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xiu2/trackerslistcollection

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TLDR

A daily-updated collection of active BitTorrent tracker server addresses in simple text files, curated to help torrent clients find more peers and download files faster.

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    What it does
      Curated tracker lists
      Daily auto-updated
      Peer discovery boost
    List types
      Best 70 trackers
      All 150 trackers
      HTTP-only list
      Non-HTTP list
    Supported clients
      qBittorrent
      Aria2
      BitComet
      Motrix
    Use cases
      Faster downloads
      More peers found
      Config file import
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Paste the best-tracker list URL into qBittorrent settings to find more peers and increase download speeds.

USE CASE 2

Add the Aria2-formatted tracker list to an Aria2 config file for faster torrent downloads.

USE CASE 3

Use the all-trackers list in any BitTorrent client that supports importing external tracker URLs.

USE CASE 4

Switch between HTTP-only or non-HTTP specialized lists depending on which protocols your client supports.

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

In plain English

This repository is a curated, daily-updated collection of BitTorrent tracker server addresses, maintained as simple text files. To understand what it does, it helps to know how BitTorrent works: when you download a file via BitTorrent, your client needs to find other people (called "peers") who are also sharing that same file so they can swap pieces. A BitTorrent tracker is a server whose job is to keep a list of all the peers currently downloading or seeding a particular file, and hand out those peer addresses to anyone who asks. The more active, high-quality trackers your client knows about, the better its chances of finding fast peers, which directly translates to higher download speeds. The problem this repo solves is that public tracker lists go stale: servers go down, new ones appear, and quality varies significantly. This project continuously tests trackers and maintains curated lists, a "best" list of around 70 top performers, an "all" list of around 150, and specialized lists for HTTP-only or non-HTTP trackers. You use it by copying the URLs of the tracker list files and pasting them into your torrent client's settings. For popular clients like qBittorrent, Aria2, BitComet, and Motrix, the README provides step-by-step instructions with screenshots. For Aria2, a specially formatted version of the list is also provided so it can be pasted directly into the configuration file. There is no code to run in this repository, it is purely a data resource. The primary language is listed as unknown because the content is text files. You would use this when you want to improve BitTorrent download speeds by ensuring your client has access to a broad, up-to-date set of active public trackers.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
I want to speed up torrent downloads in qBittorrent. Walk me through the steps to import the best-tracker list from xiu2/trackerslistcollection into my qBittorrent settings.
Prompt 2
Show me how to add the Aria2-compatible tracker list from xiu2/trackerslistcollection to my aria2.conf file so trackers load automatically on startup.
Prompt 3
What is a BitTorrent tracker and why does using a curated list like trackerslistcollection improve download speeds compared to using only the trackers embedded in a torrent file?
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