// Note: creating torrents on your seedbox uses much of your seedbox resources. If you create a lot of torrents, it would be better for you to create them locally on your computer and upload them to your seedbox. //
Ok, you’ve uploaded the file you want to seed via sftp or ftp. You’ve created your torrent from this file using the torrent creation process outlined in Part I. You downloaded the torrent file you made onto your home computer. You’re ready for the next step in uploading, creating, and seeding your torrent.
So now we need to get you seeding on your tracker.
Go back and click on the “Upload†link in the main menu of the tracker where you’ll be seeding this file. After clicking the upload link, you’ll see an empty field where you’ll need to tell your tracker what torrent file you want to upload. Click the “Browse†button to browse to the torrent file stored on your computer – the one you just downloaded from your seedbox. Doing this will tell your tracker to grab the torrent you just created.
You’ll probably need to define what kind of torrent you’re uploading here, and give a description of it for the other members of your tracker to read before they download the file you’re seeding to them. Treat this description as a headline of sorts; it is the first thing members of the tracker will read about your torrent, and it will help them decide whether or not to download it.
Always be honest about what is in the file you are seeding. Read your tracker’s rules surrounding the upload process; they can vary slightly from tracker to tracker.
After you’ve filled out these fields, click the button at the bottom to upload your torrent file to your tracker. The upload button often says “Do it!â€
So go ahead and upload your torrent file. You’re really getting very close to seeding it.
When you upload your torrent file to your tracker, the tracker will usually need to append your ID to the torrent, so that your account will get ratio credit for the uploading that you're doing. Because your ID is appended to the torrent file you upload, the tracker makes a slight change to the makeup of your torrent file.
Because of this change, you will need to download the torrent from your tracker after you have uploaded it. To be clear here – the torrent you just uploaded to your tracker – you need to download the newly modified torrent (with your ID appended) to your home computer. You can do this immediately after you upload the torrent – usually you’ll get a message from your tracker after uploading saying something to the effect of “Upload Succeeded. You Can Begin Seeding Your Torrent.†On this same screen, you can download the updated torrent file – so go ahead and do that.
We’re almost there. This is like riding a bike – after you learn, you’ll never forget.
Now go back to the home page on your seedbox. You’ll want to delete the torrent file you created at the beginning of this process from your home directory, because you’ve got an updated version of that same torrent with your ID appended to it, courtesy of your tracker.
After you delete this original torrent file, upload the modified torrent.
You’re really almost there now. So close.
After upload, click the green arrow to the right of the torrent file on your seedbox home page. Start the torrent file, and seed away.
You’re done. Now sit back and watch your ratio head north.
This is an easy, fast process – especially after you do it once or twice.
Have fun with it. As always, if you have any questions:
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