How do you use BiglyBT to discover I2P torrents from different trackers? I tend to just go to postman.i2p and discover torrents there, but I want a way to discover torrents using BiglyBT and I2P. I know that BiglyBT has DHT capabilities, does that work over the I2P network to discover torrents (Perhaps through Swarm Discovery?)
Any seasoned captains out there?
Today I learned about the i2p project! Looking forward to trying this out. Sadly I have nothing to share to help answer, but thank you for raising your question
I recommend using i2pd, a more performant and stable version, rewritten in C++, instead of the normal I2P client, which is written in Java and can sometimes have performance issues.
is i2p even worth it anymore? I checked a while back and it seemed pretty dead. not too many people at all
What’s with “anymore”? It’s still actively developed, there are regular releases of both the original Java I2P router and the 3rd party C++ router, if you mean that.
If you mean that it lacks content, please do upload there if you have something. If you already have the content on disk, it should only really take effort while you’re just starting to create torrents.
Don’t forget that
- I2P is the only semi-popular mixnet that’s suitable for torrents
- nobody will know it’s you who are uploading, so unless you upload info about yourself or you’re living in an extremely nonfree country (in which case the Java based router will set itself to restricted mode), you can’t really get into trouble for that
I’ve tried it. I like the idea of Tor for torrents, you don’t need a VPN to torrent. But found the speeds to be really bad and the content was a fraction of the clearnet trackers. Might check it out again though it’s been a while.
I like the idea of Tor for torrents
Stop that! https://blog.torproject.org/bittorrent-over-tor-isnt-good-idea/