BitTorrent Streaming
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/
The infoHash ab3f1350ebe4563a710545d0e33e09a7b7943ecf can be streamed directly from BitTorrent
InfoHash
ab3f1350ebe4563a710545d0e33e09a7b7943ecf
Add the infoHash to the end of https://play.seedess.com/
https://play.seedess.com/ab3f1350ebe4563a710545d0e33e09a7b7943ecf
You can embed the player in your HTML webpage using an <iframe>
<iframe src="https://play.seedess.com/ab3f1350ebe4563a710545d0e33e09a7b7943ecf"></iframe>
A magnet is in the form
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:ab3f1350ebe4563a710545d0e33e09a7b7943ecf
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.
https://play.seedess.com/magnet:?xt=urn:btih:ab3f1350ebe4563a710545d0e33e09a7b7943ecf
The player embed HTML can be created by placing the player URL in an <iframe>
<iframesrc="https://play.seedess.com/magnet:?xt=urn:btih:ab3f1350ebe4563a710545d0e33e09a7b7943ecf"></iframe>
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.
Given a .torrent URL you can create the Video Player URL
https://cdn.seedess.com/torrent/ab3f1350ebe4563a710545d0e33e09a7b7943ecf.torrent
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.
https://play.seedess.com/https://cdn.seedess.com/torrent/ab3f1350ebe4563a710545d0e33e09a7b7943ecf.torrent
The Player Embed code can create by using the URL as the src of your iframe
<iframesrc="https://play.seedess.com/https://cdn.torcdn.com/torrent/ab3f1350ebe4563a710545d0e33e09a7b7943ecf.torrent"></iframe>
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
First we need a magnet
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:ab3f1350ebe4563a710545d0e33e09a7b7943ecf
Then we need the URL of the video on different CDNs
https%3A%2F%2Ffastcast.nz%2Fdownloads%2Fawakening-new-zealand-4k.mp4
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.
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
The video player embed uses wraps the player in an Iframe
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
