diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index aaf13b9a..894d16cf 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multibase v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/multiformats/go-varint v0.0.7 // indirect
 	github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 // indirect
+	github.com/n0-computer/iroh-streamplace v0.0.0-20250805111327-449fe3719c26 // indirect
 	github.com/nakabonne/nestif v0.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/nishanths/exhaustive v0.12.0 // indirect
 	github.com/nishanths/predeclared v0.2.2 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e44a2eb4..b915ff7d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -737,6 +737,8 @@ github.com/multiformats/go-varint v0.0.7 h1:sWSGR+f/eu5ABZA2ZpYKBILXTTs9JWpdEM/n
 github.com/multiformats/go-varint v0.0.7/go.mod h1:r8PUYw/fD/SjBCiKOoDlGF6QawOELpZAu9eioSos/OU=
 github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 h1:C3w9PqII01/Oq1c1nUAm88MOHcQC9l5mIlSMApZMrHA=
 github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822/go.mod h1:+n7T8mK8HuQTcFwEeznm/DIxMOiR9yIdICNftLE1DvQ=
+github.com/n0-computer/iroh-streamplace v0.0.0-20250805111327-449fe3719c26 h1:QUZ2LCu5a8mRhGWZHS5hnZiEiVXq6uQP8RZdSSPJ140=
+github.com/n0-computer/iroh-streamplace v0.0.0-20250805111327-449fe3719c26/go.mod h1:rDqM/Vg0c1Vd49Uztot7HQ5VYghhKkf7tZZegO1smlM=
 github.com/nakabonne/nestif v0.3.1 h1:wm28nZjhQY5HyYPx+weN3Q65k6ilSBxDb8v5S81B81U=
 github.com/nakabonne/nestif v0.3.1/go.mod h1:9EtoZochLn5iUprVDmDjqGKPofoUEBL8U4Ngq6aY7OE=
 github.com/nishanths/exhaustive v0.12.0 h1:vIY9sALmw6T/yxiASewa4TQcFsVYZQQRUQJhKRf3Swg=
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/streamplace.go b/pkg/cmd/streamplace.go
index 8ec66040..fbce2b30 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/streamplace.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/streamplace.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"stream.place/streamplace/pkg/media"
 	"stream.place/streamplace/pkg/notifications"
 	"stream.place/streamplace/pkg/replication"
-	"stream.place/streamplace/pkg/replication/boring"
+	"stream.place/streamplace/pkg/replication/iroh"
 	"stream.place/streamplace/pkg/resync"
 	"stream.place/streamplace/pkg/rtmps"
 	v0 "stream.place/streamplace/pkg/schema/v0"
@@ -266,7 +266,8 @@ func start(build *config.BuildFlags, platformJobs []jobFunc) error {
 		log.Log(ctx, "successfully initialized hardware signer", "address", addr)
 		signer = hwsigner
 	}
-	var rep replication.Replicator = &boring.BoringReplicator{Peers: cli.Peers}
+	// var rep replication.Replicator = &boring.BoringReplicator{Peers: cli.Peers}
+	var rep replication.Replicator = iroh.NewIrohReplicator(cli.Peers)
 	mod, err := model.MakeDB(cli.DBPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/replication/iroh/iroh.go b/pkg/replication/iroh/iroh.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..85f58d1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/replication/iroh/iroh.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package iroh
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"stream.place/streamplace/pkg/log"
+
+	irohStreamplace "github.com/n0-computer/iroh-streamplace/pkg/iroh_streamplace/generated/iroh_streamplace"
+)
+
+// iroh replication mechanism
+type IrohReplicator struct {
+	peers []*irohStreamplace.PublicKey
+	endpoint *irohStreamplace.SenderEndpoint
+}
+
+func NewIrohReplicator(peers []string) *IrohReplicator {
+	endpoint := irohStreamplace.NewSenderEndpoint()
+	// TODO: add addrs to the endpoint
+
+	nodeAddrs := make([]*irohStreamplace.PublicKey, len(peers))
+	for i := range(peers) {
+		addr := irohStreamplace.PublicKeyFromString(peers[i])
+		nodeAddrs[i] = addr
+	}
+
+	return &IrohReplicator {
+		peers: nodeAddrs,
+		endpoint: endpoint,
+	}
+}
+
+func (rep *IrohReplicator) NewSegment(ctx context.Context, bs []byte) {
+	for _, p := range rep.peers {
+		go func(peer *irohStreamplace.PublicKey) {
+			ctx := log.WithLogValues(ctx, "peer", peer.FmtShort())
+			err := sendSegment(ctx, rep.endpoint, peer, bs)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Log(ctx, "error replicating segment", "error", err)
+			}
+		}(p)
+	}
+}
+
+func sendSegment(ctx context.Context, endpoint *irohStreamplace.SenderEndpoint, peer *irohStreamplace.PublicKey, bs []byte) error {
+	endpoint.Send(peer, bs)
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/subprojects/.gitignore b/subprojects/.gitignore
index ee2eeac0..760cb32b 100644
--- a/subprojects/.gitignore
+++ b/subprojects/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
 !atproto.wrap
 !packagefiles/
 !packagefiles/**
+!iroh_streamplace.wrap
diff --git a/subprojects/iroh_streamplace.wrap b/subprojects/iroh_streamplace.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..629f0e54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/iroh_streamplace.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[wrap-git]
+url = https://github.com/n0-computer/iroh-streamplace.git
+revision = v0.1.0
+depth = 1