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qTox is a chat, voice, video, and file transfer IM client using the encrypted peer-to-peer Tox protocol.
https://qtox.github.io/
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[Feature Request] private tracker #6620

Closed bradfordzhang closed 2 years ago

bradfordzhang commented 2 years ago

many people have not good internet connection. can we set up own tracker like bt/pt?

anthonybilinski commented 2 years ago

TCP relays the closest thing to that, though not really that similar. They'll handle most of the DHT work for you, so will reduce network usage on your part, but they will also relay all of your traffic which can increase latency, decrease bandwidth, and centralize your chat metadata with an untrusted volunteer relay. To enable that in qTox, go to settings -> advanced and uncheck "enable UDP", then restart qTox.

You could host your own TCP relay, and could add it to your bootstrap list with a nightly build: https://github.com/qTox/qTox/blob/master/doc/user_manual_en.md#bootstrap-nodes, thought your TCP relay will be shared by your client, so can pass arbitrary traffic for other users.

I'm not sure if an analog of a tracker makes sense in tox, I'm not very involved on the protocol side of things. It might be worth bringing up with toktok/c-toxcore or #toktok on libera IRC to discuss with protocol devs.

bradfordzhang commented 2 years ago

okay thanks a lot about that

bradfordzhang commented 2 years ago

Actually, the thing I want is like http://***.***/announce when i want to chat with someone i POST http://***.***/announce/HISID then "the tracker" send me a possible way to connect him. it can sync from an "offical tracker", and everyone can set up a "private tracker".

bradfordzhang commented 2 years ago

It likes relay server but just help handshake. As soon as the handshake is done, the chat members will connect straightly.