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# Chihaya
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[](https://github.com/chihaya/chihaya/actions)
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[](https://quay.io/repository/jzelinskie/chihaya?tab=tags)
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[](https://godoc.org/github.com/chihaya/chihaya)
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[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_licenses#2-clause_license_.28.22Simplified_BSD_License.22_or_.22FreeBSD_License.22.29)
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[](https://web.libera.chat/#chihaya)
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Chihaya is an open source [BitTorrent tracker] written in [Go].
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Differentiating features include:
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- HTTP and UDP protocols
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- IPv4 and IPv6 support
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- Pre/Post middleware hooks
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- [YAML] configuration
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- Metrics via [Prometheus]
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- High Availability via [Redis]
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- Kubernetes deployment via [Helm]
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**Note:** The master branch may be in an unstable or even broken state during development.
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Please use [releases] instead of the master branch in order to get stable binaries.
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[releases]: https://github.com/chihaya/chihaya/releases
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[BitTorrent tracker]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_tracker
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[Go]: https://golang.org
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[YAML]: https://yaml.org
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[Prometheus]: https://prometheus.io
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[Redis]: https://redis.io
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[Helm]: https://helm.sh
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## Why Chihaya?
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Chihaya is built for developers looking to integrate BitTorrent into a preexisting production environment.
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Chihaya's pluggable architecture and middleware framework offers a simple and flexible integration point that abstracts the BitTorrent tracker protocols.
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The most common use case for Chihaya is enabling peer-to-peer cloud software deployments.
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## Development
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### Contributing
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Long-term discussion and bug reports are maintained via [GitHub Issues].
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Code review is done via [GitHub Pull Requests].
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Real-time discussion is done via [freenode IRC].
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For more information read [CONTRIBUTING.md].
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[GitHub Issues]: https://github.com/chihaya/chihaya/issues
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[GitHub Pull Requests]: https://github.com/chihaya/chihaya/pulls
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[freenode IRC]: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=chihaya
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[CONTRIBUTING.md]: https://github.com/chihaya/chihaya/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
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### Getting Started
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#### Building from HEAD
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In order to compile the project, the [latest stable version of Go] and knowledge of a [working Go environment] are required.
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```sh
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git clone git@github.com:chihaya/chihaya.git
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cd chihaya
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go build ./cmd/chihaya
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./chihaya --help
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```
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[latest stable version of Go]: https://golang.org/dl
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[working Go environment]: https://golang.org/doc/code.html
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#### Docker
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Docker containers are available for [HEAD] and [stable] releases.
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[HEAD]: https://quay.io/jzelinskie/chihaya-git
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[stable]: https://quay.io/jzelinskie/chihaya
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#### Testing
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The following will run all tests and benchmarks.
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Removing `-bench` will just run unit tests.
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```sh
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go test -bench $(go list ./...)
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```
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The Chihaya executable contains a command to end-to-end test a BitTorrent tracker.
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See
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```sh
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chihaya --help
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```
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### Configuration
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Configuration of Chihaya is done via one YAML configuration file.
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The `dist/` directory contains an example configuration file.
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Files and directories under `docs/` contain detailed information about configuring middleware, storage implementations, architecture etc.
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## Related projects
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- [BitTorrent.org](https://github.com/bittorrent/bittorrent.org): a static website containing the BitTorrent spec and all BEPs
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- [OpenTracker](http://erdgeist.org/arts/software/opentracker): a popular BitTorrent tracker written in C
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- [Ocelot](https://github.com/WhatCD/Ocelot): a private BitTorrent tracker written in C++
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