WebTorrent
summary
Claims a browser BitTorrent client that fully interoperates with the regular BitTorrent network by using WebRTC Data Channels plus hybrid clients that speak both protocols. Demonstrates instant.io: drag a file to seed, paste the infohash to download, and stream video via the Media Source API before completion. Works peer-to-peer between tabs and in Node with the same module; current gaps: no browser DHT (trackers over WebSocket fill the gap) and hybrid nodes remain necessary.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Start
- 4:00length byte offset
- 7:45Client reassembles pieces
- 10:59Torrent file
- 13:14Cryptographic hashes
- 14:04Tracker server
- 14:52Decentralization
- 16:38Distributed Hash Table
- 20:13Bucket size cannot surpass K
- 22:51put(key, value)
- 24:03DHT storage
- 24:16lookup (key)
- 26:20Magnet URI
- 45:19"browser" field
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