https://github.com/veggiedefender/torrent-client

Tiny BitTorrent client written in Go
https://github.com/veggiedefender/torrent-client

bittorrent bittorrent-client golang

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Tiny BitTorrent client written in Go

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/veggiedefender/torrent-client
• Owner: veggiedefender
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2019-12-22T04:13:59.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-08-06T00:28:07.000Z (11 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-11T19:56:03.414Z (2 months ago)
• Topics: bittorrent, bittorrent-client, golang
• Language: Go
• Homepage: https://blog.jse.li/posts/torrent/
• Size: 151 KB
• Stars: 1,922
• Watchers: 30
• Forks: 183
• Open Issues: 6
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# torrent-client

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Tiny BitTorrent client written in Go. Read the blog post: https://blog.jse.li/posts/torrent/

## Install

```sh

go get github.com/veggiedefender/torrent-client

```

## Usage

Try downloading [Debian](https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/bt-cd/#indexlist)!

```sh

torrent-client debian-10.2.0-amd64-netinst.iso.torrent debian.iso

```

[![asciicast](https://asciinema.org/a/xqRSB0Jec8RN91Zt89rbb9PcL.svg)](https://asciinema.org/a/xqRSB0Jec8RN91Zt89rbb9PcL)

## Limitations

* Only supports `.torrent` files (no magnet links)

* Only supports HTTP trackers

* Does not support multi-file torrents

* Strictly leeches (does not support uploading pieces)