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PrivTracker - Private BitTorrent tracker for everyone (privtracker.com)

submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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PrivTracker allows to share torrent files just with your friends, nobody else. Unlike public trackers, it shares peers only within a group which is using the same Announce URL. It really works like a private tracker, but can be generated with one click of a button.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Right, but the entire technical function of how bittorrent works is that it works better the more people are seeding and leeching, the "swarm." By definition, this application is for a small group of people sharing files, which in my view limits its applicability compared to other, more direct options.

Why do I need a swam if I have so few peers that it's going to be limited to my upload speed anyway? May as well just send it directly. Does that make sense?

When I say "overkill" that's what I mean, it's a technical approach that's unsuited for what it's aimed at because by the nature of how bittorrent works, the whole point is to speed up transfer speeds by distributing transfer among the swarm. When the swarm is three people that doesn't actually happen (or not to the extent that it matters) and you may as well send the file directly to each recipient. (Further, direct transfer options have more options for data-in-transit encryption)

Perhaps it makes more sense if you're doing really large files, but even then you're still limited by the small swarm.