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Creating Torrents

This guide is for those of you that are new to the whole torrent creation thing but have already gone through the tutorial of how to create a torrent. There are few things to consider when creating torrents. I try to cover most essential things below:

Creating a torrent - basic 101

When creating a torrent, make sure the file(s) are not in use. Do not create a torrent file out of too many files; create multiple torrents if you can split the files up logically such as for example by year or by season. There is also no need to compress files into one archive because you can create torrents out of directories, and most torrenters find it really annoying (it also looks suspicious).

Do not move or change your files while seeding

Once you have created a torrent to share certain files, you may not move or rename those files anymore. Moving them will make your BitTorrent client think you do not have the files anymore. Changing them will result in corruption.

Tracker announce URLs

Most people find it hard to find a good public tracker announce URL. Though most BitTorrent clients can track the torrents themselves, I highly recommend against doing so (see below why). It is not that hard though, you can find a list of working trackers and their announce URLs in our BitTorrent directory.

When choosing a tracker, always check the site for its policies and rules. Some trackers do not allow certain content or allow only specific content such as music or TV series. There are even trackers that make you add ads and references to their site. Certain trackers make you register an account first, before they allow you to upload a torrent. Other trackers are so called "Private trackers" which employ very strict rules and only allowing a limited number of users to use their tracker; if you and whoever you want to share files with are not members then you simply cannot use the tracker's announce URL.

Private torrent trackers

If you are a member of a private tracker, then make sure you always check the "Private torrent" checkbox and that DHT or decentralized tracking is disabled when you create torrents.

Having your BitTorrent client track your torrents

If you want to share your file(s) with only a select number of friends you can choose to let your BitTorrent client track the torrent. Most BitTorrent clients support this feature but have it disabled by default. There are a good number of reasons why you should never really use this method (other than to share files with a select number of friends). First, your IP address is not allowed to change, for most people this means their computer must remain online at all times. Second, public torrents can go a long way; you might be exposing your computer and network to a huge stream of traffic. There is also the fact that tracking torrents is a resource-intensive operation so your computer may run a lot slower.

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