[[PageOutline]] = Creating Torrents = == Suggested Programs == * [http://azureus.sourceforge.net/ Azureus] * [http://www.utorrent.com/ µTorrent] * [http://krypt.dyndns.org:81/torrent/maketorrent/ MakeTorrent] == Announce URLs == Announce URLs specify what trackers a torrent will use. Create a torrent with the following announce URLs ||`http://bt2.edwardk.info:6969/announce`||'''This must be first'''|| ||`http://bt2.edwardk.info:2710/announce`|| ||`http://bt2.edwardk.info:4040/announce`|| Your torrent should look similar to [http://bt.edwardk.info/trac/raw-attachment/wiki/Instructions/Sample.torrent this]. Each entry should be within the SAME group. == 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 size||2^15^||2^16^||2^17^||2^18^||2^19^||2^20^||2^21^||2^21^||2^22^||2^23^|| ||||||32,768||65,536||131,072||262,144||524,288||1,048,576||2,097,152||4,194,304||8,388,608||16,777,216|| ||File size||||32KB||64KB||128KB||256KB||512KB||1024KB||2048KB||4096KB||8192KB||16384KB|| ||1,048,576||1MB||1,140||820||660||580||540||520||520||520||520||520|| ||52,428,800||50MB||32,500||16,500||8,500||4,500||2,500||1,500||1,000||750||625||563|| ||146,800,640||140MB||90,100||45,300||22,900||11,700||6,100||3,300||1,900||1,200||850||675|| ||183,500,800||175MB||112,500||56,500||28,500||14,500||7,500||4,000||2,250||1,375||938||719|| ||244,318,208||233MB||149,620||75,060||37,780||19,140||9,820||5,160||2,830||1,665||1,083||791|| ||367,001,600||350MB||~~224,500~~||112,500||56,500||28,500||14,500||7,500||4,000||2,250||1,375||938|| ||681,574,400||650MB||~~416,500~~||~~208,500~~||104,500||52,500||26,500||13,500||7,000||3,750||2,125||1,313|| ||734,003,200||700MB||~~448,500~~||~~224,500~~||112,500||56,500||28,500||14,500||7,500||4,000||2,250||1,375|| ||1,468,006,400||1400MB||~~896,500~~||~~448,500~~||~~224,500~~||112,500||56,500||28,500||14,500||7,500||4,000||2,250|| ||2,936,012,800||2800MB||~~1,792,500~~||~~896,500~~||~~448,500~~||~~224,500~~||112,500||56,500||28,500||14,500||7,500||4,000|| ||4,700,000,000||4482MB||~~2,869,152~~||~~1,434,826~~||~~717,663~~||~~359,082~~||179,791||90,145||45,323||22,911||11,706||6,103|| ||8,500,000,000||8106MB||~~5,188,488~~||~~2,594,494~~||~~1,297,497~~||~~648,999~~||~~324,749~~||162,625||81,562||41,031||20,766||10,633|| ||Overhead||500 bytes|||||||||||||||||||||| Overhead includes tracker URLs, Description, torrent overhead, etc. Formula is `(file size / piece size) * 20 + overhead` = Web Interface = * http://bt.edwardk.info/upload/ Log on with your provided FTP user & password. You can add and remove torrents from there. = 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'] = '

Some new category

'; $categories[$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.[[BR]] See http://php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php for how strings are to be handled.[[BR]] See http://php.net/manual/en/function.array.php for how arrays are to be handled.[[BR]] A text editor with syntax highlighting for PHP files can be very useful, such as [http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/ Notepad++]. = Sample Configuration File = {{{ #!php Uncategorized'; $categories[$i]['wildcards'] = ''; $categories[$i]['name'] = 'Uncategorized'; $i++; // Start next category $categories[$i]['heading'] = '

New Torrents

'; $categories[$i]['wildcards'] = ''; $categories[$i]['name'] = 'New Torrents'; // End of user editable contents' define("CACHEFILE",'btcache.dat'); define("CACHETIME",120); ?> }}}