Streaming torrent client for node.js
npm install -g peerflix
This will install a terminal app called peerflix.
Simply start it with a torrent file
peerflix http://www.clearbits.net/get/53-star-wreck---in-the-pirkinning.torrent --vlc
peerflix will print a terminal interface. this first line contains a address to a http server.
Using --vlc will open the file in vlc when it's ready to stream.
Simply open this address in vlc or similar to start viewing the file. If the torrent contains multiple files peerflix will choose the biggest one.
To get a full list of available options run
peerflix --help
var peerflix = require('peerflix');
var fs = require('fs');
var torrent = fs.readFileSync('my-test-file.torrent');
var engine = peerflix(torrent, {
connections: 100,
path: '/tmp/my-folder'
});
engine.server.listen(8888);The above example will start a http server that listens on port 8888 and serves the files inside the torrent as http requests.
A request to http://localhost:8888 will serve the index file (which defaults to the biggest file).
For more information see peerflix-engine
MIT