BitTorrent Tracker

Trackers

Wiki: BitTorrent tracker

• chihaya/chihaya
  • A customizable, multi-protocol BitTorrent Tracker
  • built for developers looking to integrate BitTorrent into a preexisting production environment
• HDVinnie/Torrent-Tracker-Platforms
  • A Curated List Of Torrent Tracker Platforms/Codebases Written In Multiple Coding Languages
• webtorrent/bittorrent-tracker
• opentracker

Clients

qBitTorrent — Windows/Mac (an open-source, free variant of uTorrent)

Deluge

• Deluge — Windows/Mac
  • A lightweight, Free Software, cross-platform BitTorrent client.
• Deluge UserGuide ThinClient
  • Client-Server
  • Full Encryption, WebUI, GTK UI, Console UI
• Plugin System

Transmission

• Transmission — mainly for Mac, but an “early preview” Windows version is available.
  • transmission/transmission
  • Uses fewer resources than other clients
  • Native Mac, GTK+ and Qt GUI clients
  • Daemon ideal for servers, embedded systems, and headless use
  • All these can be remote controlled by Web and Terminal clients
  • Local Peer Discovery
  • Full encryption, DHT, µTP, PEX and Magnet Link support

Tixati

• Tixati — Windows (simple and skinnable!)
  • Simple and easy to use
  • Ultra-fast downloading algorithms
  • DHT, PEX, and Magnet Link support
  • Easy and quick install - no java, no .net
  • Super-efficient peer selection and choking
  • RC4 connection encryption for added security
  • Detailed bandwidth management and charting
  • UDP Peer Connections and NAT router hole-punching
  • Advanced features such as RSS, IP Filtering, Event Scheduler

CLI Usage

Transmission CLI

brew install transmission

transmission-create ubuntu.bin.7z -t udp://tracker.openbittorrent.com:80

transmission-daemon -c ~/p2p

• Transmission: EditConfigFiles
• Transmission: Editing Configuration Files

TRANSDIR=/var/lib/transmission-daemon
cp -p $1 $TRANSDIR/downloads/

transmission-remote -l
transmission-create $TRANSDIR/downloads/$1 -t udp://tracker.openbittorrent.com:80 -o $HOME/$1.torrent
transmission-remote --add $HOME/$1.torrent

# transmission-create@ transmission-daemon@ transmission-edit@ transmission-remote@ transmission-show@

Alpine Linux

apk add transmission-cli transmission-daemon

mkdir torrent

echo Hello Torrent! > torrent/hello.txt
transmission-create torrent/hello.txt -t udp://tracker.openbittorrent.com:80

transmission-daemon -c $PWD/torrent
# transmission-remote --add hello.txt.torrent

transmission-show torrent/hello.txt.torrent.added

transmission-remote -l

mkdir ~/bt
mkdir ~/torrent

aria2c

aria2c http://site/file.torrent

# magnet
aria2c --follow-torrent=mem http://site/file.torrent