Torrent Builder

The Torrent Builder is a command-line tool for creating torrent files, offering a complete and customizable experience. With support for interactive and non-interactive modes, you can create torrents quickly and efficiently, either through a step-by-step wizard or with direct commands. The tool allows you to configure various aspects of the torrent, such as version (V1, V2, or Hybrid), comments, privacy, web seeds, and trackers, ensuring your torrents are created exactly as you need them.

Features

• Create torrent files from single files or directories
• Support for torrent versions: V1, V2, and Hybrid
• Interactive mode with step-by-step configuration
• Command-line interface with options for all features
• Automatic piece size calculation based on file size
• Support for private torrents
• Add multiple trackers and web seeds
• Include comments in torrent metadata
• Detailed summary output after creation

Prerequisites

Before building, ensure you have the following installed:

Linux

• Build Tools: build-essential
• CMake: cmake (>= 3.28.3)
• libtorrent: libtorrent-rasterbar-dev (>= 2.0.11)

Install them using:

sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake libtorrent-rasterbar-dev

macOS

• CMake: cmake (>= 3.28.3)
• libtorrent: libtorrent-rasterbar (>= 2.0.11)

Install them using:

brew install cmake libtorrent-rasterbar

Installation

To build the project, you will need a C++20 compatible compiler.

Build Instructions

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build .

Usage

Interactive Mode

./torrent_builder -i

Command-line Mode

./torrent_builder --path /path/to/file_or_directory --output output.torrent [options]

Options

  -h, --help         Show help
  -i, --interactive  Run in interactive mode
  --path arg         Path to file or directory (required)
  --output arg       Output torrent file path (required)
  --version arg      Torrent version (1=v1, 2=v2, 3=hybrid) (default: 3)
  --comment arg      Torrent comment
  --private          Make torrent private
  --webseed arg      Add web seed URL (can be used multiple times)

Examples

Create a hybrid torrent (default)

./torrent_builder --path /data/file --output file.torrent

Create a private V2 torrent

./torrent_builder --path /data/folder --output folder.torrent --version 2 --private

Add multiple web seeds

./torrent_builder --path /data/file --output file.torrent \
  --webseed http://example.com/file \
  --webseed http://mirror.com/file

Create torrent with comment

./torrent_builder --path /data/file --output file.torrent \
  --comment "My important file"

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.