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https://github.com/johang/vlc-bittorrent
A bittorrent plugin for VLC.
https://github.com/johang/vlc-bittorrent
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A bittorrent plugin for VLC.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/johang/vlc-bittorrent
- Owner: johang
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2016-12-08T18:50:01.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-03-18T22:07:10.000Z (6 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-04-08T14:31:58.163Z (5 months ago)
- Topics: bittorrent, debian, libtorrent, libvlc, plugin, stream, streaming, torrent, ubuntu, videolan, vlc, vlc-bittorrent
- Language: C++
- Homepage:
- Size: 977 KB
- Stars: 379
- Watchers: 16
- Forks: 47
- Open Issues: 10
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# vlc-bittorrent (Bittorrent plugin for VLC)
## What is this?
With vlc-bittorrent, you can open a **.torrent** file or **magnet link** with VLC and stream any media that it contains.
## Example usage
$ vlc video.torrent
$ vlc http://example.com/video.torrent
$ vlc https://example.com/video.torrent
$ vlc ftp://example.com/video.torrent
$ vlc "magnet:?xt=urn:btih:...&dn=...&tr=..."
$ vlc "magnet://?xt=urn:btih:...&dn=...&tr=..."## Installing on Debian/Ubuntu
$ sudo apt-get install vlc-plugin-bittorrent
## Installing on Fedora
$ sudo dnf install vlc-bittorrent
## FAQ
### Does it upload/share/seed while playing?
Yes. It works as a regular Bittorrent client. It will upload as long as it's playing.
### Does it work on Ubuntu/Debian?
Yes!
### Does it work on Windows, Mac OS X, Android, Windows RT, iOS, my toaster?
Probably. I have not tested. It should run since libtorrent works on most systems and the plugin is just standard C and C++. Patches are welcome.
## Dependencies (on Linux)
* libtorrent ("libtorrent-rasterbar2.0" in Ubuntu 22.04)
## Building from git on a recent Debian/Ubuntu
$ sudo apt-get install autoconf autoconf-archive automake libtool make libvlc-dev libvlccore-dev libtorrent-rasterbar-dev g++
$ git clone https://github.com/johang/vlc-bittorrent.git vlc-bittorrent
$ cd vlc-bittorrent
$ autoreconf -i
$ ./configure --prefix=/tmp/vlc
$ make
$ make installThen, to load it in VLC player:
$ VLC_PLUGIN_PATH=/tmp/vlc/lib vlc --no-plugins-cache video.torrent