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about torrenting
(10.06.2026)
hello all!! it has been quite a while since the last blog post. many months have came and gone, and a lot of stuff has happened all throughout my life since then.
i'd like to discuss torrenting for a bit. i am still quite new to the whole thing (only recently trying it out earlier today as a matter of fact), and i found it quite interesting as to how it all works. using a client like qBittorrent to download magnet links and .torrent files, using a VPN with a strict "no-logs" policy, along with a killswitch feature to mask my IP and provide security and privacy, and so much more! it's really great to use, though it is rather slow to work with. why is this the case?
how torrenting works is like this: instead of downloading one huge file in one single go, you instead download the file in tiny shared fragments (basically metadata) from other people/devices that are hosting it, called seeders. people who download these files (which will most likely include you!) are called leechers. it is a general rule of thumb that you should only download from trusted seeders, and to check if the seeder-to-leecher ratio is dominated more by seeders, since it can allow for faster upload/download times, compared to the opposite. there is an important-to-note drawback though: torrenting a file (or multiple) can be rather slow, since your download speed can be restricted from the connection configuration and/or ISP of the seeder, but you need not be discouraged, as it is one of the most valuable and efficient ways of sharing large files that you know have been distributed plenty of times (or even once!).
torrenting clients like qBittorrent for example, assist you in piecing the metadata of the file back in one piece (like a jigsaw puzzle!), along with handling network connections for you. another necessary thing that you will need whilst torrenting is something called a tracker. a tracker is a server that assists in coordinating connections by keeping track of any user(s) that have any amount of metadata of the torrent(s) that you wish to download. a DHT (Distributed Hash Table) is often used as well, and acts similarly to a tracker, by acting as a phonebook to connect other users without needing a central server.
"but wait a minute: where in the heck can i even find a .torrent file?", you may ask. while there are plenty of torrent index websites out there, one that i use (mainly anime/manga) is nyaa.si. it has full episodes (+ subtitles!) for a plethora of anime, along with full scans of all sorts of manga.
oh, and one thing i forgot to mention earlier (that i think is actually really cool); whenever a torrent is completely downloaded onto your device, it will automatically turn into a seed so other leechers can use their respective clients to grab the metadata of the file(s) you have and to store them on their own device! isn't that amazing?! it's like your device automatically turning into a hosting server just by downloading one little torrent file! i honestly think that's fantastic!!
with that, the blog post ends here. i recommend you read up on the BitTorrent Wikipedia article and related articles to find out more about torrenting, and to possibly try it out yourself! thank you for reading, and i will see you all next time. thank you for reading, and goodbye for now!!
-- vulpiaa
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