LiveTorrentBackend

LiveTorrentBackend is a server that uses WebTorrent and Hono to serve torrent file content.

Originally designed as part of the Live Torrent project's backend, it can also be used independently or integrated into your own projects.

For more details check the documentation.

Features

Search for torrent files using various trackers (e.g., 1337x, RARBG, EZTV, YTS).
List and view torrent files.
Serve, download, visit torrent file content.
Search OpenSubtitles subtitles BETA.

Coming soon: Download subtitles.

To use the Docker image, run:

docker run -d -p 3000:3000 -v $(pwd)/downloads:/app/downloads davenchy/live-torrent-backend:latest

Mount the /app/downloads volume to manage downloaded files.

OpenAPI is used to build the documentation, which written in the openapi.yaml file.

Start the server and visit /docs to view the documentation.

Ensure you have Node.js version 18 installed. Then, run the following commands:

git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/Davenchy/live-torrent-backend.git

cd live-torrent-backend

npm install

npm start

Set the following environment variables, also you could user the .env file:

Variable Name	Is Required	Default Value	Description
PORT	NO	3000	The port to listen on.
OS_APIKEY	For OpenSubtitles API.	-	OpenSubtitles API key.
OS_USERAGENT	For OpenSubtitles API.	-	OpenSubtitles User Agent.

For more information about OpenSubtitles API check documentation on OpenSubtitles API.