Show HN: zappa-bittorrent-tracker, a server-less BT tracker

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Don't most torrents mainly rely on DHT these days?

At least in the world of private trackers, no. In fact, many private trackers outright forbid DHT-enabled torrents.

Oh, I see. That must be to track how much the user's downloaded/uploaded, right?

For the most part, yes. Moreover, it's used to verify a user is actually allowed, as well.