Could anyone tell me about how torrent streaming works? Is it just the file being downloaded to a server and streamed to a bunch of viewers, or something else?
this post was submitted on 07 Sep 2023
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I use WebTorrent / WebTorrent-CLI and it basically streams/partially downloads the torrent and plays in your player of choice.
Not sure about this other option here.
Is this the same as Plex's 'watch together' feature?
I hope this gets ported to Windows. I use Linux, but many of my friends don't and won't.
WSL?
Same
What protocol does hTorrent use to communicare with BitTorrent peers? Webtorrent uses WebRtc which is incompatible with most torrent clients today
Hmm, I wonder if this could be aadapted to a Stremio plugin.
This seems like a cool project, I'll have to try it out!
Is it in the aur