BitTorrent over SCION
The netsys-lab/bittorrent-over-scion application is a BitTorrent client that uses QUIC over SCION as transport protocol.
Install
To install bittorrent-over-scion, run:
go install github.com/netsys-lab/bittorrent-over-scion@v1.0.3
Usage
The general usage of BitTorrent over SCION is: bittorrent-over-scion [flags].
Flags
| Flag | Meaning |
|---|---|
| -inPath | Source .torrent file |
| -file | Source file from which the .torrent file was created, only for seeder |
| -seed | Start as seeder if set to true, otherwise start as leecher |
| -local | The full local SCION address, of format ISD-AS,[IP]:Port, optional |
| -peer | The full remote SCION address, of format ISD-AS,[IP]:Port, only for leecher |
| -outPath | Destination to which BitTorrent writes the downloaded file, only for leecher |
| -logLevel | Specifies the loglevel, can be DEBUG,INFO,WARN,ERROR, default is INFO, optional |
At the moment, peers can be either seeders (providing a file) or leechers (requesting a file).
Run a seeder
The following command runs BitTorrent as a seeder:
./bittorrent-over-scion -inPath='scion-videos.torrent' -seed=true -file='scion-videos.zip' -local="19-ffaa:1:c3f,[141.44.25.148]:43000"
Run a leecher
The following command runs BitTorrent as a leecher:
./bittorrent-over-scion -inPath='scion-videos.torrent' -outPath='scion-videos.zip' -peer="19-ffaa:1:c3f,[141.44.25.148]:43000" -seed=false
Example torrents
We provide a demo torrent seeding a zip file of SCION videos under the following SCION address: 19-ffaa:1:c3f,[141.44.25.148]:43000. To run a leecher and download this file, the respective torrent file needs to be downloaded before starting BitTorrent over SCION with he target SCION address.
Roadmap
We plan to extend the current BitTorrent over SCION implementation with several features to improve its usability.
We think about the following features to implement:
- Support SCION HTTP tracker
- Support Dht based peer discovery
- Support magnet links
- Support multi-file torrents
- Support multiple torrents by one running instance
- Support TCP and SCION connections depending on peer information
- Add a GUI on top of the command line client