What are the benefits of using D-LAN instead of the default system tools?
D-LAN is designed for massive transfers, you can manage a queue of files to be downloaded. A file may be downloaded automatically from many peers at the same time to speed up the transfer and cope with peer downtime. D-LAN has a fast global search feature that the default system file sharing doesn't have. You will find more information from the feature page.
I don't see other computers in my network.
- Check that you have the latest version of D-LAN.
- Make sure ports 59486 (UDP) and 59487 (UDP + TCP) are open in your firewall.
- Make sure UDP multicast is allowed on your network. The IPv6 address is ff12:0:318b:bc3f:d75a:c873:ec0d:2b18, and the IPv4 address is 236.13.43.24.
- All peers must use the same protocol: IPv6 (the default) or IPv4. Check this under Settings > Network.
Is it possible to run D-LAN in headless mode or as a service?
On Windows:
- Headless:
PS> .\D-LAN.Core.exe - Install the service (to be run from an administrator shell):
PS> .\D-LAN.Core.exe -i <username> <password>Where the pair (<username>, <password>) is the user the service will run as. This can be changed afterwards in the Windows services management panel.
On Linux:
- Headless:
$ ./D-LAN-1.6.3-2026-10-18_14-55-x86_64.AppImage --core - Install a systemd service:
$ sudo ./D-LAN-1.6.3-2026-10-18_14-55-x86_64.AppImage --core -i <username>Where <username> is the user D-LAN Core will run as.
On macOS:
D-LAN can only be run headless, installing a service is not supported: % ./D-LAN.Core (location: /Applications/D-LAN.app/Contents/MacOS)