torrent tracker/primary seed software

[seth vidal]

On Fri, 2008-02-08 at 11:03 +0100, Jeroen van Meeuwen wrote:
> seth vidal wrote:
> > So, 
> >  we're setting up the new torrent tracker and we're debating which
> > tracker software to use.
> > 
> > bittorrent: 5.2.0 - released in nov 2007 - it's the last open source 
> >             version b/c apparently the authors got greedy and stupid.
> >             It's not painfully out of date, though and it would be
> >             relatively to setup and shift over to it.
> > 
> > ctorrent: theoretically being maintained and theoretically capable of 
> >           being a tracker. It doesn't seem to have any nice 
> >           initscripts. And the configuration for additional trackers
> >           looks more convulted than might otherwise be desired. Welcome
> >           to suggestions on initscripts, etc
> > 
> > rtorrent: not obvious this is a tracker at all. It looks more like an
> >           ncurses-based client. Subpar for our usage.
> > 
> > 
> > In case anyone is unclear what our usage is. We use the torrent
> > tracker/seed as a simple server. We drop files in a directory and they
> > are available on the tracker. It logs what went where and lets us get
> > data out of it about how many things have been downloaded and from
> > where.
> > 
> > Open to suggestions about better tracker software to use. Requirements:
> > 1. must be free software
> > 2. must log/record stats
> > 3. must act sensibly
> > 
> 
> Is cbtt not on this list for a reason? Fedora Unity has been looking 
> into using cbtt (from bnbt) and even has some packaging going.
> 
> Kind regards,
> 

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