XBTIT: Bringing BitTorrent Tracker Ownership Within Reach
Written by enigmax on July 17, 2007The decision to become an administrator of a BitTorrent tracker can be a difficult one. Even if one puts aside the issues surrounding legality in certain countries, to the inexperienced there’s a technical mountain to climb. Thanks to XBTIT team, the mountain has eased to a small incline, bringing tracker ownership within reach of BitTorrent enthusiasts.
To the novice, setting up a BitTorrent tracker is a hugely complex task. Within minutes of making the decision to even attempt such a thing, it becomes crystal clear that without specialist coding knowledge the project is doomed to fail, probably before it even starts. In order for BitTorrent tracker ownership to be accessible to all, the technical roadblocks need to be overcome.
The team behind XBTIT (previously BTiTracker) are hoping to achieve just that with their latest beta version.
XBTIT enables potential site administrators to quickly and easily set up their own BitTorrent tracker, something that was previously only available to people with some coding skills.
In order to make the process as user-friendly as possible, the team are offering some major upgrades and features:
Optional SMF Forum Integration
SMF is a fully featured bulletin board system which is very easy to set up. Downloaded and installed separately, user accounts are fully integrated with XBTIT after installation so there is no need for multiple log ins.
Optional XBT Tracker Integration
XBT Tracker is a BitTorrent tracker written in C++. The advantages of using this is that you can have many more peers than a traditional PHP based tracker while consuming very few resources on your server, making ownership of a very large tracker a reality.
One Click Hack/Modification Installation
All the best trackers have great modifications designed to bring additional functionality to the site. However, installing these can still be quite a task for the experienced - and absolutely mind-blowing for the novice. XBTIT offers One-Click-Hack which means no more having to hack away at lines of code to install the latest modifications for your tracker. An automated system for hack installation is included which is great news for the novice.
Fully Customizable Template System
This means there is no requirement to hack away at code to change the look of your site. Templates are now totally separate from the tracker source so it’s possible to tinker with the look of the site without worrying about breaking anything. New templates will be available with the final version of the software.
Updated Installation Routine
The new installation routine takes care of everything that previously had to be done by hand, saving much time when installing a new tracker.
The XBTIT team told us they are proud to be leading the way with what they believe is the most customizable and accessible tracker to date, and they are inviting any interested TorrentFreak readers to apply for beta testing at www.btiteam.org
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oh noes >_______.
[quote comment="133954"]oh noes >_______.[/quote]
why?
Another good tracker software is “opentracker”
http://erdgeist.org/arts/software/opentracker/
Check out the blog:
http://opentracker.blog.h3q.com/
The guys coding the tracker software are running an open tracker, which everybody can use without any hassle. Just add this url during your torrent creation as additional tracker:
http://denis.stalker.h3q.com:6969/announce
More on their policy can be found here:
http://opentracker.blog.h3q.com/?page_id=2
making it easy to be a tracker owner
does that not mean there will be more trackers?
is that a good thing?
i want one :D
[quote comment="133985"][quote comment="133954"]oh noes >_______.[/quote]
why?[/quote]
umm >.> that was supposed to be a long coment but somehow it got destroyed -_-’
anyway imho btit is one of the crappiest and inefficient trackers there is >.
anyway imho btit is one of the crappiest and inefficient trackers there is >.
>.
>_> i worked with it but in less than an hour i was still looking for how the basic funtions worked -_-’
installing it is a serious waste of time and will only get you frustrated as you try to deal with the issues a modern private tracker has to deal with
*my excuse fo the duplicate comments due to truncating scripts on serverside*
TBDev FTW!
Claudi u r full of it
btit code is running some of the biggest trackers out there
it is an easy install, 5 minutes and you have a php tracker, nothing else is like it
the new version xbtit gives the owner the scope to grow as large as torrentz
Hello! Good Site! Thanks you! ddtagujdpqwlfd
Does btit also create torrent files?
Excelent information. Best wishes.d
I’m going to give it a try…… but I’m not willing to register before I can do so. If it’s an open beta test, for anyone to simply download and test, I’m with that.
SeedMonster.com
easyaXXo.com
easyaXXo.com
guys there are now sites up so you can check it out mine is http://www.cartoonchaos.org is is actually hosted by xbtit as well
There is also http://fr333dom.com/
Plus a few others come check them out
Thats crap like the other person said is 5 min install except new one takes longer if using smf
If you want to check out sites using it go to http://www.cartoonchaos.org
Or there is http://fr333dom.com
Now you dont have an excuse for slagging it off get your facts straight first
Mr wannabe kiddie scripter
Oh ps i had a small problem went to Locutius he fixed it for me no problem they are the nicest bunch of guys i have ever come across , ok i admit as of time zone limits can take sometimes a little while to reply but have always been friendly never said get lost NOOB like in some places i have gone too , i now run a very nice tracker thanks
im using the btit modded that installed in less than 5 minutes here my site http://totalchaos.me.uk/
They just keep saying, it’s difficult, hard, mind blowing.
I have just a few days ago… launched my own tracker-torrentsite
come check it out and help me seed.
also uploaders wanted !!
http://easytor.slx.nl
running a large tracker with large forum like smf is a bad idea….. it could sucks your sql…and lastly kill your server resources..
except you running xbt tracker
keep it simple n tide..
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