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*Change the following values:
 
*Change the following values:
 
  DESC="BitTorrent protocol tracker"
 
  DESC="BitTorrent protocol tracker"
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  NAME=bttrack
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  NAME="bttrack"
 
  DAEMON_ARGS="--dfile /var/run/bttrack/dstate --logfile /var/log/bttrack.log
 
  DAEMON_ARGS="--dfile /var/run/bttrack/dstate --logfile /var/log/bttrack.log
 
   --port 6969 --nat_check 0 --scrape_allowed full --allowed_dir /torrent/btfiles"
 
   --port 6969 --nat_check 0 --scrape_allowed full --allowed_dir /torrent/btfiles"
  
 
==Creating a Torrent file==
 
==Creating a Torrent file==
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*sudo apt-get install bittornado
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sudo apt-get install bittornado
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* btmakemetafile  http://localhost:6969/announce SOURCE --target OUTPUT.torrent
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btmakemetafile  http://localhost:6969/announce SOURCE_File/Folder --target OUTPUT.torrent
 
Optional argument: --piece_size_pow2 SIZE
 
Optional argument: --piece_size_pow2 SIZE
 
*Use any torrent client to upload the torrent data. Give the path of the torrent destination as the location where the data exists and do a hash-check
 
*Use any torrent client to upload the torrent data. Give the path of the torrent destination as the location where the data exists and do a hash-check
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{{Template:FB}}
 
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[[Category:Technical]]
 
[[Category:Technical]]

Latest revision as of 20:52, 12 February 2014

sudo apt-get install bittornado
mkdir ~/.bttrack
mkdir ~/btfiles
bttrack --port 6969 --dfile ~/.bttrack/dstate --logfile ~/.bttrack/tracker.log --nat_check 0 --scrape_allowed full --allowed_dir $HOME/btfiles --parse_dir_interval 10 --allow_get 1
firefox http://localhost:6969
  • To make it a startup script, create a skeleton with the following 
mkdir /torrent
sudo cp /etc/init.d/skeleton /etc/init.d/bttrack
vim /etc/init.d/bttrack
  • Change the following values:
DESC="BitTorrent protocol tracker"
NAME="bttrack"
DAEMON_ARGS="--dfile /var/run/bttrack/dstate --logfile /var/log/bttrack.log
  --port 6969 --nat_check 0 --scrape_allowed full --allowed_dir /torrent/btfiles"

Creating a Torrent file

sudo apt-get install bittornado
btmakemetafile  http://localhost:6969/announce SOURCE_File/Folder --target OUTPUT.torrent

Optional argument: --piece_size_pow2 SIZE

  • Use any torrent client to upload the torrent data. Give the path of the torrent destination as the location where the data exists and do a hash-check




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sudo apt-get install bittornado
mkdir ~/.bttrack
mkdir ~/btfiles
bttrack --port 6969 --dfile ~/.bttrack/dstate --logfile ~/.bttrack/tracker.log --nat_check 0 --scrape_allowed full --allowed_dir $HOME/btfiles --parse_dir_interval 10 --allow_get 1
firefox http://localhost:6969

mkdir /torrent
sudo cp /etc/init.d/skeleton /etc/init.d/bttrack
vim /etc/init.d/bttrack

DESC="BitTorrent protocol tracker"
NAME=bttrack
DAEMON_ARGS="--dfile /var/run/bttrack/dstate --logfile /var/log/bttrack.log
  --port 6969 --nat_check 0 --scrape_allowed full --allowed_dir /torrent/btfiles"

Creating a Torrent file[edit]

Optional argument: --piece_size_pow2 SIZE