keybase / keybase/client

Feature Request: Limit the upload speed used by KBFS

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Description

KBFS uses all the speed available for uploads. That's really convenient for high speed connections but a problem for connections with a very limited upload speed. In my case, I've even DNS timeouts in the browser when I've other computer uploading something to KBFS.

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Research direction

Start by locating the KBFS upload path and identifying where upload bandwidth is scheduled or consumed. Determine how a configurable upload limit should be expressed and applied without disrupting other traffic, then add coverage for the throttling behavior. The issue does not name specific files or tests, so repository exploration is required.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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