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Warning: I tried using Vuze, an OSX torrent client with a built-in tracker, but I couldn't get it to work. Regardless, I don't think this is the right solution because you shouldn't need to require developer tools to be installed. My tests may have been complicated by the fact that my tracker and clients all had the same IP address (my external IP). I found several of these that will compile and run on OSX, but none of them seem to work properly in my testing. Then change the tracker url to an actual compiled tracker program

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Note: If I were going to leave this running for the sharing of private files, I would put it on an HTTPS server with a username and password pair to protect it. The clients should only need the torrent file.

Simply place the php file on your server somewhere and then put in your tracker list when creating a new torrent.

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If you already have access to a webserver, the easiest tracker I found to install is BitStorm, a single-file php tracker. (I didn't actually test this, but in theory, it should work.) If you have any Windows machine available, you could run µTorrent on it and have it serve as your tracker. Note: The Windows machine running the µTorrent tracker doesn't have to be the server or the clients. They can simply open the torrent file with µTorrent. Once this is done, your clients will not need the Add Peer. Now, create a new torrent as described above, but put in the tracker list using the same IP and Port described above. In the Preferences, under Advanced, set bt.enable_tracker to true. Use a Windows machine with µTorrent as a tracker Note: If the server cannot open a port in the firewall, you could add the client peers to the server's peer list, too.

The client should now connect to the server and start/resume the transfer. Right-click in the Peers list and choose Add Peer.Įnter the server's IP and Port like this: IP:Port. They may have to show the Details Pane from the View menu if not already visible. Send the torrent file along with the IP and Port (e-mail, instant message, etc.) to your colleague(s).Įach of them should open that torrent file with µTorrent, select the torrent in the list, and select the Peers list. You can find this in the preferences or by clicking on the right-most icon in the status bar at the bottom of the main µTorrent window. With the IP in hand, you need to figure out what port µTorrent has opened in your firewall. and give your torrent file a name.Īt this point, you need to figure out your server's internet IP address.

Select the file or parent directory you want to share.

On the server machine, select New Torrent from the File menu. Also, it seems to be one of the few that will allow us to manually add peers, the crucial step.įor simplicity, we'll call the machine with the file(s) to share, 'server', even though bittorrent has no concept of a server. While this may work with other torrent clients, I've had the best luck when using µTorrent. This assumes that your µTorrent machines can open their own ports in your firewall using uPNP or NAT-PMP. Share between computers running µTorrent without a tracker

The absolute easiest method is option 2, use µTorrent for Windows. The easiest solution requiring no Windows client and no external programs is option 1.

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After some trial and error, I discovered a few ways to do this.

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