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https://github.com/littlebutt/tiny-libtorrent
The simplest bittorrent client/library in C
https://github.com/littlebutt/tiny-libtorrent
bittorrent c p2p torrent
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The simplest bittorrent client/library in C
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/littlebutt/tiny-libtorrent
- Owner: littlebutt
- License: gpl-2.0
- Created: 2024-09-19T23:18:50.000Z (4 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-12-04T11:31:06.000Z (about 1 month ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-12-04T12:29:58.924Z (about 1 month ago)
- Topics: bittorrent, c, p2p, torrent
- Language: C
- Homepage:
- Size: 206 KB
- Stars: 9
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Tiny-Libtorrent: The Simplest Bittorrent Client/Library in C
Tiny-Libtorrent is a project for studying [Bittorrent Protocol](https://wiki.theory.org/BitTorrentSpecification).
It implements the most part of Bittorrent Protocol in C and can be used in limited environment like embeded systems.
## Prerequisite
Generally, the project can be run in all C environments but the recommended ways are different. If you are a Linux/BSD
user, compiling with the GCC toolchain is a better choice. If you are a Windows user, you can use Visual Studio 2022 to
compile the project.
## Compiling
If you are using GCC, run `mkdir build && make` in the root directory. If you are a Windows user, double click `.sln` file to open the
project and run it in `x64` mode.
## Usage
In Linux or BSD, you can simply run the following command in shell then it will download the content in `torrent_filename`.
```Shell
tiny-libtorrent torrent_filename
```
Otherwise in Windows, you can run this command.
```Shell
tiny-libtorrent.exe torrent_filename
```
The torrent_filename must be a `.torrent` file.
## Limitation
The project does not support the following features:
1. Multi-files torrent
2. Magnet link
3. Uploading (Seeding)
4. Resume from breakpoint
5. Coroutine (In progress)
6. NAT traversal
7. SSL/TLS protocol
## References:
1. [The Bittorrent Protocol implementation in GO](https://blog.jse.li/posts/torrent/)
2. [The Bittorrent Protocol Specification](https://wiki.theory.org/BitTorrentSpecification)
3. [The Libtorrent Project](https://www.libtorrent.org/)
4. ChatGPT (the most gratefull)