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Glossary
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What is a .torrent ?
- A torrent is a small file that contains information (such as name or tracker address) on the file to download.
- They are hosted on Tracker
What is a tracker ?
- A tracker is a database linked to a website, which preserves and disseminates .torrent files to users .
- There are two types of tracker :
- Public tracker : Torrents are not only connected to a single tracker .
- No record is asking
- Private Tracker: Torrents are connected to a single tracker and only work on it.
- It is necessary to be previously recorded . These sites use ratio system .
The ratio
- This is the ratio between the amount of data you have sent ( Upload / Seed ) and the amount of data that you received ( Download / Leech ) .
- For example, if you download 1GB of data , you need to share the same amount of data for a ratio of 1
- To ensure a good ratio it must be based on supply and demand .
- For example, it is preferable to perform file transfers where seeder are less than leecher.
- Thus, after retrieving data , you will be in a position to distribute the data to the greatest number and thus create a positive ratio.
- Conversely, if you opt for transfers where there is less leechs than seeds, you will have many difficulties with ratio, as others propose the same data as you .
Seeder / Leecher
- The seeders are those that provide , that is to say they are the ones who share files .
- Leechers are those that retrieve data .
- Thus, more there are seeders, the more there is to share. Conversely, if there is only leechers, you can not recover the data.
- With your service, as soon as you start downloading data, you become also seeder.
Slots
- A slot is a location on your server available for downloading or sending a .torrent file
- Example: If you get 10 slots, you can have up to 10 active torrent files at the same time.
- If you try to start more slots, system will pause some of them, beginning by the highest ratio.