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Re:Crawling BitTorrent DHTs for Fun and Profit [pdf] by gonzalohm on Wednesday June 24, 2026 @09:39PM (#48667781)
How much space do you need to store the index?
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Re:Crawling BitTorrent DHTs for Fun and Profit [pdf] by plusfour on Wednesday June 24, 2026 @11:26PM (#48668456)
160gb for 27m torrents
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Re:Crawling BitTorrent DHTs for Fun and Profit [pdf] by knowaveragejoe on Thursday June 25, 2026 @10:47AM (#48674276)
The factor that determines this most is how much of the files metadata for each torrent you choose to keep, which is configurable.
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