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55 lines
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# FLO Torrent
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FLO Torrent is a decentralized platform for torrent storage with verification of the uploader
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### Live URL for FLO Torrent:
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*https://ranchimall.github.io/flotorrent/*
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## Mission statement
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Torrent technology is widely used by millions of people to share files without the need for a centralized server.
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But yet, the torrent file itself is required to be stored in a website (server) for the users to spread the torrent.
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Thus it's not completely decentralized and any torrent can be removed by the torrent website provider.
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Once a torrent is been removed from the torrent search websites, no client users can download that torrent any longer.
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Hence it is required to store the torrent file in a decentralized medium so that no one can remove the torrent's existence.
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This project allows the torrent uploader to permanently store the torrent file in the decentralized blockchain.
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Any torrent user can download torrent files from the blockchain without the use of a centralized server.
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Since the Torrent file is stored in the blockchain, no one can remove it from the blockchain.
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Thus any torrent file uploaded by users will be stored permanently and can be accessed by other users at any time.
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Another issue is to prevent fake uploaders to use the name of the reputed uploaders to upload the torrent pretending to be them.
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In the FLO Torrent Project, the FLO_ID is used to upload the torrent to the blockchain.
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Hence the transaction is verified for the signature of the valid FLO_ID user and no fake uploaders can use the FLO_ID of reputed torrent uploaders
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Thus the uploader ID is verified as well as the identity of the uploader is anonymous.
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## Download torrent files
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1. Access the home page of the FLO Torrent app https://ranchimall.github.io/flotorrent/
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2. Search for the file (movies, music, documentary, games, etc)
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3. The user can also select the files listed in the home page
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4. Click on the "Get Torrent" button
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5. This will download the torrent file for the selected item
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6. Use a torrent client such as BitTorrent or µTorrent to open the downloaded torrent file
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7. For each torrent file, the indexed entry on the blockchain can be checked by clicking "see the index entry on blockchain" under the torrent file
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## FLO Torrent Uploader
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FLO_torrentUploader is used to upload the torrent file to the blockchain.
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### Requirements to Upload
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1. A valid FLO ID (Public Address and Private Key Pair)
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2. Minimal fee to upload the torrent (Scales with the file of the torrent file)
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### Instructions to Upload
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1. Open the `FLO_torrentUploader.html` in a Web Browser
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2. Enter Uploader's FLO_ID (FLO address)
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3. Browse/Select the torrent file from the local storage.
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4. Enter the Torrent name, type, description, and tags in the respective fields
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5. Click the `Upload torrent` button
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6. The balance of the FLO_ID and the fee required to upload will be displayed in the alert box.
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7. Confirm and Enter the Private key of the FLO_ID when prompted.
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8. The torrent file will be uploaded to the blockchain and the reference txid will be displayed.
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## Android
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Android users can directly download the FLO_Torrent.apk and Install the app.
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To download the apk: Click [View raw](https://github.com/ranchimall/FLO_Torrent/blob/master/FLO_Torrent.apk?raw=true)
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