cjb/GitTorrent
A decentralization of GitHub using BitTorrent and Bitcoin observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
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: n/a
- age_days: 4115
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2226
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
4756 stars · 265 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
GitTorrent is a peer-to-peer network that shares Git repositories over BitTorrent, acting as a decentralized alternative to GitHub. It integrates with Git via a transport helper so users can clone and serve repos with gittorrent:// URLs, using a DHT for discovery and Bitcoin's blockchain for username registration.
Use cases
- clone git repositories over a peer-to-peer bittorrent network
- host git repos without a central server like github
- serve my own git repositories to peers with gittorrentd
- decentralize code hosting using bittorrent and bitcoin
- resolve friendly usernames to git repos via the bitcoin blockchain
When to choose
- you want to share or fetch git repositories without relying on a centralized host
- you're experimenting with decentralized code hosting and p2p git transport
When to avoid
- you need a production-ready, actively maintained tool - the project is experimental and largely dormant
- you need features like pull requests, issues, or a web UI
- you depend on reliable infrastructure; the bootstrap DHT server is a single point of failure
Facets
cli-tool · maturity experimental
p2p version-control networking cli version-control developer-tools microservices privacy cli cross-platform bittorrent git decentralized-github dht bitcoin peer-to-peer nodejs
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/cjb/GitTorrent · fetched 2026-08-28 · 0804f5bbc4b5
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/gittorrent · fetched 2026-08-29 · 462043e1786a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| cjb/GitTorrent | main | 32 |
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