i asked ChatGPT

what's The most used torrent tracker codebase

The answer :

1. opentracker
Language: C

Why popular?
✅ Extremely lightweight & fast
✅ Can handle millions of torrents
✅ Used by major public trackers (like OpenBitTorrent)
✅ No database required (stateless)

2. XBT Tracker
Language: C++

Why popular?
✅ High performance (asynchronous networking)
✅ Supports MySQL database for stats
✅ Used in private tracker communities

3. Ocelot
Language: C++

Why popular?
✅ Custom-built for Gazelle private tracker software
✅ Very efficient for private trackers
✅ Low resource usage

4. Gazelle (Tracker & CMS)
Language: PHP (with Ocelot for tracking)

Why popular?
✅ Full private tracker solution
✅ Used by music & e-learning trackers (e.g., What.CD)
✅ Integrated user system & forums

5. BitTracker
Language: Python

Why popular?
✅ Simple & easy to modify
✅ Great for small, custom trackers.


it's strange that the Ai didn't mention United the most modern used Codebase lol.