# aculix/bitplay

Stream video torrents in your web browser with ease.

Repository: https://github.com/aculix/bitplay
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bitplay
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: streaming-video, torrents
Last push: 2026-08-14T11:39:51+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 66, longevity 35
- inputs: {"age_days": 502, "days_push": 19, "days_rel": 19, "gap_med": 395, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1702, forks 122 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:24.498250+00:00)

## What it is
BitPlay is a self-hosted Go web application that streams video content directly from torrents (magnet links or .torrent files) in the browser without full downloads. It includes a web UI, SOCKS5 proxy support, Prowlarr/Jackett search integration, on-the-fly MKV remuxing via ffmpeg, and subtitle handling.

## Use cases
- stream video torrents in the browser without downloading first
- play magnet links directly in a web app
- search torrents through Prowlarr or Jackett from one interface
- remux MKV files on the fly for browser playback
- pick audio tracks and subtitles while streaming
- self-host a torrent streaming server behind basic auth
- route torrent traffic through a SOCKS5 proxy

## When to choose
- you want browser-based torrent streaming without a full download client
- you already run Prowlarr or Jackett and want integrated search
- you need MKV remuxing and audio/subtitle track support during playback
- you want a lightweight self-hosted Docker deployment

## When to avoid
- you need a full download manager or media library like Plex/Jellyfin
- you require HTTP proxy support (only SOCKS5 is supported)
- you want to download and seed torrents long-term
- you need playback of codecs unsupported by browsers without external players

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, streaming, web-framework, search-engine
- domain: media, self-hosted, web-development
- platform: self-hosted, windows
- tags: torrent-streaming, prowlarr, jackett, magnet-links, ffmpeg, socks5-proxy, go, web-ui, video-streaming, docker, web-server, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- aculix/bitplay (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:24.498250+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:37:39.665120+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/aculix/bitplay (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:24.498250+00:00, sha 63d28298978d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.