webtorrent/bittorrent-tracker
🌊 Simple, robust, BitTorrent tracker (client & server) implementation observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
82/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 53
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 229
- age_days: 4543
- days_rel: 100
- days_push: 22
- n_releases_24m: 4
Adoption not part of the score
1937 stars · 331 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Node.js and browser library implementing both BitTorrent tracker client and server, supporting HTTP, UDP, and WebTorrent (WebSocket/WebRTC) tracker protocols. It is the tracker component used by WebTorrent and provides peer discovery for torrent swarms.
Use cases
- run a bittorrent tracker server in nodejs
- announce torrents to trackers from a torrent client
- add webtorrent websocket tracker support to a browser torrent client
- scrape peer statistics from bittorrent trackers
- build peer-to-peer file sharing with webrtc trackers
- implement udp tracker protocol bep 15
When to choose
- you need tracker client or server functionality in JavaScript for Node or the browser
- you are building on WebTorrent and need WebSocket tracker support
- you want a well-tested tracker implementation with HTTP, UDP, and scrape support
When to avoid
- you need a full torrent client rather than just tracker peer discovery
- you need DHT-based peer discovery without a central tracker
- your project is not in the JavaScript/Node ecosystem
Facets
library · maturity active
networking p2p http-server websocket networking developer-tools microservices browser cross-platform bittorrent tracker webrtc webtorrent peer-to-peer torrent-client nodejs javascript
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/webtorrent/bittorrent-tracker · fetched 2026-08-28 · 5926e44279d9
- homepage: https://webtorrent.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · bc9de1481dcf
- site_page: https://webtorrent.io/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 28b3bfe003c6
- site_page: https://webtorrent.io/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · cb059616fd40
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| webtorrent/bittorrent-tracker | main | 82 |
For agents
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