How to Install BitTorrent Tracker from https://webtorrent.io/ on Fedora Server Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install the BitTorrent Tracker from webtorrent.io on the latest version of Fedora Server.

Prerequisites

• A running instance of Fedora Server with root access
• Basic knowledge of the command-line interface

Step 1: Install Node.js

The first step is to install Node.js as the BitTorrent Tracker requires it to run. To install Node.js on Fedora Server, perform the following:

$ sudo dnf install nodejs

Step 2: Install Git

Git is required to download the BitTorrent Tracker source code from the repository. To install Git, run the following command:

$ sudo dnf install git

Step 3: Clone the BitTorrent Tracker Repository

Next, we will clone the BitTorrent Tracker Git repository by running the following command:

$ git clone https://github.com/webtorrent/webtorrent-tracker.git

Step 4: Install Dependencies

Navigate to the newly cloned repository directory and run the following command to install the dependencies required to run the tracker:

$ cd webtorrent-tracker
$ npm install

Step 5: Run the BitTorrent Tracker

To start the BitTorrent Tracker, run the following command:

$ npm start

Once the above command is successful, the BitTorrent Tracker will start running on your system. You can access it by either inputting the IP address or domain name of your server on your web browser followed by the port number 8000.

Example: http://YOUR-SERVER-IP:8000/

Conclusion

By following the above steps, you should now have BitTorrent Tracker running on the latest version of Fedora Server. Congratulations!

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