Posted by: H2k
Posted on: 2005-06-10 11:59:00
Hello
Well today There was New MOd Released at vb.org
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=82635
it is Torrents Tracker i really would like to install it .. but i say let me ask First what DreamHost say about the Torrents .
Thankyou very much :)
Posted by: conspicuous
Posted on: 2005-06-10 12:19:00
No persistant processes are allowed, include BT trackers.
Do a search for BitTorrent and see past discussions.
Posted by: H2k
Posted on: 2005-06-10 16:38:00
i by my self dont no what is bittorents but i just would like to add in as feature in the site.. as i know the torrents that bring poeple to your site and i dont no if it is problem here in dreamhost or not ..
Posted by: wjd
Posted on: 2005-06-11 08:28:00
I know it's not allowed on shared servers because it's hard to track bandwidth usage but I am not sure about dedicated servers.
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Posted by: Mark
Posted on: 2005-06-11 10:32:00
Are all BitTorrent trackers persistant processes? I was under the impression that many of the newer implementations were just plain, ordinary PHP scripts, which would be monitored for bandwidth and CPU usage as any other script is. (My understanding is that BitTorrent clients don't remain connected to the tracker; they only poll occasionally, at an interval specified by the tracker itself--say, every 30 minutes.)
I'd guess the reason they're discouraged by the TOS is that very popular trackers would put more load on the server than a regular web page, especially if the tracker uses a MySQL database.
Posted by: Atropos7
Posted on: 2005-06-11 12:58:00
See
Re: Boing Boing mentions DH (BitTorrent)
In reply to:BT related activities that don't impact other customers are fine. Hosting raw and legal ".torrent" files is fine, as long as they're not associated with a CPU/memory hogging tracker script or whatever. People running BT clients or trackers on Dedicated servers are, again, fine (we track bandwidth on a per-server basis there - and they're not going to impact other customers - so it's all good).
So if you are on shared hosting, then don't run a tracker or a client (for seeding) on the machine hosting your site. Run them on a machine at a different site, such as your house, workplace, or a different provider.
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