Magnet link generator

Re:Magnet link generator by Jerry2 on Sunday February 24, 2019 @02:49AM (#19237623)

How does the torrent client find peers from magnet links if a magnet link doesn't have a tracker listed?

I've come across magnet links in the past and the torrent client would just find some peers... it was like magic.

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Re:Magnet link generator by jchw on Sunday February 24, 2019 @03:01AM (#19237645)

I believe that ultimately happens via DHT bootstrapping, where your client finds peers to join the DHT via a bootstrapping server that provides nodes, then DHT lookups are used from that point forward.

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