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There are two different possible ways git-annex could use bittorrent: There are two different possible ways git-annex could use bittorrent:
1. by downloading any file from multiple git-annex daemons, using the bittorrent protocol
2. by downloading specific files using an external bittorrent client
Let's describe those one by one. Let's describe those one by one.
The assistant as a bittorrent client [[!toc]]
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Downloading files from multiple git-annex sources simultaneously
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Having your remotes (optionally!) act like a swarm would be an awesome feature to have because you bring in a lot of new features that optimize storage, bandwidth, and overall traffic usage. This would be made a lot easier if parts of it were implemented in small steps that added a nifty feature. The best part is, each of these could be implemented by themselves, and they're all features that would be really useful. Having your remotes (optionally!) act like a swarm would be an awesome feature to have because you bring in a lot of new features that optimize storage, bandwidth, and overall traffic usage. This would be made a lot easier if parts of it were implemented in small steps that added a nifty feature. The best part is, each of these could be implemented by themselves, and they're all features that would be really useful.
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This was originally posted [[as a forum post|forum/Wishlist:_Bittorrent-like_transfers]] by [[users/GLITTAH]]. This was originally posted [[as a forum post|forum/Wishlist:_Bittorrent-like_transfers]] by [[users/GLITTAH]].
Using an external bittorrent client Using an external client (addurl torrent support)
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The alternative to this would be to add `addurl` support for bittorrent files. The same way we can now add Youtube videos to a git-annex repository thanks to [[quvi]], we could also simply do: The alternative to this would be to add `addurl` support for bittorrent files. The same way we can now add Youtube videos to a git-annex repository thanks to [[quvi]], we could also simply do: