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Re: Realtime streaming from torrents in the browser

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This is neat, but what we really need is BitTorrent over WebRTC, for actual decentralized BitTorrent in the browser. See http://webtorrent.io The project's goal is to build a browser BitTorrent client that requires no install (no plugin/extension/etc.) and fully-interoperates with the regular BitTorrent network. We use WebRTC Data Channels for peer-to-peer transport. WebTorrent is designed to match the BitTorrent pro…

Nice! Why not create a different protocol then if they're not yet compatible? Adoption for a browser-based p2p streaming tool should be seamless. If the only problem is BitTorrent integration, go your own way. ps: your site seems down.

Site is back up! I set up TLS today and made DNS changes. :)

> Why not create a different protocol then if they're not yet compatible?

I want existing bittorrent clients to add WebRTC support. The task of convincing the existing clients to do this will be a lot easier if the protocol is unchanged except where absolutely necessary to accommodate the WebRTC signaling (peer introduction) process.

I don't want to get distracted by trying to improve the BitTorrent protocol itself. It works quite well, despite not being the most elegant for implementors.

Re: Realtime streaming from torrents in the browser

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In FF: Cross-Origin Request Blocked: The Same Origin Policy disallows reading the remote resource at http://ec2-54-68-78-110.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/deta.... This can be fixed by moving the resource to the same domain or enabling CORS.

Chrome Failed to load resource: net::ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE

in p0rn mode just shows the player and nothing is going on.

Re: Realtime streaming from torrents in the browser

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

EZTV YIFI and many more don't pack anymore the data inside rar files, and it works, you can watch silicon valley from an EZTV torrent from here http://iflix.io/#/play/ef87a3f97c653d487dece0e6ea8e60b7731a5...

Yify torrents are total garbage at any rate, you'd be better off just not watching whatever you wanted to watch rather than stare at the eyesore that is Yify. Seriously, Yify encodes are like watching something through a window coated in vaseline. http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison.php?id=87460 http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison.php?id=10115

Looks okay to me.

Do you have a pony in this race?

Re: Realtime streaming from torrents in the browser

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How long until the creator gets arrested with a full military gear tactical swat team and paraded before CNN as an evil technical mastermind hurting the country's entertainment industry and an interview with MPAA ? At least use a server located in countries which US cannot freely exercise it's jurisdiction powers to buy you time. Hosting Digitalocean node in Singapore won't help.

To be fair to our protectors,

they don't remember how to serve a warrant any other way.

Re: Realtime streaming from torrents in the browser

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This is neat, but what we really need is BitTorrent over WebRTC, for actual decentralized BitTorrent in the browser. See http://webtorrent.io The project's goal is to build a browser BitTorrent client that requires no install (no plugin/extension/etc.) and fully-interoperates with the regular BitTorrent network. We use WebRTC Data Channels for peer-to-peer transport. WebTorrent is designed to match the BitTorrent pro…

Nice! Why not create a different protocol then if they're not yet compatible? Adoption for a browser-based p2p streaming tool should be seamless. If the only problem is BitTorrent integration, go your own way. ps: your site seems down.

The strength of Bittorrent comes from the network. If you start with little to no peers, you will have a hard time convincing users to migrate. If you can leverage the existing Bittorrent network, you will be able to build something meaningful much more easily.

Re: Realtime streaming from torrents in the browser

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In FF: Cross-Origin Request Blocked: The Same Origin Policy disallows reading the remote resource at http://ec2-54-68-78-110.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/deta... . This can be fixed by moving the resource to the same domain or enabling CORS. Chrome Failed to load resource: net::ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE in p0rn mode just shows the player and nothing is going on.

cors is enabled but sometimes it just hangs because of the traffic http://i.imgur.com/EGQAKbt.png
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