GitHub - mrxdst/webtorrent-mpv-hook: Adds a hook that allows mpv to stream torrents (original) (raw)

webtorrent-mpv-hook

Adds a hook that allows mpv to stream torrents using webtorrent.

Prerequisites

• node.js

Install

1. npm install --global webtorrent-mpv-hook
2. You need to symlink a script file to your mpv scripts folder.
   Run webtorrent-mpv-hook for instructions.
   You only need to do this once.

Usage

mpv <torrent-id>

Where torrent-id is one of:

• magnet link
• info-hash
• path or url to .torrent file

An overlay will be shown with info/progress. It will be closed automatically when playback starts.
It can also be toggled manually with p (default).

Multi-file torrents are opened as a playlist.

Configuration

Default values are shown below.

input.conf

Toggles info/progress overlay.

p script-binding webtorrent/toggle-info

script-opts/webtorrent.conf

Path to save downloaded files in. Can be set to "memory" to store all files in RAM.

path=./

Maximum number of connections.

maxConns=100

Port to use for webtorrent web-server.

If it's already in use a random port will be chosen instead.

port=8888

Enable μTP support.

utp=yes

Enable DHT.

dht=yes

Enable local service discovery.

lsd=yes

Download speed limit in bytes/sec.

downloadLimit=-1

Upload speed limit in bytes/sec.

uploadLimit=-1

Specify the node command to use.

Usefull if the command is called nodejs on your system.

node_path=node

The same text style options as in stats.conf is also available.