How To Create Torrent from Seedbox
How To Create Torrent from Seedbox
For This Tutorial I Presume That You Already Know What Is Seedbox, if Not Then Look at The End of This Tutorial for Another Seedbox Related Tutorial Threads.
Let Start Creating Torrent
1. Click on it (Star)
You will get Pop-Up Screen [shown below]
1. Select Source
Path/ Location of Data required to create '.torrent'
2. TrackersWhat is Trackers
Tracker Announce URL. It keep track of who is seeding & who is downloading along with data send or received, duration how long you seeding/ seeded. It is a little different URL then site URL & it work independently (mean it have nothing to do if site is up or down). Since it keep all the track records of stats, therefore we usually call torrent site as 'Trackers'. Tracker get update mean send stats at different time, which various from 15 min - 1 hours depending upon how it is configured by site. That's why our stats don't updated after a while.
3. Piece sizeWhat is Piece (in nutshell)
Piece Length — Number of bytes per piece. This is commonly 28
KiB = 256 KiB = 262,144 B.
Pieces—a hash list, i.e., a concatenation of each piece's SHA-1 hash. As SHA-1 returns a 160-bit hash, pieces will be a string whose length is a multiple of 160-bits. If the torrent contains multiple files, the pieces are formed by concatenating the files in the order they appear in the files dictionary (i.e. all pieces in the torrent are the full piece length except for the last piece, which may be shorter).
Length—Size of the file in bytes (only when one file is being shared)
Files—a list of dictionaries each corresponding to a file (only when multiple files are being shared). Each dictionary has the following keys:
Path—a list of strings corresponding to subdirectory names, the last of which is the actual file name.
Length—size of the file in bytes.
Important Points to Remember -
By default it is set to 256, which is adequate till the data size of 8-10 Gb. For data above 10 Gb choosing bigger size is better option as it decrease size of created '.torrent' file.
Imp - '.torrent' created size inversely related to piece-size, i.e. smaller piece-size bigger '.torrent' size.
Note - Many private trackers don't allow '.torrent ' bigger than 1 Mb. At all such trackers changing piece size is only option.
Cross-seedingWhat is Cross-seeding?
Seeding more than 1 tracker with same data is called cross-seeding. It is very helpful to save hdd space but many get banned trying it out too.
Important Points to Remember regarding Cross-seeding -
If you want to seed multiple trackers with same data then you have to create .torrent with different piece size for different trackers. Changing piece-size change hash value so trackers won't get wrong stats. Cross-seeding is only recommandable for torrents you upload to trackers as you can change piece-size. For same data downloaded from different tracker with same piece size will send wrong stats to tracker & you many get ban for cheating ratio.
To find out piece size of downloaded/uploading '.torrent' this site is useful - Click Here or you can download this software - Click Here (don't use software to manipulate '.torrent') -
To know piece size is same (at a glance) -
If you download same '.torrent' from two different trackers & size of both '.torrent' is same or differ only by 1-9 Kb in size that mean both have same piece size.
4. Private torrentTorrent site which require registration for download or upload torrent & they keep stats of download or upload per member is known as Private torrent/ tracker. Now all private trackers use 'passphrase' for getting their member recognized by tracker.
What is Passphrase - A passphrase is a sequence of words or other text used to control access to a computer system, program or data. A passphrase is similar to a password in usage, but is generally longer for added security. Passphrases are often used to control both access to, and operation of, crystallographic programs and systems.
Since we will going to upload our created torrent on one of the private tracker so we need to 'check it.'
5. Start seeding
Do not 'check it' As now all private tracker use Passphrase to keep track of stats, therefore you have to first create upload with created '.torrent' file at tracker & then download it back from tracker. Downloading '.torrent' back from tracker will add your Passphrase to it & then will be able to recognize you.
6. Create..
Once all field filled properly. Just hit it to start '.torrent' creation process start.
Choosing Source of Data
1. Select Source -
It show your default download directory/ folder (for first time you login into box). After first it will show you where you last left it.
Points to Remember -
1. / - Indicate Directory End. If you don't see '/' at the end of name then it mean it is file.
2. It is recommended to keep default directory intact for create torrent. Using nesting of directories will cause trouble for newbies.
How to get Tracker Announce URL
Adding Other Required Details
1. To create torrent of complete directory just select it & then click 'X' [at the end of 'Select Source']
2. Annouce demo URL added
3. Must to 'check' for all Private trackers
4. Final click to start creating '.torrent'
Torrent Creation Done -
1. Save - To download '.torrent' to your system.
To Get - 'Mediainfo' & 'Screenshots'
1. To create 'Screenshots'
It will get you full frame screenshots of any media (i.e. avi, mkv, mp4 etc). Will not work if your media is compressed using any software (like rar, zip, gzip etc). You will get '.png/ jpeg' images. You can alter setting, checkout below image for it.
2. To get 'Media Info'
Mainly useful to get Movie/ video info to add in description of you upload to any Movie/ TV related trackers.
Screenshots Example
Screenshots Available Settings
Here you can alter settings -
Frames count - Total number of images
Start frame offsets, s - Time in seconds(s) to take first screenshot.
Time between frames, s - Time gap in seconds(s) to take other screenshots.
Slideshow interval, s - Time in seconds after which image change if you play slideshow of created screenshots (at seedbox)
Image format - You can choose image format jpeg/ png. Most movie trackers prefer '.png'
File Manager
1. File Manager Tab
2. Right Click to get this menu - Useful to open, copy, move, delete or rename Data
3. Double click to go one directory back.
Final Notes -
1. Read all uploading rules properly of tracker before uploading any torrent.
2. Do not try to cross-seed with same piece size '.torrent' file you will get banned from all tracker you did it.
3. Always download '.torrent' back once you create upload at tracker, after download add it to seedbox to start seeding.
4. Understand cross-seeding well, if you are planning to use same data at multiple trackers
Feel free to ask or suggest anything which you find missing or not able to understand.
This is for educational purpose only. All points are tested multiple time before creating this tutorial but Me or TI will not be liable if you get warned/ banned for doing something wrong or didn't do it as per tutorial.
For Other Seedbox Related Tutorials - http://torrentinvites.org/f29/torren...s-index-91272/
Thanks to @Insideman @TheTrader for the support in creating this tutorial.
