Implement DHT
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- Go
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Description
- If no trackers for torrent file are available, the program currently terminates
- Implement the DHT protocol as in here [BEP-5](https://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0005.html)
- DHT gets you peer locations without having to depend on a tracker.
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Research direction
Start by locating the code path where the program terminates when no torrent trackers are available, then read BEP-5 for the required DHT behavior. Done means the client can obtain peer locations through DHT without depending on a tracker and no longer terminates in that case.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- distributed-systems, networking
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100