OSE Torrent Files
This page will attempt to collect all links to torrents associated with ose. to find torrent files hosted on the wiki go here
Contents
Machines
collections
4 machines magnet
CEB
- internet archive of CEB IV
Feeds
people
Using torrents
you will need a torrent software package and the internet. for your computer or tablet: qbittorent aDownloader for android
Download using torrent
3 different ways
magnet link
the simplest way to download. click or copy n paste links labeled as magnet links or with a picture of a magnet next to them. this should prompt your software which will ask you where you want to save it.
download and open .torrent file
old school technique. download a small .torrent file and open with your software. this will initiate the download of the larger content.
suscribe to rss
allows you to automatically download new files when listed on an rss feed. must enable this feature with some softwares. also might need to create filters and tweak some settings to get it to act as you want. in the software click add subscription and input the link to the .xml file.
make torrent file
in qbittorrent Tools > Torrent Creator
select files or folder
name file ose(machine)(short description)YYYYMMDD
add a tracker server address "udp://tracker.publicbt.com:80/announce" [1]
check the box 'start seeding after creation'
save .torrent file to your computer
share like any other file
make magnet file
create a torrent file and seed
right click on the file and select copy magnet link
the link is auto generated based on file info and copied to your clipboard
can share like a regular web link
alternatively can use thingtracker to create magnet
distribute RSS xml file
use an existing .xml file as your guide
for each file a create new item in xml
enclose link to .torrent file which needs to be hosted somewhere
- can upload to the wiki, make sure to click copy link location on file because it will be different than normal wiki address.
host .xml on your internet server of choice. wiki prevents upload of files with html content.
see also
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_BitTorrent_sites