eth-limo.gitbook.io/documentation

Use Edit Profile (or Edit Records). To update, replace the existing value with the new one. To remove, click the ✕ icon next to the record. Then save and confirm the transaction in your wallet. Once confirmed, the record and resolving website will be updated.

If your IPFS CID looks different in the ENS App, that may be because older CIDv0 formats are automatically concered to the newer CIDv1 format. Both formats point to the same content – it’s just a different encoding. You can verify this using the IPFS CID Checker. For further help, see the IPFS Community & Support page.

No. ENS does not host websites. Instead, it connects your already-hosted site so that it can be accessed using your ENS name (for example, myname.eth.limo).
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