How to Create Torrent File

18 May 2025 - less than 1 min read time
Tags: Linux

Transmission

Format:

transmission-create -o <output_file.torrent> -t <announce_url> <file_or_directory>

Example:

transmission-create -o file.torrent -t udp://tracker.opentrackr.org:1337/announce /home/file.img

Mktorrent

Format:

mktorrent -a <announce_url> -o <output_file.torrent> <file_or_directory>

Example:

mktorrent -a udp://tracker.opentrackr.org:1337/announce -o file.torrent /home/file.img