torsniff - a sniffer that sniffs torrents from BitTorrent network
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Introduction
torsniff is a torrent sniffer, it sniffs torrents that people are using to download movies, music, docs, games and so on from BitTorrent network.
A torrent has valuable information, so you can use torsniff to build your own torrent database(e.g: The Pirate Bay), or to do data mining and analyzing.
Installation
Just download latest torsniff from releases directly.
Usage
$ ./torsniff -h
Usage:
torsniff [flags]
Flags:
-a, --addr string listen on given address (default all, ipv4 and ipv6)
-d, --dir string the directory to store the torrents (default "$HOME/torrents")
-h, --help help for torsniff
-f, --friends int max fiends to make with per second (default 500)
-e, --peers int max peers to connect to download torrents (default 400)
-p, --port uint16 listen on given port (default 6881)
-t, --timeout duration max time allowed for downloading torrents (default 10s)
-v, --verbose run in verbose mode (default true)
Quick start
Use default flags:
./torsniff
Requirements
- A host having a public IP(recommended), or UDP port forwarding/port mapping in private network/NAT
- Allow UDP traffic get through firewall
- Your ISP/Hosting Provider allows BitTorrent traffic(torsniff works on vultr.com)
Protocols
- DHT Protocol
- The BitTorrent Protocol Specification
- BitTorrent Extension Protocol
- Extension for Peers to Send Metadata Files
License
MIT