I 2 P - B T

I2P-BT allows anonymous swarming file transfers. The client is a modified version of the official BitTorrent program, which runs on Windows and most Unices in a GUI and command-line environment. Additionally a modified tracker and torrent-file utilities are provided.

Latest version: 0.1.8 (2005-02-23)
Getting started

Read the README.txt which is included in the download.

Check out these sites for some torrent files to try:

Frequently Asked Questions (and their Answers)

For support, use the forum or visit the IRC channel #i2p-bt on irc.duck.i2p / irc.baffled.i2p / irc.postman.i2p

Running a tracker

A modified version of Bytemonsoon is kept in the bytemonsoon module on CVS. Latest release: I2P_BYTEMONSOON_V0.05.zip

Bugs

Lets use the I2P Bugzilla Bugtracker to report and track bugs in i2p-bt. Also add your feature requests there, unless they are flying ponies; unproven technologies or vague plans.

Hacking

Some snippets for those interested in contributing:

Now that BitTorrent 4.0.0 is released: Task list / todo for I2P-BT 0.2

The sourcecode repository is on cvs.i2p, you can follow the I2P CVS instructions to access it. The module is called i2p-bt, with a CVS commit mailinglist and CVSWeb.

The HACKING.txt file gives an overview of the file architecture and modifications.

The BitTorrent protocol is analyzed and changes are described in a seperate document.