Re: Re: Automatically seeding Debian torrents
I'm getting the impression that OP was asking about something like this: https://archlinux.org/feeds/releases/ Do note that the RSS entries provide a direct link to a .torrent file, like: https://archlinux.org//releng/releases/2024.01.01/torrent/ The feed I linked could be consumed by a human, but the point seems to be to register the feed in some automation plugin, have it periodically scan for new entries, and add new torrents and automatically start downloading - all without human interaction. I use the Arch Linux feed with Autobrr (https://autobrr.com/configuration/feeds#rss) to download and seed without my interaction, though you can use e.g.: https://github.com/nning/transmission-rss There's linuxtracker.org which should theoretically cover this, but the rss feed for Debian also contains other distros based on Debian (e.g. Gnoppix). If you want to try anyway you can check the checkbox to the RIGHT of debian here: https://linuxtracker.org/index.php?page=modules&module=getrss and press "Get RSS"
Re: Automatically seeding Debian torrents
On 2023-12-28 at 08:17:16 +, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > The team would be interested in how successful this is because we > don't have much visibility of torrent downloads. not op, but I usually download and seed a few torrents after each major release, and this is my current data. A few notes: the selection of ISO I download is basically what we used to use most often during our LUG meetings back when we had in-person ones where people sometimes asked for help installing things. Now it's mostly a matter of habit and vague hope for the future :D And I don't bother with point releases for the big images, except sometimes for the netist iso if I need it for something at home. That said, these are the images that I'm currently seeding Ratio Name 0.6 debian-10.13.0-amd64-netinst.iso 0.2 debian-11.7.0-amd64-netinst.iso 1.2 debian-12.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso 1.0 debian-12.0.0-i386-netinst.iso 0.5 debian-12.0.0-arm64-DVD-1.iso 0.4 debian-12.0.0-armhf-DVD-1.iso 4.6 debian-live-12.0.0-amd64-cinnamon.iso 3.0 debian-live-12.0.0-amd64-standard.iso 4.9 debian-live-12.0.0-amd64-xfce.iso 2.8 debian-live-12.0.0-amd64-lxqt.iso 2.6 debian-live-12.0.0-amd64-lxde.iso 3.8 debian-live-12.0.0-amd64-mate.iso 4.7 debian-live-12.0.0-amd64-kde.iso Since the 12.0.0 images have been downloaded around the same time (and on the same client, of course) I think that their ratio values may be suitable for comparison, and it seems to me that the various live images are worth seeding, the netist just barely so. The two arm images I keep downloading for my (mostly theoretical) use, but are probably not really worth seeding otherwise. of course this excludes all of the other images I don't have, and it may also just mean that I've helped other people who download said images for seeding rather than actually helping distributing debian to users :) -- Elena ``of Valhalla'' signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: Automatically seeding Debian torrents
On Wed, Dec 27, 2023 at 09:19:01PM -0600, c...@sdf.org wrote: > Hi Debian, > > I have a home server set up to fetch the RSS feed of another distro's ISO > torrents for the purpose of automatically seeding them. I would like to do > the > same with Debian torrents, but haven't found an RSS feed and am unsure if > there's another method I'm overlooking. I would appreciate any advice or > direction you can point me in. > Hi Chris, Thanks for your interest. Typically, we release new torrent files with every point release (about every 2-3 months) and the major release is typically once every two years. See also https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/bt-cd/ There is a torrent file per Debian architecture: realistically, only the amd64 architecture is likely to get much use at this point. You can probably serve just the debian-12.4 netinst image - you won't need to serve the Mac image there and the debian-edu image is currently untested. The 64 bit torrent for DVD may also be useful but is likely to see fewer downloads again. The team would be interested in how successful this is because we don't have much visibility of torrent downloads. With every good wish, as ever, Andy Cater (amaca...@debian.org) For the Debian images team > Respectfully, > Chris >
