TorrentFlux: A BitTorrent Client on a Server | Linux Today

TorrentFlux: A BitTorrent Client on a Server

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 24, 2008

“TorrentFlux is a BitTorrent client that runs on top of a server
running Apache, MySQL, and PHP. It extends the functionality of
traditional clients by operating almost entirely through a Web
browser interface. It uses the BitTornado client in the background
to manage the queuing, downloading, and seeding of torrent files.
You can run TorrentFlux on your home machine and access it through
a folder on a Web server. You can also install it on an external
host to increase bandwidth and transfer speeds.

“BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol that allows
users to transfer large files without a central distributor. Users
download files in small pieces from a variety of sources scattered
across the Internet…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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