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Creating Torrent Files: The
Basics

You might be wondering what do you need to
create a torrent, or why would you do this
in the first place? Well, there are many good
reasons why this kind of file transfer is
useful. This can be easy to see if we compare
it to traditional uploading.

Today, most people use cloud services to
upload and share files. There’s nothing wrong
with this, and there are numerous great
free-of-charge cloud services . However, let’s
say that you want to share a family movie
as soon as you can. Uploading that large file
to a cloud takes a lot of time. This means
waiting for hours, if not days, for the movie
to be fully uploaded prior to sharing. Well,
torrent eliminate that waiting time –
making your movie ready as soon as you
create and share a torrent file.
Important Requirements
Before we dive any deeper into how to
create a torrent, let’s check out the
requirements. Lucky for you, there are only
two things that you need to meet:
First, you need to have a file you’d like to
share on your computer. This can be a
single file or multiple files zipped into one
ZIP archive.

Then, you need a torrent client. In case
you don’t use one, we strongly
recommend checking out the best
torrent clients of 2018. In this article,
we are going to use uTorrent – which is
our torrent client of choice. However, the
process of creating a torrent is pretty
much the same regardless of a client you
use.

How to Create a Torrent: Quick
& Easy Guide
After a short introduction, let’s jump to
what you want to know. Here’s how to
create a torrent, the easy way. Keep on
reading.
First, launch your torrent client. As said
earlier, we are going to use uTorrent in
this article;
Now, go to File > Create New Torrent
(located in the top-left corner of the
application’s window);
Next, you need to click on either ‘ Add File ’
or ‘ Add Directory ’. In case you want to
share a single file, you can click on the
first option. The second option is used
when you want to share multiple files
located within a single folder;
Navigate to the file or directory. Then,
click on ‘Open’ in the bottom-right corner
to confirm your decision. If you’re
browsing for a directory, click on ‘Add
Directory ’;

You also need to add tracker URLs . By
default, uTorrent will add two or more
trackers which should be enough if you
simply want to share that torrent with
someone you know. However, things are
different if you want to upload your
torrent to some well-known torrent
website. For example, if you want to use
The Pirate Bay – you need to do a search
on Google about TBP’s current tracker
URL;

Finally, there is additional information like
comments, RSS, similar torrents, and
more. In general, you don’t need to fill out
these fields. Lastly, you can decide
whether you’d like to create a private or
public torrent. In case you’re not sharing
something highly sensitive, you can create
a public torrent.
That’s it! Once you’re done, click on
‘Create ’. Select where you’d like to save
the torrent and click on the ‘Save’
button.
Once you’ve created the torrent file,
remember that you are the first seeder.
This means that you need to keep uTorrent
open and make sure you’re seeding it.

How to Upload a Torrent File?

Now that you’ve created a new torrent file,
you can simply send it over to your friend.
They will be able to use it by adding the file to uTorrent – which will begin to download
the file immediately. However, you can also
upload your torrent and make it available to
just about anyone. Here’s how that can be
done.
We will show you how to upload your
torrent to The Pirate Bay – the most
popular torrent repository in the world.
So, go ahead and open The Pirate Bay using
your Web browser;
Make sure to register for a new account
using the ‘Register ’ link at the bottom of
the page. Fill out the needed information
and submit it. Then, check your email and
confirm the creation of the new account;
Return to the Home Page of TPB and click
on ‘ Login’. Enter your new credentials and
access the website;
Once you’ve accessed your account, click
on ‘ Upload Torrent’ at the bottom of the
page;
Finally, fill out the needed information .
You have to upload the newly created
torrent file, enter a name, category, and
description. Once you’re done, click on the
‘Add to Index ’ button and your torrent
will become accessible to anyone.
Once again, make sure that your uTorrent
is open and that you’re seeding the newly
created torrent. This will allow other
people to access it, download it to their
computers, and become seeders
themselves.