Installing BitTorrent Tracker on Manjaro

BitTorrent Tracker is a tool that can help you track BitTorrent peers and assist in the distribution of files. In this tutorial, we will outline the steps for installing BitTorrent Tracker, which can be found at https://webtorrent.io/, on Manjaro Linux.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• Manjaro installed and running on your system
• Node.js installed
• Git installed

Installing BitTorrent Tracker

To install BitTorrent Tracker, follow these steps:

1. Open your terminal and navigate to your preferred directory.

2. Clone the webtorrent.io repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/webtorrent/webtorrent.io.git

3. Once the repository is cloned, navigate to the tracker directory by entering this command:

cd webtorrent.io/tracker

4. Install the required dependencies using the following command:

npm install

5. Modify the config.js file to suit your preferences. You may want to change the port number or other settings in this file. You can modify this file using your preferred text editor:

nano config.js

6. Start the tracker using the following command:

npm start

7. The tracker should now be running. You can double-check this by accessing your tracker on your web browser using the following URL:

http://localhost:<portNum>/announce

8. Instead of <portNum>, you need to enter the port number you specified in the config.js file.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have discussed the steps for installing BitTorrent Tracker on Manjaro. Once the tracker is up and running, you should be able to track peers and assist in the distribution of files using BitTorrent.

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