How to Install BitTorrent-Tracker on Ubuntu Server Latest

BitTorrent-Tracker is a tracker server for the BitTorrent protocol, used to manage the communication between peers in a swarm. Here is a step-by-step tutorial to help you install BitTorrent-Tracker on your Ubuntu Server.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure your Ubuntu Server is up-to-date and has the following packages installed:

• Node.js
• Git

You can install these packages on your Ubuntu Server by running the following commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nodejs git -y

Installation

1. Clone BitTorrent-Tracker repository from GitHub by running the following command:

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

2. Change your working directory to the bittorrent-tracker directory:

cd bittorrent-tracker

3. Install the necessary dependencies by running:

npm install

4. Start the BitTorrent-Tracker server by running the following command:

npm start

5. By default, BitTorrent-Tracker will listen on port 8000. If you want to change the port, you can specify the port in the config.js file:

module.exports = {
  // ...
  http: {
    port: 8001
  },
  // ...
}

6. Once started, you can test the BitTorrent-Tracker by making a request to http://localhost:8000/scrape in your web browser. If you see the response {"complete":0,"incomplete":0}, BitTorrent-Tracker is working correctly.

Conclusion

This tutorial provided step-by-step instructions for installing BitTorrent-Tracker on Ubuntu Server Latest. By following these instructions, you should be able to set up your own BitTorrent tracker server.

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