Torrent Webseed Creator

Webseeded Torrent Creator using GitHub Actions.

Inspired by BurnBit † and URLHash.

Powered by these programs to create a torrent file.

• torrenttools
• mktorrent
• py3createtorrent
• torf-cli
• dottorrent-cli

An alternative to BurnBit and URLHash.

Convert direct HTTP link to .torrent

Your file is then burned into a torrent.

Torrents created are trackerless, relying on Distributed Hash Table and Peer EXchange, to help reduce the burden of torrent trackers.

For people that have unstable internet.
Can be paused because it is a torrent.
Utilizes the power of peer to peer downloads and the client-server downloads.
Combines the best of both worlds (P2P and Direct HTTP Link).

How to use

1. Create a repository on GitHub using this template by clicking "Use this template."
2. Go to the Actions tab.
3. Choose a program to use by clicking the name of the program under "all workflows." Comparison of torrent creators
4. Besides the "This workflow has a workflow_dispatch event trigger.", click "Run workflow."
5. Input the required information at the dropdown box. (Example inputs are predefined.)
   • Name: The name of the torrent file.
   • Comment: The comment inside the torrent file.
   • URL: The URL of the file to download and create a torrent from.
   • File name: The file name of the file you will create a torrent from.
   • Piece size:
     • For mktorrent: The size of the torrent pieces in power of 2 (2^n).
     • For py3createtorrent: The size of the torrent pieces in kilobyte (KB) or 0 for automatic calculation.
     • For torrenttools: The size of the torrent pieces in power of 2 (2^n) or in kilobyte (KB) or auto for automatic calculation.
     • For torf-cli & dottorrent-cli: The piece size is set automatically.
   • Protocol Version: The version of BitTorrent protocol to use. Either v1, v2, or hybrid (For torrenttools only).
6. Click "Run workflow" at the bottom of the dropdown box.
7. Wait for it to finish downloading and hashing.
8. After it says passing on the GitHub Actions, click the workflow run that has been created and download the torrent file on Artifacts.

URL requirements

1. URL must be accessible without cookies. Source
2. The URL should not expire, or it will stop working sometime if there is not enough seeders. Source

Recommend piece size

Piece Size	mktorrent	py3createtorrent	torrenttools	for filesizes
Automatic	No support yet	0	auto	Any
512 KiB	19	512	19 or 512K	512 MiB - 1024 MiB
1024 KiB	20	1024	20 or 1024K	1 GiB - 2 GiB
2048 KiB	21	2048	21 or 2048K	2 GiB - 4 GiB
4096 KiB	22	4096	22 or 4096K	4 GiB - 8 GiB
8192 KiB	23	8192	23 or 8192K	8 GiB - 16 GiB
16384 KiB	24	16384	24 or 16384K	16 GiB - 512 GiB
32768 KiB	25	32768	25 or 32768K	>512 GiB

Source: Seedboxes.cc

Increase disk space

GitHub Actions has a soft limit of ≈25 GB, to increase disk space to ≈64 GB, check maximize disk space.

Difference on Google Colaboratory version

This GitHub Actions version of this program has a soft limit of ≈25 GB (or ≈64 GB), the Google Colaboratory version has a soft limit of ≈100 GB.