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BitTorrent Use Cases

Commenters repeatedly suggest BitTorrent as an ideal solution for scalable content distribution or hosting in the discussed context, questioning why it isn't used and comparing it to alternatives like IPFS.

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Sample Comments

cadamsdotcom • Sep 22, 2025 • View on HN

Definitely a use case for bittorrent.

cpach • Sep 17, 2019 • View on HN

Isn’t this a use case where BitTorrent would shine?

unixhero • Dec 30, 2019 • View on HN

Can they not leverage torrents for this purpose?

ris • Mar 7, 2021 • View on HN

Genuine question: why is bittorrent not being used for this?

pi18n • Dec 18, 2012 • View on HN

This is a practical use case for Bittorrent.

jonknee • Mar 24, 2010 • View on HN

Isn't this a great use case for torrents?

msie • Jan 10, 2009 • View on HN

Why aren't they using bittorrent?

d--b • Oct 11, 2017 • View on HN

BitTorrent is not a bad option...

vmception • Oct 20, 2021 • View on HN

Bittorrent use breaks Tor, IPFS download does not.so that's one advantage to one audience

technological • Sep 8, 2020 • View on HN

Can anyone give examples regarding how they are currently using BitTorrent ?