Torrent Client

A simple BitTorrent client which downloads single-file torrents, made under the guidance of Coding Club, IIT Guwahati.

Why this?

Torrents have been a part of my childhood, and this was a great opportunity to learn how they actually work.

Setup

Clone the Repository on your system

git clone https://github.com/piyush-tiwari/Torrent-client

Install the dependencies

npm install

To run a single-file download

nodejs index.js /path/to/torrent

Dependencies used

1. bencode to decode the meta-info torrent file.
2. bignum to work with 64-bit integers.

References

• (Unofficial, but very useful) BitTorrent Protocol Specifications