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Streaming torrent client for Node.js
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# peerflix
Streaming torrent client for Node.js
npm install -g peerflix
## Usage
To try out peerflix start it with a magnet link or torrent file
peerflix magnet:?xt=urn:btih:ef330b39f4801d25b4245212e75a38634bfc856e --vlc
`peerflix` will print a terminal interface. this first line contains a address to a http server.
Using `--vlc` will open the file in vlc when it's ready to stream.
Simply open this address in vlc or similar to start viewing the file. If the torrent contains multiple files `peerflix` will choose the biggest one.
To get a full list of available options run
peerflix --help
## Programmatic usage
If you want to build your own app using streaming bittorent in Node you should checkout [torrent-stream](https://github.com/mafintosh/torrent-stream)
## License
MIT