XBT Tracker
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XBT Tracker is a free and open-source BitTorrent tracker
written in C++
by Olaf van der Spek. Because it is a "pure" tracker, it does not offer a frontend. The software is specifically designed to consume few resources, while maintaining a high level of performance. It listens on port 2710 by default. XBT Tracker uses MySQL
, but it can also run without it.
BitTorrent tracker
A BitTorrent tracker is a server that assists in the communication between peers using the BitTorrent protocol. It is also, in the absence of extensions to the original protocol, the only major critical point, as clients are required to communicate with the tracker to initiate downloads...
written in C++
C++
C++ is a statically typed, free-form, multi-paradigm, compiled, general-purpose programming language. It is regarded as an intermediate-level language, as it comprises a combination of both high-level and low-level language features. It was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup starting in 1979 at Bell...
by Olaf van der Spek. Because it is a "pure" tracker, it does not offer a frontend. The software is specifically designed to consume few resources, while maintaining a high level of performance. It listens on port 2710 by default. XBT Tracker uses MySQL
MySQL
MySQL officially, but also commonly "My Sequel") is a relational database management system that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. It is named after developer Michael Widenius' daughter, My...
, but it can also run without it.