[ANN] SwarmStream.org - Privacy-focused Torrent Service

[SwarmStream]

Hi all,

I initially announced my service in the Newbies subforum (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=132972.0), but now that I've been cleared, I'm starting the discussion here.

I've been working hard on a service that leverages the features of Bitcoin to provide private access to torrent swarms. If you grab a link to a magnet or torrent file from your favorite tracker, you can drop it into the form on http://swarmstream.org, and my server will fetch the torrent and present you with its files. If there are multiple files within the torrent, you will have the option to download all of them as a zip, and you can stream video and music using a media player like VLC directly from the server. Please be aware that the files will be removed from the server 24 hours after the torrent is downloaded. The cost is 0.03 BTC/GB, with a minimum cost of 0.01 BTC.

Some benefits of http://swarmstream.org are:

• No signup: With Bitcoin, accounts are unnecessary, so I don't collect any personal info, including IP addresses.
• Speed: my servers are likely significantly faster than your local client/connection.
• Reliability: you can still use your internet connection while using my service! As you probably know, torrents degrade your connection to the point where your internets are pretty unusable.
• Space: if you stream your content, you don't have to store files on your computer.
• Privacy: your IP address won't be found in a torrent swarm.

Protips:

• Stream quality is heavily dependent upon your connection speed. If your connection isn't the greatest, please stick to smaller media files.
• Healthier (well-seeded) torrents will provide a much better experience.

I have more features in the works, so please stay tuned! And if you have any feedback, I'd love to hear it.

Thanks!

http://swarmstream.org



Here is the feedback I received in the newbies thread:

So I took a gamble and gave it a shot. It was super easy and crazy fast. Great work; you just found yourself a daily user.

Im testing this now, looks cool.

EDIT:
It works! Pretty nice too.
The site is super simple and I'm amazed of how easy it is to use it, kudos to the dev!

[SwarmStream]

I'm pleased to announce that SwarmStream.org now has torrent search capability! With the disappearance of BTJunkie, Demonoid, and others, I'm certain many of you have had difficulty finding some torrents. The Pirate Bay is great but it certainly is not as good as our beloved Demonoid and BTJunkie.

As the hint on SwarmStream indicates, you can use "@name" and "@content" to more accurately find your content. Here is an example: http://swarmstream.org/search?q=%40name%20Pioneer%20One%20%40content%20avi&order=0&p=0

You can then sort your results by Relevance, Seeders, Rating, Date Added, Size, or Files.

Enjoy!

[holorga]

looks really well done, I'm surprised that there aren't any replies in this topic.. few months ago a similar service went online and people were really interested, but it was buggy.

[SwarmStream]

Announcement: As a result of the rise in BTC value, the per GB rate has been reduced to BTC0.03.

looks really well done, I'm surprised that there aren't any replies in this topic.. few months ago a similar service went online and people were really interested, but it was buggy.

Thanks. The bugs in that other service motivated me to create a functional version of what I find to be an incredibly useful service.