Version 26 (modified by Edward_K, 16 years ago)

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Creating Torrents

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Announce URLs

Announce URLs specify what trackers a torrent will use. Create a torrent with the following announce URLs

http://bt.edwardk.info:6969/announceThis must be first
http://bt.edwardk.info:2710/announce
http://bt.edwardk.info:972/announce
http://bt.edwardk.info:4040/announce
http://bt.edwardk.info:676/announce
http://bt.edwardk.info:6767/announce
http://bt.edwardk.info:12891/announce
http://bt.edwardk.info:63124/announce

Piece Size

Most torrent creation programs allow automatic selection of piece size, you should use that exists. If not, then 256KB/2^18 for 175MB files is a good choice. For larger torrents, increase the piece size. 2MB/2048KB/2^21 or higher is a must for batch torrents. Torrents larger than 200KB are not allowed. This is a table that shows approximate torrent size vs piece size. Setting your program to auto will usually be fine. (Figures in bytes except where noted)

Piece size215216217218219220221221222223
32,76865,536131,072262,144524,2881,048,5762,097,1524,194,3048,388,60816,777,216
File size32KB64KB128KB256KB512KB1024KB2048KB4096KB8192KB16384KB
1,048,5761MB1,140820660580540520520520520520
52,428,80050MB32,50016,5008,5004,5002,5001,5001,000750625563
146,800,640140MB90,10045,30022,90011,7006,1003,3001,9001,200850675
183,500,800175MB112,50056,50028,50014,5007,5004,0002,2501,375938719
244,318,208233MB149,62075,06037,78019,1409,8205,1602,8301,6651,083791
367,001,600350MB224,500112,50056,50028,50014,5007,5004,0002,2501,375938
681,574,400650MB416,500208,500104,50052,50026,50013,5007,0003,7502,1251,313
734,003,200700MB448,500224,500112,50056,50028,50014,5007,5004,0002,2501,375
1,468,006,4001400MB896,500448,500224,500112,50056,50028,50014,5007,5004,0002,250
2,936,012,8002800MB1,792,500896,500448,500224,500112,50056,50028,50014,5007,5004,000
4,700,000,0004482MB2,869,1521,434,826717,663359,082179,79190,14545,32322,91111,7066,103
8,500,000,0008106MB5,188,4882,594,4941,297,497648,999324,749162,62581,56241,03120,76610,633
Overhead500 bytes

Overhead includes tracker URLs, Description, torrent overhead, etc.

Formula is (file size / piece size) * 20 + overhead

Adding Torrents

  • To add a torrent, upload the torrent file to the FTP you were provided with.
  • Your login info is generally the group name and your password. Host: bt.edwardk.info Port: 5021
  • Torrents will show up only after they have been seeded or used.
  • Torrent filenames must use standard ASCII. Filenames inside the torrent should be encoded with UTF-8.
  • It will take less than 2 minutes for a torrent to be recognized after it's been uploaded.

Removing Torrents

To remove a torrent, delete the torrent file from the FTP you were provided with and check if you can see the torrent in the /mirrors/ folder. Delete from there if required as well.

Setting Up Categories

Below is a sample configuration file. The easiest way to add a new category is to add:

$i++; // Start next category
$categories[$i]['heading'] = '<h3>Some new category</h3>';
$categories[$i]['wildcards'] = '*Some new category*';
$categories[$i]['name'] = 'Some new category';

below the predefined categories. You can copy and paste this and only change the values. $i++ will increase the number for you so you don't have to number it yourself.

Configuration File

You can edit the configuration file to your preferred options.

See  http://php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php for how strings are to be handled.

See  http://php.net/manual/en/function.array.php for how arrays are to be handled.

A text editor with syntax highlighting for PHP files can be very useful, such as  Notepad++.

Sample Configuration File

<?

define("CHANNELNAME",    '#%chan%');        // The channel name we display
define("NETWORKNAME",    '%network%');             //The network name we display
define("IRCSERVER",    '%irc%');        //IRC server name, incase it differs from the name of the network
define("WEBSITEURL",    '%website%');     //Website

//Some of the help messages
define("USERTEXT",    '');

define("TEMPLATE",'bt_templates\\main.inc.php');
define("ENTRYTEMPLATE",'bt_templates\\entry.inc.php');

$allowed_announces = array("http://bt.edwardk.info:6969/announce");
                        // a list of allowed announce URLs in torrents,
                        // modify only if you know what you're doing

/*
    Controls where uncategorized torrents go
    Top = top of the page
    Bottom = bottom of the page
*/
$settings['uncategorized_position'] = 'bottom';

/*
    Sort categories
    TRUE = categories are sorted, with exception of the uncategorized category, it will be sorted by the name value
    FALSE = categories are used in the order specified in this config file
*/
$settings['sort_categories'] = TRUE;


/*
    Show recent torrents
    TRUE = on
    FALSE = off
    number = how many entries to display per column
*/
$settings['recent']['status'] = TRUE;
$settings['recent']['number'] = 5;


/*
    Table of Contents (TOC)
    TRUE = show it
    FALSE = don't show it
    number = how many to show per column
*/
$settings['toc']['status'] = TRUE;
$settings['toc']['number'] = 7;
/*
    Define categories here
        0 is uncategorized torrents
        1 is the recent torrents
        2+ are user defined categories
        heading = allows you to insert HTML before the table for this category, be sure to quote it properly in a PHP variable.
                  be sure to use HTML entities when required!
        wildcards = which filenames are matched to this category, multiple wildcards could be used if it was in an array
                             such as array('*blah*','*yada*');
                             wildcards match the display name of a torrent, not filename!
        name = for sorting categories and TOC
        http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php
*/
$i = 0;
$categories[$i]['heading'] = '<h3>Uncategorized</h3>';
$categories[$i]['wildcards'] = '';
$categories[$i]['name'] = 'Uncategorized';

$i++; // Start next category
$categories[$i]['heading'] = '<h3>New Torrents</h3>';
$categories[$i]['wildcards'] = '';
$categories[$i]['name'] = 'New Torrents';


// End of user editable contents'

define("CACHEFILE",'btcache.dat');
define("CACHETIME",120);
?>

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