lmatteis/torrent-net
Distributed search engines using BitTorrent and SQLite 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: 3428
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 977
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1030 stars · 39 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
TorrentNet is a C application that builds distributed search engines on top of the BitTorrent network and SQLite databases. It lets users query a torrent-hosted database on demand by prioritizing downloads of only the pieces relevant to their search, instead of downloading the whole file first.
Use cases
- run a search engine without owning a server by seeding an SQLite database as a torrent
- query a distributed site's database before it finishes downloading
- host censorship-resistant torrent sites addressed by public key via DHT
- build browsable distributed sites where only relevant data pieces are fetched
- share large searchable databases peer-to-peer with no hosting costs
When to choose
- you want a decentralized, serverless search engine resistant to takedowns
- your dataset is large but users only need to query small portions of it
- you want visitors to help host your site by participating in the swarm
When to avoid
- you need low-latency, real-time search over frequently updated data
- you need full-text search features beyond what SQLite queries provide
- you need a production-ready system with active maintenance and large community support
Facets
application · maturity experimental
search-engine database p2p http-server databases censorship-circumvention self-hosted privacy windows cli bittorrent sqlite sqltorrent distributed-web dht decentralized-search search linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/lmatteis/torrent-net · fetched 2026-08-28 · 7669565fdf37
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| lmatteis/torrent-net | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="lmatteis/torrent-net")
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