BitTorrent Tracker is a program that helps to manage the distribution of files over a peer-to-peer network. It is used to track the locations of files that are being shared among peers. In this tutorial, we will be installing BitTorrent Tracker on MXLinux Latest.
Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that you have the following:
The first step is to install Node.js and NPM on your system. These are required to run BitTorrent Tracker. Run the following command to install them:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nodejs npm
Now that Node.js and NPM are installed, we can proceed with the installation of BitTorrent Tracker. Run the following command to install it:
sudo npm install -g bittorrent-tracker
After the installation is complete, we can start the BitTorrent Tracker. Run the following command to start it:
bittorrent-tracker
This will start the BitTorrent Tracker on the default port 8000. You can now use this tracker to manage the distribution of your files.
To run the tracker on a different port, you can use the -p option followed by the port number. For example, to run the tracker on port 8080, run the following command:
bittorrent-tracker -p 8080
You can also use the -h option to display the help menu which contains more options and information.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install and run BitTorrent Tracker on MXLinux Latest. Now that you have this installed, you can use it to manage the distribution of files over a peer-to-peer network.
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