You can still use IPFS for direct messaging though, see <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;gateway.ipfs.io&#x2F;ipfs&#x2F;QmTkzDwWqPbnAh5YiV5VwcTLnGdwSNsNTn2aDxdXBFca7D&#x2F;example#&#x2F;ipfs&#x2F;QmThrNbvLj7afQZhxH72m5Nn1qiVn3eMKWFYV49Zp2mv9B&#x2F;api&#x2F;service&#x2F;readme.md" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;gateway.ipfs.io&#x2F;ipfs&#x2F;QmTkzDwWqPbnAh5YiV5VwcTLnGdwSNsN...</a><p>The difference being you&#x27;re addressing to IPFS node IDs, rather than IP addresses. The advantage here is that your IP address could change (moving datacenters etc.), but your node ID never needs to change. Technically you <i>could</i> just use IPFS for routing to between clients and your standard PHP server, which would still be an improvement over the current approach and would guarantee a DNS whoopsie couldn&#x27;t redirect your site to China, but you&#x27;ll get better results (less bandwidth required, guaranteed uptime) by decentralizing as much as you can.