Comparison of BitTorrent tracker software
The following is a list of notable software for running a BitTorrent tracker.
| Tracker | Programming Language | License | Operating System Support | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLDonkey[1] | OCaml | GPL | Windows, OS X, Unix-like, Morph OS | Has a built-in tracker and announcement service |
| MonoTorrent[2] | C# | MIT | Windows, Mac OS, Unix-like | Uses Mono for cross-platform support (.NET) |
| Opentracker[3] | C | Beerware | Unix-like (source code only) | Uses libowfat,[4] performs well even on embedded hardware. Only requirement is a POSIX compliant OS. Supports only a compact peer list. |
| UDPT[5] | C++ | GPL | Windows, Unix-like | UDP based torrent tracker, supports in-memory storage. |
| PeerTracker[6] | PHP | GPL | Web application | Extremely lightweight and efficient BitTorrent tracker. Supports SQLite3, and MySQL for storage. |
| μTorrent[7] | C++ | Freeware | Windows, OS X, Linux, Android | Does not have a list of hosted torrents. |
| qBittorrent[8] | C++ | GPL | Windows, OS X, Unix-like, OS/2 | Lightweight. Supports DHT, PEX, announcements via UDP. Does not have a web interface or list of hosted torrents; it is not designed for secure or large-scale application. |
| Vuze[9] | Java | Disputed | Windows, Mac OS, Linux | Vuze (formerly Azureus) has a built in tracker. |
| XBT Tracker[10][11] | C++ | GPL | Windows, Linux | Uses MySQL for data storage, lightweight tracker |
| bittorrent-tracker[12] | Java, Shell | MIT | OS X, Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Microsoft Windows | This software operates through Node.js to support WSS, UDP, and HTTP protocols in a command line environment and has a live statistic page built into it. Has custom port settings and supports WebTorrent announces as well as regular BitTorrent announces and scrapes. |
References
- ↑ "BT-default tracker". sourceforge.net.
- ↑ http://www.monotorrent.com
- ↑ erdgeist. "opentracker". erdgeist.org.
- ↑ "libowfat". fefe.de.
- ↑ https://github.com/naim94a/udpt
- ↑ https://code.google.com/p/peertracker/
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 13, 2009. Retrieved May 8, 2009.
- ↑ "qBittorrent official website". sourceforge.net.
- ↑ http://azureus.sourceforge.net/faq.php#17
- ↑ "XBT Tracker". sourceforge.net.
- ↑ "xbt - High-performance BitTorrent Tracker - Google Project Hosting". google.com.
- ↑ "bittorrent-tracker WebTorrent associated tracker software.".
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