Thorrents

Take the torrent power back! Smash HTTP downloads! Thor agrees!

main code:

https://github.com/makevoid/thorrents/blob/master/models/thorz.rb

usage:

https://github.com/makevoid/thorrents/blob/master/thorrents.rb#L161

old domain: thorrents.com

The tHorrents are coming from tpb, that is still blocked in some countries like Italy, that's why this project makes some sense somewhere.

JSON API Documentation

https://github.com/makevoid/thorrents/blob/master/views/docs.haml

thorrents.com/docs (probably offline)

Installation

note: you need ruby 1.9.x and the bundler gem installed

how to install:

clone the repo, install the dependencies and run

git clone git://github.com/makevoid/thorrents.git
cd thorrents
bundle install
RACK_ENV=production rackup

the default rack server starts at http://localhost:9292

open models/thorz.rb and fill the HOST constant (you can uncomment one of the lines above)

If you are in Italy or in another place of the world where you can't access to tpb use:

rackup

to boot it in development mode (your host will need to have access TPB).

enjoy!

Features

• results ordered by seeds
• magnet links
• fb share

Credits

• Francesco 'makevoid' Canessa - makevoid.com
• Jacopo Santoni - jacoposantoni.com for the concept
• Nimrod S.Kerret - @thedod helped with docs and example
• Daniel Olsen - weremole.deviantart.com for the thor background image