It’s kind of silly, but I still really dig the idea behind torrenting and peer to peer sharing of data. It’s cool to think about any old computer helping pass along some odd bits & bytes of data, whether a goofy drawing or strange story.
It’s kind of silly, but I still really dig the idea behind torrenting and peer to peer sharing of data. It’s cool to think about any old computer helping pass along some odd bits & bytes of data, whether a goofy drawing or strange story.
This might be stretching the definition of “common” and “torrenting,” but BitTorrent created BitTorrent Sync with similar tech for personal file synchronization. It was later rebranded Resilio and still exists today.
https://www.resilio.com/
An open-source alternative that works in a similar fashion, SyncThing, also exists.
https://syncthing.net/
I would consider this to be one of the intended functions of torrent files. Torrents started as faster ways to share files peer to peer. If a few people had a large file on their machines they could each upload part to someone who needs it essentially multiplying their upload bandwidth. This became less popular as internet speeds increased, except for “illegal” stuff. I would definitely try one of these…if I had more than one computer.
A common use case for SyncThing is keeping a password file up to date between, say, your PC and your phone. It’ll even work remotely, thanks to the presence of relays.
(The downsides include pretty heavy battery usage )