diff --git a/config_example.yml b/config_example.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b62d2a71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config_example.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+postgres:
+  password: 123456789
+log:
+  level: debug
+dht_server:
+  addr: '::'
+  query_timeout: 8s
+dht_crawler:
+  bootstrap_nodes:
+    - 'router.utorrent.com:6881'
+    - 'router.bittorrent.com:6881'
+    - "router.silotis.us:6881"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/protocol/dht/client/server_adapter.go b/internal/protocol/dht/client/server_adapter.go
index 4424d2c2..c212d8ee 100644
--- a/internal/protocol/dht/client/server_adapter.go
+++ b/internal/protocol/dht/client/server_adapter.go
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ package client
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"net/netip"
+
 	"github.com/bitmagnet-io/bitmagnet/internal/protocol"
 	"github.com/bitmagnet-io/bitmagnet/internal/protocol/dht"
 	"github.com/bitmagnet-io/bitmagnet/internal/protocol/dht/server"
-	"net/netip"
 )
 
 type serverAdapter struct {
@@ -92,13 +93,16 @@ func (a serverAdapter) SampleInfoHashes(ctx context.Context, addr netip.AddrPort
 }
 
 func extractNodes(msg dht.Msg) []NodeInfo {
-	if len(msg.R.Nodes) == 0 {
+	if len(msg.R.Nodes)+len(msg.R.Nodes6) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
-	nodes := make([]NodeInfo, 0, len(msg.R.Nodes))
+	nodes := make([]NodeInfo, 0, len(msg.R.Nodes)+len(msg.R.Nodes6))
 	for _, n := range msg.R.Nodes {
 		nodes = append(nodes, NodeInfo{ID: n.ID, Addr: n.Addr.ToAddrPort()})
 	}
+	for _, n6 := range msg.R.Nodes6 {
+		nodes = append(nodes, NodeInfo{ID: n6.ID, Addr: n6.Addr.ToAddrPort()})
+	}
 	return nodes
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/protocol/dht/nodeaddr.go b/internal/protocol/dht/nodeaddr.go
index 09b24fd8..5d117fef 100644
--- a/internal/protocol/dht/nodeaddr.go
+++ b/internal/protocol/dht/nodeaddr.go
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ package dht
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/bencode"
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
 	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/bencode"
 )
 
 type NodeAddr struct {
diff --git a/internal/protocol/dht/nodeinfo.go b/internal/protocol/dht/nodeinfo.go
index a96ab04f..ce2619fc 100644
--- a/internal/protocol/dht/nodeinfo.go
+++ b/internal/protocol/dht/nodeinfo.go
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ import (
 	"encoding"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/anacrolix/missinggo/v2/slices"
-	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/bencode"
-	"github.com/bitmagnet-io/bitmagnet/internal/protocol"
 	"math"
 	"math/rand"
 	"net"
 	"reflect"
+
+	"github.com/anacrolix/missinggo/v2/slices"
+	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/bencode"
+	"github.com/bitmagnet-io/bitmagnet/internal/protocol"
 )
 
 type NodeInfo struct {
diff --git a/internal/protocol/dht/responder/responder.go b/internal/protocol/dht/responder/responder.go
index 194506f0..713f15ad 100644
--- a/internal/protocol/dht/responder/responder.go
+++ b/internal/protocol/dht/responder/responder.go
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/md5"
 	"encoding/hex"
+	"net/netip"
+
 	"github.com/bitmagnet-io/bitmagnet/internal/protocol"
 	"github.com/bitmagnet-io/bitmagnet/internal/protocol/dht"
 	"github.com/bitmagnet-io/bitmagnet/internal/protocol/dht/ktable"
-	"net/netip"
 )
 
 type Responder interface {
@@ -56,7 +57,8 @@ func (r responder) Respond(_ context.Context, msg dht.RecvMsg) (ret dht.Return,
 			return
 		}
 		closestNodes := r.kTable.GetClosestNodes(args.Target)
-		ret.Nodes = nodeInfosFromNodes(closestNodes...)
+
+		ret.Nodes, ret.Nodes6 = nodeInfosFromNodes(closestNodes...)
 	case dht.QGetPeers:
 		if args.InfoHash == [20]byte{} {
 			err = ErrMissingArguments
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ func (r responder) Respond(_ context.Context, msg dht.RecvMsg) (ret dht.Return,
 			}
 			ret.Values = values
 		}
-		ret.Nodes = nodeInfosFromNodes(result.ClosestNodes...)
+		ret.Nodes, ret.Nodes6 = nodeInfosFromNodes(result.ClosestNodes...)
 		token := r.announceToken(args.InfoHash, args.ID, msg.From.Addr())
 		ret.Token = &token
 	case dht.QAnnouncePeer:
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ func (r responder) Respond(_ context.Context, msg dht.RecvMsg) (ret dht.Return,
 			samples = append(samples, h.ID())
 		}
 		ret.Samples = &samples
-		ret.Nodes = nodeInfosFromNodes(result.Nodes...)
+		ret.Nodes, ret.Nodes6 = nodeInfosFromNodes(result.Nodes...)
 		numInt64 := int64(result.TotalHashes)
 		ret.Num = &numInt64
 		ret.Interval = &r.sampleInfoHashesInterval
@@ -122,15 +124,41 @@ func (r responder) announceToken(infoHash protocol.ID, nodeID protocol.ID, nodeA
 	return hex.EncodeToString(tokenHash[:])
 }
 
-func nodeInfosFromNodes(ns ...ktable.Node) []dht.NodeInfo {
+func nodeInfosFromNodes(ns ...ktable.Node) ([]dht.NodeInfo, []dht.NodeInfo) {
 	if len(ns) == 0 {
-		return nil
+		return nil, nil
 	}
-	nodes := make([]dht.NodeInfo, 0, len(ns))
+	ns_count, ns6_count := 0, 0
 	for _, n := range ns {
-		nodes = append(nodes, nodeInfoFromNode(n))
+		if n.Addr().Addr().Is4() {
+			ns_count += 1
+		}
+	}
+	for _, n := range ns {
+		if n.Addr().Addr().Is6() || n.Addr().Addr().Is4In6() {
+			ns6_count += 1
+		}
+	}
+	nodes6 := make([]dht.NodeInfo, 0, ns_count)
+
+	nodes := make([]dht.NodeInfo, 0, ns6_count)
+	for _, n := range ns {
+		if n.Addr().Addr().Is4() {
+			nodes = append(nodes, nodeInfoFromNode(n))
+		}
+	}
+	for _, n := range ns {
+		if n.Addr().Addr().Is6() || n.Addr().Addr().Is4In6() {
+			nodes6 = append(nodes6, nodeInfoFromNode(n))
+		}
+	}
+	if len(nodes) == 0 {
+		nodes = nil
+	}
+	if len(nodes6) == 0 {
+		nodes6 = nil
 	}
-	return nodes
+	return nodes, nodes6
 }
 
 func nodeInfoFromNode(n ktable.Node) dht.NodeInfo {
diff --git a/internal/protocol/dht/responder/responder_test.go b/internal/protocol/dht/responder/responder_test.go
index 4267a89f..7cd957cf 100644
--- a/internal/protocol/dht/responder/responder_test.go
+++ b/internal/protocol/dht/responder/responder_test.go
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@ package responder
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"net/netip"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/anacrolix/dht/v2/krpc"
 	"github.com/bitmagnet-io/bitmagnet/internal/protocol"
 	"github.com/bitmagnet-io/bitmagnet/internal/protocol/dht"
 	"github.com/bitmagnet-io/bitmagnet/internal/protocol/dht/ktable"
-	"github.com/bitmagnet-io/bitmagnet/internal/protocol/dht/ktable/mocks"
+	ktable_mocks "github.com/bitmagnet-io/bitmagnet/internal/protocol/dht/ktable/mocks"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"net/netip"
-	"testing"
-	"time"
 )
 
 type testResponderMocks struct {
@@ -145,6 +146,47 @@ func TestResponder_find_node(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
+func TestResponder_find_node_ipv6(t *testing.T) {
+	mocks := newTestResponderMocks(t)
+	target := protocol.RandomNodeID()
+	msg := dht.RecvMsg{
+		From: mocks.sender.Addr.ToAddrPort(),
+		Msg: dht.Msg{
+			Q: "find_node",
+			A: &dht.MsgArgs{
+				ID:     mocks.sender.ID,
+				Target: target,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	nodes6 := dht.CompactIPv6NodeInfo{
+		dht.RandomNodeInfo(16),
+		dht.RandomNodeInfo(16),
+		dht.RandomNodeInfo(16),
+	}
+	nodes := dht.CompactIPv4NodeInfo{
+		dht.RandomNodeInfo(4),
+		dht.RandomNodeInfo(4),
+		dht.RandomNodeInfo(4),
+	}
+	peers := []ktable.Node{
+		mockedPeer{nodes[0]},
+		mockedPeer{nodes[1]},
+		mockedPeer{nodes[2]},
+		mockedPeer{nodes6[0]},
+		mockedPeer{nodes6[1]},
+		mockedPeer{nodes6[2]},
+	}
+	mocks.table.On("GetClosestNodes", target).Return(peers)
+	ret, err := mocks.responder.Respond(context.Background(), msg)
+	assert.Equal(t, dht.Return{
+		ID:     mocks.nodeID,
+		Nodes6: nodes6,
+		Nodes:  nodes,
+	}, ret)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
 func TestResponder_find_node__missing_target(t *testing.T) {
 	mocks := newTestResponderMocks(t)
 	msg := dht.RecvMsg{
diff --git a/internal/protocol/dht/server/config.go b/internal/protocol/dht/server/config.go
index 09b6d93b..99cfa266 100644
--- a/internal/protocol/dht/server/config.go
+++ b/internal/protocol/dht/server/config.go
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ import "time"
 type Config struct {
 	Port         uint16
 	QueryTimeout time.Duration
+	Addr         string
 }
 
 func NewDefaultConfig() Config {
 	return Config{
 		Port:         3334,
 		QueryTimeout: time.Second * 4,
+		Addr:         "0.0.0.0",
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/protocol/dht/server/factory.go b/internal/protocol/dht/server/factory.go
index 812080e0..22b2c60c 100644
--- a/internal/protocol/dht/server/factory.go
+++ b/internal/protocol/dht/server/factory.go
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ package server
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/netip"
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/bitmagnet-io/bitmagnet/internal/boilerplate/lazy"
 	"github.com/bitmagnet-io/bitmagnet/internal/concurrency"
 	"github.com/bitmagnet-io/bitmagnet/internal/protocol/dht"
@@ -11,8 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/fx"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
-	"net/netip"
-	"time"
 )
 
 type Params struct {
@@ -39,6 +40,18 @@ const subsystem = "dht_server"
 func New(p Params) Result {
 	lastResponses := &concurrency.AtomicValue[LastResponses]{}
 	collector := newPrometheusCollector()
+	addr, err := netip.ParseAddr(p.Config.Addr)
+	socket_ip_type := 4
+
+	if err != nil {
+		addr = netip.IPv4Unspecified()
+	}
+	if addr.Is4() {
+		socket_ip_type = 4
+	}
+	if addr.Is6() || addr.Is4In6() {
+		socket_ip_type = 6
+	}
 	ls := lazy.New(func() (Server, error) {
 		s := queryLimiter{
 			server: prometheusServerWrapper{
@@ -46,8 +59,8 @@ func New(p Params) Result {
 				server: healthCollector{
 					baseServer: &server{
 						stopped:          make(chan struct{}),
-						localAddr:        netip.AddrPortFrom(netip.IPv4Unspecified(), p.Config.Port),
-						socket:           NewSocket(),
+						localAddr:        netip.AddrPortFrom(addr, p.Config.Port),
+						socket:           NewSocket(socket_ip_type),
 						queries:          make(map[string]chan dht.RecvMsg),
 						queryTimeout:     p.Config.QueryTimeout,
 						responder:        p.Responder,
diff --git a/internal/protocol/dht/server/socket.go b/internal/protocol/dht/server/socket.go
index 928c17b5..5570c6d3 100644
--- a/internal/protocol/dht/server/socket.go
+++ b/internal/protocol/dht/server/socket.go
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ type Socket interface {
 	Receive([]byte) (int, netip.AddrPort, error)
 }
 
-func NewSocket() Socket {
-	return newSocket()
+func NewSocket(ip_type int) Socket {
+	return newSocket(ip_type)
 }
diff --git a/internal/protocol/dht/server/socket_unix.go b/internal/protocol/dht/server/socket_unix.go
index 4f9eec2f..8ac543ee 100644
--- a/internal/protocol/dht/server/socket_unix.go
+++ b/internal/protocol/dht/server/socket_unix.go
@@ -10,8 +10,14 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
-func newSocket() Socket {
-	fd, sockErr := unix.Socket(unix.SOCK_DGRAM, unix.AF_INET, 0)
+func newSocket(ip_type int) Socket {
+	var fd int
+	var sockErr error
+	if ip_type == 4 {
+		fd, sockErr = unix.Socket(unix.AF_INET, unix.SOCK_DGRAM, 0)
+	} else if ip_type == 6 {
+		fd, sockErr = unix.Socket(unix.AF_INET6, unix.SOCK_DGRAM, 0)
+	}
 	if sockErr != nil {
 		panic(fmt.Errorf("error creating socket: %w", sockErr))
 	}
diff --git a/internal/protocol/metainfo/metainforequester/requester.go b/internal/protocol/metainfo/metainforequester/requester.go
index af755d69..e531a77d 100644
--- a/internal/protocol/metainfo/metainforequester/requester.go
+++ b/internal/protocol/metainfo/metainforequester/requester.go
@@ -6,15 +6,16 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/bencode"
-	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/peer_protocol"
-	"github.com/bitmagnet-io/bitmagnet/internal/protocol"
-	"github.com/bitmagnet-io/bitmagnet/internal/protocol/metainfo"
 	"io"
 	"math"
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/bencode"
+	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/peer_protocol"
+	"github.com/bitmagnet-io/bitmagnet/internal/protocol"
+	"github.com/bitmagnet-io/bitmagnet/internal/protocol/metainfo"
 )
 
 type Requester interface {
@@ -111,7 +112,14 @@ func (r requester) Request(ctx context.Context, infoHash protocol.ID, addr netip
 }
 
 func (r requester) connect(ctx context.Context, addr netip.AddrPort) (conn *net.TCPConn, err error) {
-	c, dialErr := r.dialer.DialContext(ctx, "tcp4", addr.String())
+	tcp := "tcp6"
+	if addr.Addr().Is4() {
+		tcp = "tcp4"
+	}
+	if addr.Addr().Is6() || addr.Addr().Is4In6() {
+		tcp = "tcp6"
+	}
+	c, dialErr := r.dialer.DialContext(ctx, tcp, addr.String())
 	if dialErr != nil {
 		err = dialErr
 		return