BitTorrent Streaming

Seedess can stream video directly from BitTorrent

Streaming from BitTorrent

To stream from BitTorrent in the browser all you need is a torrentId.

A torrentId can be an infoHash, magnet or .torrent file.

Any torrent can be streamed by appending the torrentId to the seedess player URL https://play.seedess.com/

InfoHash Example

The infoHash ab3f1350ebe4563a710545d0e33e09a7b7943ecf can be streamed directly from BitTorrent

InfoHash

InfoHash

ab3f1350ebe4563a710545d0e33e09a7b7943ecf

Video Player URL

Add the infoHash to the end of https://play.seedess.com/

Video Player URL

https://play.seedess.com/ab3f1350ebe4563a710545d0e33e09a7b7943ecf

Video Player Embed

You can embed the player in your HTML webpage using an <iframe>

VIdeo Player HTML Embed

<iframe src="https://play.seedess.com/ab3f1350ebe4563a710545d0e33e09a7b7943ecf"></iframe>

Magnet Example

Magnet

A magnet is in the form

Magnet

magnet:?xt=urn:btih:ab3f1350ebe4563a710545d0e33e09a7b7943ecf

Player URL

Generate the Player URL from the magnet by appending the magnet to the seedess player URL.

Do not URL encode the magnet. Add it as is.

Video Player URL

https://play.seedess.com/magnet:?xt=urn:btih:ab3f1350ebe4563a710545d0e33e09a7b7943ecf

Player HTML Embed

The player embed HTML can be created by placing the player URL in an <iframe>

Video Player HTML Embed

<iframe 
src="https://play.seedess.com/magnet:?xt=urn:btih:ab3f1350ebe4563a710545d0e33e09a7b7943ecf">
</iframe>

.torrent URL example

For the best performance, you will need a .torrent URL. Torrent URLs contain the metadata required to stream torrents and thus have a faster initial load time.

The .torrent URL must have CORS enabled. Otherwise you will need to host the .torrent on your own server.

Torrent URL

Given a .torrent URL you can create the Video Player URL

Torrent URL

https://cdn.seedess.com/torrent/ab3f1350ebe4563a710545d0e33e09a7b7943ecf.torrent

Video Player URL

Create the Video Player URL by adding the torrent to the end of http://play.seedess.com/

The .torrent file URL should not be URL encoded. Just paste it as is.

Video Player URL

https://play.seedess.com/https://cdn.seedess.com/torrent/ab3f1350ebe4563a710545d0e33e09a7b7943ecf.torrent

Video Player Embed

The Player Embed code can create by using the URL as the src of your iframe

Video Player Embed HTML

<iframe 
src="https://play.seedess.com/
https://cdn.torcdn.com/torrent/ab3f1350ebe4563a710545d0e33e09a7b7943ecf.torrent
"></iframe>

Combined BitTorrent Streaming

Streaming from Bittorrent doesn't give you much advantage if you don't use it to augment your existing HTTP Streaming or CDN.

Let's combine Bittorrent Streaming with a CDN

Magnet

First we need a magnet

Magnet

magnet:?xt=urn:btih:ab3f1350ebe4563a710545d0e33e09a7b7943ecf

CDN URL

Then we need the URL of the video on different CDNs

Fast Cast Video URL

https%3A%2F%2Ffastcast.nz%2Fdownloads%2Fawakening-new-zealand-4k.mp4

BTorrent Video URL

https%3A%2F%2Fwebseed.btorrent.xyz%2Fawakening-new-zealand-4k.mp4

We can add other CDN URLs such as Amazon and Cloudflare URLs.

We add the URLs to the video player URL using a parameter ws which stands for WebSeed. This is a BitTorrent term for a CDN or URL that hosts the video.

Please note the URLs are URL Encoded as they are parameters to the magnet URL and looks like &ws={encoded URL}.

We can add as many ws parameter as we want, however it's good to keep it under 4 URLs for performance reasons.

Video Player URL

https://play.seedess.com/magnet:?xt=urn:btih:ab3f1350ebe4563a710545d0e33e09a7b7943ecf&ws=https%3A%2F%2Ffastcast.nz%2Fdownloads%2Fawakening-new-zealand-4k.mp4&ws=https%3A%2F%2Fwebseed.btorrent.xyz%2Fawakening-new-zealand-4k.mp4

Video Player Embed

The video player embed uses wraps the player in an Iframe

Video Player HTML Embed

https://play.seedess.com/magnet:?xt=urn:btih:ab3f1350ebe4563a710545d0e33e09a7b7943ecf&ws=https%3A%2F%2Ffastcast.nz%2Fdownloads%2Fawakening-new-zealand-4k.mp4&ws=https%3A%2F%2Fwebseed.btorrent.xyz%2Fawakening-new-zealand-4k.mp4