Step 1. Select file/directory to make torrent
Click Create button or drag&drop a file/directory to the main window of BitComet will bring up the torrent creator dialog.
Select ?File? -> ?Make Torrent File? or click ?Make? (in the red circle in the picture) to open ?Torrent Maker? window.
?Torrent Maker? is comprised of three parts.
Source Files
Select to make a ?Single File ?or a ?Folder (Multi-Files)? to the torrent file. Then click ?browse? to select the source file or the source folder.
NetWork Type
Keep the default config. If you want to modify the config, please follow the instruction at the end of this page.
Creation
Make sure that ?Creating Torrent Files ? is selected and click ?Browse ?to select the save path of the torrent file. Then click ?Ok? to complete torrent making.
Before releasing the torrent file, please don?t forget to open it with BitComet or no seeds will be available.
Step 2. Choose the Network Type (avaiable in BitComet v0.59 )
- Enable Public DHT Network (Recommended)
- Connect to Tracker Server and DHT Network at the same time to find peers. This is the default option. In the Server List, you can put some tracker addresses as before, or some nodes list in DHT Network, or every leave it blank. It is recommanded for torrent creator to choose this default option and put one or serveral trackers in the list as before, so that it can be downloaded by previous versions of BitComet while connecting to DHT Network in new version of BitComet. In most case, DHT nodes list is not needed to add, BitComet will add up to 10 random active nodes in DHT Network automatically. Please note that the nodes here is only used to help user connecting to the DHT Network if they haven't, That means even if all the nodes here is down, for most of the users who already connected to the DHT Network, they can still download it.
- Here is some example of the meaning of the Server List under this option:
- leave blank - to use DHT Network only, auto connect to DHT Network
- (blank)
- DHT nodes only - to use DHT Network only, and connect to those DHT nodes:
- node://router.bitcomet.net:554/
- Tracker only - to use both Tracker and DHT Network, auto connect to DHT Network
- udp://tracker.bitcomet.net:8080/announce
- Tracker and DHT nodes - to use both Tracker and DHT Network, and connect to those DHT nodes:
- udp://tracker.bitcomet.net:8080/announce
- node://router.bitcomet.net:554/
- Disable Public DHT Network (Use Tracker Server)
- Connect to Tracker Servers only in most case, the torrent it make will be the same as the older versions. New version of BitComet will try to connect Tracker at first, when they can not be connected for a long time (when it is time to add Backup Tracker, can be changed in Options -> Advanced), BitComet will add Backup Tracker and try to find peers in DHT Network. That means, you can download even all the trackers goes down.
- However, if any one of the tracker in the list you have connected before disable the DHT Network explicitly by send "private" = 1 (read Tracker HTTP Protocol for details), BitComet will not add DHT Network as Backup Tracker even if all the trackers can not be connected.
- Only accept peers from tracker (No DHT or Peer Exchange)
- Get peers from trackers only, never find peers in DHT Network or by Peer Exchange. This can be used if one is not going to distribute a file to public. This option will add a private tag in torrent file, read more about SecureTorrent.
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Step 3. Fill in the Server List
In the Server List section, you can put one or several trackers and DHT Network nodes. Multitracker in BitComet is defined below:
Trackers are divided into groups. Those trackers that are connected to each other and share peers information among them, are defined as belonging to the same group. Connecting to one of the group members is the same as connecting to any other member of that group. BitComet will connect to only one member in a group, and connect to all tracker groups simultaneously. BitComet uses "|" to place tracker servers into one group as the following example shows:
In torrent file: [ [tracker_group_A_member1], [tracker_group_B_member1], [tracker_group_C_member1] ] is defined in the task properties dialog - tracker servers as:
tracker_group_A_member1tracker_group_B_member1tracker_group_C_member1
In torrent file: [ [tracker_group_A_member1, tracker_group_A_member2, tracker_group_A_member3] ] is defined in the task properties dialog - tracker servers as:
tracker_group_A_member1|tracker_group_A_member2|tracker_group_A_member3
In torrent file: [ [tracker_group_A_member1, tracker_group_A_member2], [tracker_group_B_member1] ] is defined in the task properties dialog - tracker servers as:
tracker_group_A_member1|tracker_group_A_member2tracker_group_B_member1
Step 4. Fill in Publisher/Comment(optional)
In the Comment Tab, you can put your name and url or write down some comments if you like.
Step 5. Click OK
The process will appear in the right coner of the status bar, when it is finished, the torrent will be added into your task list and in pause state. Double-click that task will begin the seeding.
