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# Chihaya [](https://travis-ci.org/pushrax/chihaya)
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Chihaya is a high-performance [BitTorrent tracker](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_tracker)
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written in the Go programming language. It is still heavily under development and the current `master` branch
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should not be used in production.
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Planned features include:
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- Light resource consumption
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- Fast request processing, sparing the network from exorbitant connection counts
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- Maximum compatibility with what exists of the BitTorrent spec
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- Correct IPv6 support
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- Generic storage interfaces that are easily adapted to work with any existing web application
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- Scaling properties that directly correlate with those of the chosen data stores
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### Technical Details
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See [the wiki](https://github.com/pushrax/chihaya/wiki) for a discussion of the design behind Chihaya.
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## Using Chihaya
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Chihaya is intended to work with existing torrent indexing web frameworks, such as [batter] and [Gazelle].
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Following the Unix way, it is built to perform a specific task, and interface with any system that
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needs its functionality. See [below](#drivers) for more info.
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[batter]: https://github.com/wafflesfm/batter
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[gazelle]: https://github.com/whatcd/gazelle
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### Installing
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Make sure you have your `$GOROOT` and `$GOPATH` set up correctly, and have your `$GOBIN` in your `$PATH`.
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```sh
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$ go get github.com/pushrax/chihaya
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```
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### Configuring
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Configuration is done in a JSON formatted file specified with the `-config`
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flag. An example configuration file can be found
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[here](https://github.com/pushrax/chihaya/blob/master/config/example.json).
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### Running the tests
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```sh
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$ export TESTCONFIGPATH=$GOPATH/src/chihaya/config/example.json
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$ go get github.com/pushrax/chihaya
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$ go test -v ./...
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```
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## Drivers
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Chihaya is designed to remain agnostic about the choice of data store for an
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application, and it is straightforward to [implement a new driver]. However, there
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are a number of directly supported drivers:
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Cache:
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* [redis](http://redis.io) — allows for multiple tracker instances to run at the same time for the same swarm
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* memory — only a single instance can run, but it requires no extra setup
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Storage:
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* [batter-postgres](https://github.com/wafflesfm/batter)
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* [gazelle-mysql](https://github.com/whatcd/gazelle)
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[implement a new driver]: https://github.com/pushrax/chihaya/wiki/Implementing-a-driver
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## Contributing
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If you're interested in contributing, please contact us via IRC in **[#chihaya] on
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[freenode]** or post to the GitHub issue tracker. Please don't write
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massive patches with no prior communication, as it will most
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likely lead to confusion and time wasted for everyone. However, small
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unannounced fixes are always welcome!
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[#chihaya]: http://webchat.freenode.net?channels=chihaya
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[freenode]: http://freenode.net
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And remember: good gophers always use gofmt!
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