Is it possible to use bittorrent for a fileserver

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Published on 2009-08-23T22:02:01Z Indexed on 2012/11/21 11:07 UTC
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I would like to set up a file server that is searchable, preferable via the web. I'm wondering if it would be possible to achieve this using the bittorrent protocol and have a single client sharing every single torrent on the server. I guess I could use some available tracker solution for the webinterface or write one myself.

My concerns are the if there are any limits to the number of torrents a single client can share since this may potentially be >10k torrents.

The number of downloading clients is very small, only myself and my relatives. The idea is to have a single place to host everything from vacation photos to musical creations.

Is there any other options for this kind of file server. It should also be easy to upload files to the server.

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