Comments on: The Secrets of a Running A BitTorrent Tracker http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/ Torrent News, Torrent Sites and the latest Scoops Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anonymous http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-497269 Anonymous Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:06:44 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-497269 no no no no

]]> By: the unknown http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-495959 the unknown Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:36:37 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-495959 way do all site owners hide behind a name there is 1 site i know of that the owner let members use his name on there and the staff on there always help you on there ( not like some other sites that are happy to ban members for no reason and the staff talk to members like crap ). i've never known a site like it. there should be more sites like it open and friendly staff that want to help and not trash a member who really needs help. have a look http://www.totalchaos.me.uk/ way do all site owners hide behind a name there is 1 site i know of that the owner let members use his name on there and the staff on there always help you on there ( not like some other sites that are happy to ban members for no reason and the staff talk to members like crap ). i’ve never known a site like it. there should be more sites like it open and friendly staff that want to help and not trash a member who really needs help. have a look http://www.totalchaos.me.uk/

]]> By: website design http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-495467 website design Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:57:53 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-495467 Warez scene FTW Warez scene FTW

]]> By: website design http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-495329 website design Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:06:43 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-495329 of a running a bittorrent tracker? of a running a bittorrent tracker?

]]> By: Geeker http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-495136 Geeker Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:14:06 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-495136 Thank you for the 'plug' and recommending Filesoup h33t :) Here is a direct link for the specific section you referred to on filesoup: http://filesoup.com/forum/tracker_listing_search_site_software-f33.html Lots of other info is also available on Filesoup, covering various aspects of BitTorrent and just file sharing in general. Cheers! Thank you for the ‘plug’ and recommending Filesoup h33t :)

Here is a direct link for the specific section you referred to on filesoup:
http://filesoup.com/forum/tracker_listing_search_site_software-f33.html

Lots of other info is also available on Filesoup, covering various aspects of BitTorrent and just file sharing in general.

Cheers!

]]> By: h33t http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-495122 h33t Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:00:16 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-495122 if a dude is interested in their own tracker then start your reading at filesoup. then go look at one of the major code sources tbdev, tt, or btit (all of these have been in development for years and have large active communities in support) get yourself a test server and install a tbdev site, a tt site, and a btit site. you wont be running a busy tracker on a free webhost but it will do for a test. play with the site, decide which one you like, which one works for you visit the community forum for the code and post your questions. get a feel for which community is helpful. find a home and make friends who are also building their own trackers here it is again in brief: 1. read filesoup 2. install on a test box 3. play with it 4. discover the owner communities you will never look back final hint: choose a theme for your tracker that nobody else is doing, be unique. dont make another mininova clone, there is only one mininova if a dude is interested in their own tracker then start your reading at filesoup. then go look at one of the major code sources tbdev, tt, or btit (all of these have been in development for years and have large active communities in support)

get yourself a test server and install a tbdev site, a tt site, and a btit site. you wont be running a busy tracker on a free webhost but it will do for a test. play with the site, decide which one you like, which one works for you

visit the community forum for the code and post your questions. get a feel for which community is helpful. find a home and make friends who are also building their own trackers

here it is again in brief:

1. read filesoup
2. install on a test box
3. play with it
4. discover the owner communities

you will never look back

final hint: choose a theme for your tracker that nobody else is doing, be unique. dont make another mininova clone, there is only one mininova

]]> By: smilers http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-495053 smilers Mon, 15 Sep 2008 01:41:48 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-495053 @23 It's not black ops and that's the whole point of that blog, I think. If you actually read it, you would know that. @24 There's a good reason that no one's using Azureus for a tracker. It's not a suitable solution for even a small site. Once again, if you read the link, you'd know what it was about. @23
It’s not black ops and that’s the whole point of that blog, I think. If you actually read it, you would know that.

@24
There’s a good reason that no one’s using Azureus for a tracker. It’s not a suitable solution for even a small site. Once again, if you read the link, you’d know what it was about.

]]> By: Jim Jones http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-495020 Jim Jones Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:01:52 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-495020 LOL< Would you like a side of Torrent Fries with your order sir? LMAO! Jiff www.anonymize.us.tc LOL< Would you like a side of Torrent Fries with your order sir? LMAO!

Jiff
http://www.anonymize.us.tc

]]> By: steelstring http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-495018 steelstring Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:44:30 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-495018 Yeah !!! Yeah !!!

]]> By: Ice http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-495015 Ice Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:19:38 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-495015 Nice blog but where can we get actual technical details if we want to start from scratch a torrent tracker like for example how the coding is done and all because what they have written about is too advanced. Nice blog but where can we get actual technical details if we want to start from scratch a torrent tracker like for example how the coding is done and all because what they have written about is too advanced.

]]> By: ghost http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-495013 ghost Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:15:34 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-495013 It's good for other people to learn from others mistakes. We can find new ways to crush those homosexual anti-piracy agency's. It’s good for other people to learn from others mistakes. We can find new ways to crush those homosexual anti-piracy agency’s.

]]> By: Anonymous http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-495000 Anonymous Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:53:31 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-495000 I DISLIKE PRIVATE SITE I DISLIKE PRIVATE SITE

]]> By: mustangx http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-494993 mustangx Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:43:34 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-494993 An interesting read. Nice to see that perspective of things. Definitely not a waste of time reading. thank you torrentfries and enigmax both for sharing this with us. An interesting read. Nice to see that perspective of things. Definitely not a waste of time reading. thank you torrentfries and enigmax both for sharing this with us.

]]> By: James Bond http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-494978 James Bond Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:55:12 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-494978 Oh and BTW Azureus/Vuze allows any idiot with a couple of brain cells to run their own tracker as well as a tracker web ui for remote control, has done for years, yet I bet virtualy noone who uses it even bothers with it. Fact is most people dont give a crap about running their on tracker even when it is practicaly ready out of the box. Oh and BTW Azureus/Vuze allows any idiot with a couple of brain cells to run their own tracker as well as a tracker web ui for remote control, has done for years, yet I bet virtualy noone who uses it even bothers with it. Fact is most people dont give a crap about running their on tracker even when it is practicaly ready out of the box.

]]> By: James Bond http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-494974 James Bond Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:48:53 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-494974 Its a torrent tracker, not fooking black ops. This is why some private sites suck. They have some asshat admins who think the more covert you are the l33t3r you be. WRONG. It only makes you look like a twat. Grow some balls instead of hiding behind fast food pseudonyms you losers. Its a torrent tracker, not fooking black ops. This is why some private sites suck. They have some asshat admins who think the more covert you are the l33t3r you be. WRONG. It only makes you look like a twat. Grow some balls instead of hiding behind fast food pseudonyms you losers.

]]> By: asdf http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-494967 asdf Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:10:24 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-494967 Where can i get a php based tracker script? Where can i get a php based tracker script?

]]> By: Anonymous http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-494929 Anonymous Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:23:53 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-494929 @17 Perhaps it might bring about a revival in U.S.-based trackers after the fall of LokiTorrent and EliteTorrents. They may have arrested the people at those two trackers, but if 5000 trackers spring up, they will have to go after 5000 of them, perhaps even more. @17
Perhaps it might bring about a revival in U.S.-based trackers after the fall of LokiTorrent and EliteTorrents. They may have arrested the people at those two trackers, but if 5000 trackers spring up, they will have to go after 5000 of them, perhaps even more.

]]> By: Anonymous http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-494919 Anonymous Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:05:01 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-494919 @17 Spreading out is definitely a good thing - more trackers doesn't necessarily mean more bittorrent websites. Hosting torrent files and tracking them aren't the same thing, so perhaps The Pirate Bay or a similar website can do that. @17
Spreading out is definitely a good thing – more trackers doesn’t necessarily mean more bittorrent websites. Hosting torrent files and tracking them aren’t the same thing, so perhaps The Pirate Bay or a similar website can do that.

]]> By: Ozzzzz http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-494917 Ozzzzz Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:57:31 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-494917 I agree with what everyone is saying, however if 5000 new trackers were to start up tomorrow, although the 'BitTorrent Hydra' rears its beautiful head again, isn't it just spreading out the BitTorrent community? Slower speeds, less uploads... Not necessarily a good thing. However I think this idea is brilliant all the same. Nice. I agree with what everyone is saying, however if 5000 new trackers were to start up tomorrow, although the ‘BitTorrent Hydra’ rears its beautiful head again, isn’t it just spreading out the BitTorrent community?

Slower speeds, less uploads…

Not necessarily a good thing.

However I think this idea is brilliant all the same. Nice.

]]> By: Dr0 http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-494902 Dr0 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:43:20 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-494902 Great idea. More importantly the info provided is very good. Great idea. More importantly the info provided is very good.

]]> By: Lucky http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-494897 Lucky Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:53:01 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-494897 Damn, I finally figured why google returned no results for "TorrentFries" . .i mean no adress .. yeah I was wondering what the site was all about. anyways.. Damn, I finally figured why google returned no results for “TorrentFries” . .i mean no adress .. yeah I was wondering what the site was all about.

anyways..

]]> By: banderas http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-494892 banderas Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:22:00 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-494892 running a bittorrent tracker is all about the money! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbM9EP2G0LM running a bittorrent tracker is all about the money!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbM9EP2G0LM

]]> By: Anonymous http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-494890 Anonymous Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:12:32 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-494890 Anyways, so often is it that in other forums, we get caught up in arguments relating to file-sharing and copyright, and unfortunately, in this case, I am the only one to argue in favor of file-sharing: http://www.fstdt.com/forums/thread.aspx?t=18111&page=1 Can anyone here help me argue my point to those people? I am just thinking here, "wow, these people are real ignorant, thinking that the rights holder should have absolute control over distribution, pricing, derivative works, public performance, etc., thinking that it is all about the money incentive, thinking that it is stealing, etc." Anyways, so often is it that in other forums, we get caught up in arguments relating to file-sharing and copyright, and unfortunately, in this case, I am the only one to argue in favor of file-sharing:
http://www.fstdt.com/forums/thread.aspx?t=18111&page=1

Can anyone here help me argue my point to those people?

I am just thinking here, “wow, these people are real ignorant, thinking that the rights holder should have absolute control over distribution, pricing, derivative works, public performance, etc., thinking that it is all about the money incentive, thinking that it is stealing, etc.”

]]> By: http://www.2​8chan.org/apstdt/ http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-494875 http://www.2​8chan.org/apstdt/ Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:25:32 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-494875 Everyone in the United States - if you have enough money, start your own torrent tracker. A good way to protest against the MPAA etc. Everyone in the United States – if you have enough money, start your own torrent tracker. A good way to protest against the MPAA etc.

]]> By: Anonymous http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-494873 Anonymous Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:23:03 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-494873 I am in an argument right now about the virtues of copyright law here, but I am alone in arguing in favor of file-sharing: http://www.fstdt.com/forums/thread.aspx?t=18111&page=1 Can any of you guys help me in arguing my point? I am in an argument right now about the virtues of copyright law here, but I am alone in arguing in favor of file-sharing:
http://www.fstdt.com/forums/thread.aspx?t=18111&page=1

Can any of you guys help me in arguing my point?

]]> By: Judge http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-494871 Judge Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:16:42 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-494871 Nice! Nice!

]]> By: user http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-494869 user Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:10:58 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-494869 what is the torrentfries tracker website url? what is the torrentfries tracker website url?

]]> By: chronoss http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-494864 chronoss Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:26:10 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-494864 and if every teksavvy.com user put up a tracker for canada would they sue everyone of the 50000 users woudl they get the fraking hint would your country. A tracker for every person on earth that uses bittorrent wold really send the message and if every teksavvy.com user put up a tracker for canada
would they sue everyone of the 50000 users

woudl they get the fraking hint
would your country.

A tracker for every person on earth that uses bittorrent wold really send the message

]]> By: George http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-494859 George Sun, 14 Sep 2008 09:28:14 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-494859 Still it needs big investment :( Still it needs big investment :(

]]> By: Ravenzfire http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-494858 Ravenzfire Sun, 14 Sep 2008 09:27:49 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-494858 @5 I believe what he's refering too is that when it comes to "knowing" someone online, you are limited to their online persona, not who they are in real life. If you apply this to the topic he was talking about, I believe he's saying that when it comes to promoting someone to a higher position of authority, one can't put all kinds of time into finding out what kind of person they are in real life. You have to take their abilities based on their behavior and go from there. So in essence it doesn't matter who you are in real life. If you get the job done online, then that's all one can really bother to worry about. @5

I believe what he’s refering too is that when it comes to “knowing” someone online, you are limited to their online persona, not who they are in real life. If you apply this to the topic he was talking about, I believe he’s saying that when it comes to promoting someone to a higher position of authority, one can’t put all kinds of time into finding out what kind of person they are in real life. You have to take their abilities based on their behavior and go from there. So in essence it doesn’t matter who you are in real life. If you get the job done online, then that’s all one can really bother to worry about.

]]> By: whats your favourite hobby sport http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-494857 whats your favourite hobby sport Sun, 14 Sep 2008 09:11:00 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-494857 Quote from their site blog As mentioned in the title, the point I want to make is specifically related to how to tell when members are ready to be promoted. Your mother probably told you something about strangers on the internet, and it's true, albeit with a lot less paranoia in the equation. You never do know who someone you're talking to online really is, but honestly, I don't care. If someone is reliable online, I don't care if they're a pedophile or serial killer in real life. I'm going to be dealing with their online persona exclusively, so the fact that I can rely on them online is all that's important from a staff perspective. This is very disturbing. Not caring, is bad unless he meant to say "there is no way of finding out, what kind of person, the staff member is". Who the fek are these idiots? Quote from their site blog

As mentioned in the title, the point I want to make is specifically related to how to tell when members are ready to be promoted. Your mother probably told you something about strangers on the internet, and it’s true, albeit with a lot less paranoia in the equation. You never do know who someone you’re talking to online really is, but honestly, I don’t care. If someone is reliable online, I don’t care if they’re a pedophile or serial killer in real life. I’m going to be dealing with their online persona exclusively, so the fact that I can rely on them online is all that’s important from a staff perspective.

This is very disturbing. Not caring, is bad unless he meant to say “there is no way of finding out, what kind of person, the staff member is”.
Who the fek are these idiots?

]]> By: Anonymous http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-494855 Anonymous Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:41:31 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-494855 Looks very interesting :) Looks very interesting :)

]]> By: praetorax http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-494843 praetorax Sun, 14 Sep 2008 07:33:56 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-494843 Excellent idea! What we need is powerful numbers! Excellent idea!
What we need is powerful numbers!

]]> By: Diji1 http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-494842 Diji1 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 07:22:46 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-494842 Awesome stuff - nice to see this info being put out there and good luck with the project guys! :) Thanks also to the other great BT blog of course - TorrentFreak and it's contributors of course. Awesome stuff – nice to see this info being put out there and good luck with the project guys! :)

Thanks also to the other great BT blog of course – TorrentFreak and it’s contributors of course.

]]> By: Edex http://torrentfreak.com/the-secrets-of-a-running-a-bittorrent-tracker-080914/#comment-494838 Edex Sun, 14 Sep 2008 07:02:15 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=4653#comment-494838 Very good. Very good.

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