macOS
brew install btpdlocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo port install btpdMacPorts ports tree · net/btpd/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com
brew
Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für btpd in AI-Agent-Workflows.
Installation
brew install btpdlocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo port install btpdMacPorts ports tree · net/btpd/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com
sudo apk add btpdAlpine Linux edge package indexes · btpd · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
sudo apt install btpdUbuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · btpd · Quelle: archive.ubuntu.com
Überblick
BitTorrent Protocol Daemon
Verlauf
BTPD is a small BitTorrent daemon with command-line control utilities. It represents an older Unix style of P2P client: a background daemon, a control socket, and small tools rather than an integrated desktop application.
The project describes btpd as a utility for sharing files over the BitTorrent network protocol that runs as a daemon without a controlling terminal or GUI. Its companion programs include btpd, btcli, and btinfo.
The public GitHub repository was created in 2010 and carries release tags v0.13 through v0.16. Development activity is modest and specialized, matching the project's role as a compact daemon rather than a broad BitTorrent suite.
btpd was adopted by Unix-like package repositories for users who wanted a headless BitTorrent client. The input package metadata lists Homebrew, MacPorts, Alpine, and Ubuntu packaging, indicating cross-distribution survival despite the project's small scope.
Its adoption niche overlaps with servers, shells, seedboxes, and users who prefer daemonized network tools controllable by scripts.
Users start btpd once, add torrents with btcli, inspect them with btcli list or stat, set upload/download rates, and shut the daemon down with btcli kill. State and logs are stored under $HOME/.btpd by default, with -d or BTPD_HOME available to choose another directory.
btinfo reads metadata from torrent files. The project has no credential store and no general configuration file documented beyond its runtime state directory and command-line options.
btpd is interesting because it packages BitTorrent as a classic Unix service split into daemon and client tools. It is also a reminder that package managers preserve many small protocol implementations long after attention has moved to larger clients.
Sicherheitslage
Für btpd wurde kein passendes lokales Secret-Handling-Manifest gefunden. Nucleus-Paketmetadaten bleiben hier veröffentlicht, damit künftige Abdeckung eine stabile Paket-URL hat.
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Executables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
btinfo | cli | globales Executable | |
btpd | cli | globales Executable |
Aktualität
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Installationsmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | brew:btpd |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.16 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew |
| Paketmanager-Seite | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/btpd |
| Homepage | https://github.com/btpd/btpd |
| Repository | https://github.com/btpd/btpd |
| Upstream-Dokumentation | https://github.com/btpd/btpd#readme |
| Lizenz | BSD-2-Clause |
| Quellarchiv | https://github.com/btpd/btpd/archive/refs/tags/v0.16.tar.gz |
| Zuletzt aktualisiert | 2026-05-12T00:32:49Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Abhängigkeiten | openssl@4 |
| Build-Abhängigkeiten | autoconf, automake, libtool |
| Bottle | verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | nicht definiert |
| Dienst | keiner deklariert |
Registry-Fakten
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | btpd |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 2 |
| Conflicts With |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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Source-Datenbank-Treffer
Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.
btpd 0.16-0ubuntu6
BitTorrent Protocol Daemon
http://wiki.github.com/btpd/btpd/
sudo apt install btpdbtpd 0.16-r2
The BitTorrent Protocol Daemon
sudo apk add btpdbtpd-doc 0.16-r2
The BitTorrent Protocol Daemon (documentation)
sudo apk add btpd-docbtpd
sudo port install btpdQuellspur
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