supersonichub1/webtorrent-server

Download junk from torrents over HTTP.

webtorrent-server

A simple HTTP client for WebTorrent.

webtorrent-server enables one to access the contents of torrents where one lacks access to JavaScript, WebRTC, or an unmonitored network, such as older browsers, smart TVs, game consoles, school, or work.

The main draw of this server is the ability to seek WebTorrent streams through HTTP range requests via send-seekable. This makes webtorrent-server significantly more reliable for watching video compared to clients that make use of WebTorrent directly.

Other cool things about this app

• No JavaScript or CSS!
• 107 (minus deps) lines of code! !
• Easy-to-understand real-world usage of WebTorrent!
• Public domain via Unlicense!

Run

npm install
npm start # node index.js

# In another window…
xdg-open http://localhost:4000/

webtorrent-server's Issues

Add search engines for torrents

Keep it simple:

• take a query q
• send to API
• get back {"name": string, "location": string}[]
• display that to the user using <ul><li><a href="/add?location=<%= result.location %>"><%= result.name %></a></li></ul>
• Use simple-get for HTTP requests since it's bundled with WebTorrent

Engines

Note to self: always create URLs with URLSearchParams or parseTorrent.toMagnetURI. Templates shown are for demonstration only.

Torrents.csv

API template: https://torrents-csv.ml/service/search?q=${q}
Return type: {name: string, infohash: string}[]
Location template: magnet:?xt=urn:btih:${result.infohash}&dn=${encodeURIComponent(result.name)}

Nyaa

API template: https://nyaa.si/?page=rss&q=${q}
Return type: RSS feed string that can be parsed with /<item>.*?<title>(.+?)<\/title>.*?<link>(.+?)<\/link>.*?<\/item>/g