webtorrent/bittorrent-dht
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🕸 Simple, robust, BitTorrent DHT implementation observed · 2026-10-03
Health v2 · maintenance only
81/100
- Activity 94
- Release rhythm 54
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 158
- age_days: 4727
- days_rel: 148
- days_push: 40
- n_releases_24m: 4
Adoption not part of the score
1282 stars · 208 forks observed · 2026-10-03
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Node.js library implementing the BitTorrent DHT protocol (BEP 5) for trackerless peer discovery, with support for BEP44 arbitrary data storage. It is the peer-discovery layer used by WebTorrent and other torrent tools.
Use cases
- find peers for a torrent without a tracker
- implement a trackerless torrent client in Node.js
- store and retrieve arbitrary data in the BitTorrent DHT (BEP44)
- resolve magnet URI info hashes to peer addresses
- build peer-to-peer file sharing applications
- run a custom DHT node with custom bootstrap servers
When to choose
- you need spec-compliant BitTorrent DHT peer discovery in JavaScript/Node.js
- you want a well-tested library used in production by WebTorrent
- you need BEP44 mutable/immutable data storage in the DHT
When to avoid
- you need a full torrent client rather than just peer discovery
- you are not working in a JavaScript/Node.js environment
- you need WebRTC-based browser peer transport (use WebTorrent instead)
Facets
library · maturity active
p2p networking rpc networking microservices developer-tools bittorrent dht peer-discovery bep44 trackerless-torrents udp nodejs javascript
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/webtorrent/bittorrent-dht · fetched 2026-10-03 · df3edf69ce15
- homepage: https://webtorrent.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · bc9de1481dcf
- site_page: https://webtorrent.io/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 28b3bfe003c6
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/bittorrent-dht · fetched 2026-08-29 · 060776378c41
- site_page: https://webtorrent.io/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · cb059616fd40
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| webtorrent/bittorrent-dht | main | 81 |
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