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Node.js implementation of a [BitTorrent tracker](https://wiki.theory.org/BitTorrentSpecification#Tracker_HTTP.2FHTTPS_Protocol), client and server. Node.js implementation of a [BitTorrent tracker](https://wiki.theory.org/BitTorrentSpecification#Tracker_HTTP.2FHTTPS_Protocol), client and server.
A **BitTorrent tracker** is an HTTP service which responds to GET requests from BitTorrent A **BitTorrent tracker** is an web service which responds to requests from BitTorrent
clients. The requests include metrics from clients that help the tracker keep overall clients. The requests include metrics from clients that help the tracker keep overall
statistics about the torrent. The response includes a peer list that helps the client statistics about the torrent. The response includes a peer list that helps the client
participate in the torrent. participate in the torrent swarm.
This module is used by [WebTorrent](http://webtorrent.io). This module is used by [WebTorrent](http://webtorrent.io).
## features ## features
- includes client & server implementations - includes client & server implementations
- supports HTTP & UDP trackers ([BEP 15](http://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0015.html)) - supports all mainstream tracker types:
- supports tracker "scrape" extension - HTTP trackers
- robust and well-tested (comprehensive test suite, and used by [WebTorrent](http://webtorrent.io) and [peerflix](https://github.com/mafintosh/peerflix)) - UDP trackers ([BEP 15](http://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0015.html))
- WebTorrent trackers ([BEP forthcoming](http://webtorrent.io))
- supports ipv4 & ipv6 - supports ipv4 & ipv6
- supports tracker "scrape" extension
- robust and well-tested
- comprehensive test suite (runs entirely offline, so it's reliable)
- Used by popular clients: [WebTorrent](http://webtorrent.io), [peerflix](https://github.com/mafintosh/peerflix)), and [playback](https://mafintosh.github.io/playback/).
Also see [bittorrent-dht](https://github.com/feross/bittorrent-dht). Also see [bittorrent-dht](https://github.com/feross/bittorrent-dht).