# veggiedefender/torrent-client

Tiny BitTorrent client written in Go

Repository: https://github.com/veggiedefender/torrent-client
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/torrent-client
Homepage: https://blog.jse.li/posts/torrent/
Language: Go
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: bittorrent, golang, bittorrent-client
Last push: 2024-08-06T00:28:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2446, "days_push": 758, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2038, forks 186 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:08.239856+00:00)

## What it is
A tiny BitTorrent client written in Go that implements the original 2001 BitTorrent protocol spec. It was built as an educational weekend project accompanying a blog post about building a client from scratch.

## Use cases
- download a torrent file from the command line
- learn how the bittorrent protocol works
- download a linux iso via bittorrent
- study a minimal torrent client implementation in go
- understand peer-to-peer file sharing internals

## When to choose
- you want a minimal, readable bittorrent client for learning
- you need to download single-file torrents with HTTP trackers
- you want a simple Go codebase to study p2p protocols

## When to avoid
- you need magnet link support
- you need multi-file torrents or DHT/UDP trackers
- you need a full-featured client that seeds/uploads
- you need a production-grade torrent downloader

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: p2p, http-client, cli
- domain: networking, developer-tools
- platform: go, cli, cross-platform
- tags: bittorrent, torrent-client, peer-to-peer, educational, minimal, command-line

## Member repositories
- veggiedefender/torrent-client (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:08.239856+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 2026-08-30T02:59:15.379854+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/veggiedefender/torrent-client (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:08.239856+00:00, sha 2e104ec3f659)
  - homepage: https://blog.jse.li/posts/torrent/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:38:39.449337+00:00, sha 7701d5ccb527)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.