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| author | Feross Aboukhadijeh <feross@feross.org> | 2015-05-14 03:27:24 +0300 |
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| committer | Feross Aboukhadijeh <feross@feross.org> | 2015-05-14 03:27:24 +0300 |
| commit | 24c92cee4d6ab47177c735f030c9b4129a080025 (patch) | |
| tree | d8825e2176a6abdbe0bc6bc2ad67aea8f456166a /README.md | |
| parent | ea071e9877dd4c3fea7b7da2ff0ee46909b2e047 (diff) | |
add links to webtorrent-hybrid and instant.io
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@@ -27,13 +27,16 @@ on your page to start fetching files over WebRTC using the BitTorrent protocol, ](#webtorrent-in-production) and [code examples](#usage) below. To make BitTorrent work over WebRTC (which is the only p2p transport that works on the -web) we made some protocol changes. Therefore, a browser-based WebTorrent client can only -connect to other clients that support WebTorrent (and WebRTC). - -The WebTorrent node.js module will soon gain the ability to connect to web peers using -WebRTC, making it the first "hybrid" client. We hope established torrent clients -(uTorrent, Transmission, Vuze, etc.) will also add support for WebTorrent (and WebRTC) so -they can connect to both normal *and* web peers. +web) we made some protocol changes. Therefore, a browser-based WebTorrent client or **"web +peer"** can only connect to other clients that support WebTorrent/WebRTC. + +To seed files to web peers, use a client that supports WebTorrent, e.g. +[webtorrent-hybrid](https://github.com/feross/webtorrent-hybrid) or +[instant.io](https://instant.io/). We're also working on +[WebTorrent.app](https://github.com/feross/WebTorrent.app), a desktop client with a +familiar UI that can connect to web peers. We hope established torrent clients +(Transmission, Vuze, uTorrent, etc.) will add support for WebTorrent so they too can +connect to both normal *and* web peers.  |