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diff --git a/packages/backend/src/misc/get-ip-hash.ts b/packages/backend/src/misc/get-ip-hash.ts
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+import IPCIDR from 'ip-cidr';
+
+export function getIpHash(ip: string) {
+	// because a single person may control many IPv6 addresses,
+	// only a /64 subnet prefix of any IP will be taken into account.
+	// (this means for IPv4 the entire address is used)
+	const prefix = IPCIDR.createAddress(ip).mask(64);
+	return 'ip-' + BigInt('0b' + prefix).toString(36);
+}