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When you want to add a new torrent to the tracker at http://torrent.fedoraproject.org you need to take the following steps to have it listed correctly: | When you want to add a new torrent to the tracker at http://torrent.fedoraproject.org you need to take the following steps to have it listed correctly: | ||
# login to torrent.fedoraproject.org. If you are unable to do so please contact the fedora infrastructure group about access. This procedure requires membership in the ''torrentadmin'' group. | # login to <tt>torrent.fedoraproject.org</tt>. If you are unable to do so please contact the fedora infrastructure group about access. This procedure requires membership in the ''torrentadmin'' group. | ||
# upload the files you want to add to the torrent to torrent.fedoraproject.org:/srv/torrent/new/$yourOrg/ | # upload the files you want to add to the torrent to <tt>torrent.fedoraproject.org:/srv/torrent/new/$yourOrg/</tt> | ||
# use sha1sum and verify the file you have uploaded matches the source | # use <tt>sha1sum</tt> and verify the file you have uploaded matches the source | ||
# organize the files into subdirs (or not) as you would like | # organize the files into subdirs (or not) as you would like | ||
# run /srv/torrent/new/maketorrent [file-or-dir-to-torrent] | # run <tt>/srv/torrent/new/maketorrent <nowiki>[file-or-dir-to-torrent] ([file-or-dir-to-torrent])</nowiki></tt> to generate a .torrent file or files | ||
# copy the .torrent file(s) to: <tt>/srv/torrent/www/torrents/$yourOrg/</tt> | |||
# copy the .torrent file(s) to: /srv/torrent/www/torrents/$yourOrg/ | # cd to <tt>/srv/torrent/torrent-generator/</tt> or <tt>/srv/torrent/spins-generator/</tt> (depending on if it is an official release or spins release) | ||
# cd to /srv/torrent/torrent-generator/ or /srv/torrent/spins-generator/ (depending on if it is an official release or spins release) | # add a .ini file in this directory for the content you'll be torrenting. If you're not doing a normal Fedora release the filename should in the brackets should be <tt><nowiki>[$yourOrg/File-Of-1.1.torrent]</nowiki></tt> — the format of each section should be as follows: <br /><code><nowiki>[Zod-livecd-1-i386.torrent]</nowiki><br />description=Fedora Core 6 Zod LiveCD 1 iso image for i386.<br />size=683M<br />releasedate=2006-12-22<br />group=Fedora Core 6 Zod LiveCD 1</code> | ||
# add a .ini file in this directory for the content you'll be torrenting. If you're not doing a normal Fedora release the filename should in the | # mv all files from <tt>/srv/torrent/new/$yourOrg</tt> into <tt>/srv/torrent/btholding/</tt> - this includes the files you uploaded as well as the .torrent files you've created. | ||
[Zod-livecd-1-i386.torrent] | |||
description=Fedora Core 6 Zod LiveCD 1 iso image for i386. | |||
size=683M | |||
releasedate=2006-12-22 | |||
group=Fedora Core 6 Zod LiveCD 1</ | |||
# mv all files from /srv/torrent/new/$yourOrg into /srv/torrent/btholding/ - this includes the files you uploaded as well as the .torrent files you've created. | |||
Your files will be linked on the website and available on the tracker after this. | Your files will be linked on the website and available on the tracker after this. | ||
[[Category:Infrastructure]] | [[Category:Infrastructure]] | ||
Revision as of 00:28, 2 September 2008
Torrent
Contact Information
Owner: Fedora Infrastructure Team
Contact: #fedora-admin, sysadmin-torrent group
Location: ServerBeach
Servers: torrent.fedoraproject.org
Purpose: Provides the torrent master server for Fedora distribution
Description
The torrent server is hosted at !ServerBeach and is available at http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/.
Torrent Release
When you want to add a new torrent to the tracker at http://torrent.fedoraproject.org you need to take the following steps to have it listed correctly:
- login to torrent.fedoraproject.org. If you are unable to do so please contact the fedora infrastructure group about access. This procedure requires membership in the torrentadmin group.
- upload the files you want to add to the torrent to torrent.fedoraproject.org:/srv/torrent/new/$yourOrg/
- use sha1sum and verify the file you have uploaded matches the source
- organize the files into subdirs (or not) as you would like
- run /srv/torrent/new/maketorrent [file-or-dir-to-torrent] ([file-or-dir-to-torrent]) to generate a .torrent file or files
- copy the .torrent file(s) to: /srv/torrent/www/torrents/$yourOrg/
- cd to /srv/torrent/torrent-generator/ or /srv/torrent/spins-generator/ (depending on if it is an official release or spins release)
- add a .ini file in this directory for the content you'll be torrenting. If you're not doing a normal Fedora release the filename should in the brackets should be [$yourOrg/File-Of-1.1.torrent] — the format of each section should be as follows:
[Zod-livecd-1-i386.torrent]
description=Fedora Core 6 Zod LiveCD 1 iso image for i386.
size=683M
releasedate=2006-12-22
group=Fedora Core 6 Zod LiveCD 1 - mv all files from /srv/torrent/new/$yourOrg into /srv/torrent/btholding/ - this includes the files you uploaded as well as the .torrent files you've created.
Your files will be linked on the website and available on the tracker after this.