bittorrent-tracker🌊 Simple, robust, BitTorrent tracker (client & server) implementation

bittorrent-tracker

A lightweight, production-ready BitTorrent tracker implementation for Node.js that handles both client and server operations. It provides a complete solution for participating in and managing BitTorrent swarms, supporting HTTP, UDP, and WebTorrent tracker protocols with comprehensive peer discovery and statistics capabilities.

Key Features

• Dual Implementation : Includes both client and server components for complete tracker functionality
• Multi-Protocol Support : Handles HTTP trackers, UDP trackers (BEP 15), and WebTorrent trackers with IPv4 and IPv6 compatibility
• Web-Based Statistics : Built-in stats interface at /stats endpoint and JSON data export for monitoring swarm activity
• Scrape Extension : Retrieve torrent statistics including seeders, leechers, and download counts
• Production-Tested : Comprehensive offline test suite with active adoption by WebTorrent, peerflix, and Playback clients

Use Cases

• P2P Application Development : Build decentralized file-sharing applications with integrated tracker capabilities
• Torrent Infrastructure : Deploy private or public torrent tracking servers with filtering and access control
• Swarm Analytics : Monitor peer distribution and torrent statistics across distributed networks

Who Is It For

Developers building peer-to-peer applications, torrent clients, and decentralized systems who need reliable tracker functionality. It's ideal for those using or contributing to the WebTorrent ecosystem or implementing BitTorrent protocol support in JavaScript environments.