PrivTracker allows you to share torrent files only with your friends and nobody else. Unlike public trackers, it shares peers only within a group using the same announce URL. It really works like a private tracker, but can be generated with one click of a button.
Sharing large files has always been difficult without compromising privacy or simplicity. Centralized services require full uploads before sharing, often with account registration and fees for large files. Hosting a file server demands technical knowledge, like opening firewall ports, and requires your computer to stay online. PrivTracker solves this by enabling private torrent sharing within a trusted group. Using UPnP, most torrent clients can automatically handle port opening, and only one person in the group needs an open port for everyone to download. Unlike public trackers, PrivTracker shares peers' IPs only within the group and keeps files off public networks like DHT, ensuring privacy and efficient sharing.
$ go install github.com/meehow/privtracker@latest# Runs on port 1337 by default.
$ ~/go/bin/privtracker# Set PORT to 443 if you want to enable automatic TLS handling
$ PORT=443 ~/go/bin/privtrackerThis is an example of /etc/systemd/system/privtracker.service which can handle your privtracker service.
Remember to check directory names if you are going to use it.
[Unit]
Description=privtracker
After=network.target
Requires=network.target
[Service]
Type=simple
User=privtracker
RestartSec=1s
Restart=on-failure
Environment=PORT=443
AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE
WorkingDirectory=/home/privtracker/web
ExecStart=/home/privtracker/web/privtracker
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.targetservices:
privtracker:
image: meehow/privtracker
restart: unless-stopped
user: 1000:1000
environment:
- PORT=1337
# volume is only needed if we listed on port 443
volumes:
- autocert:/.cache/golang-autocert
ports:
- 1337:1337
volumes:
autocert: