macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install btpdlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install btpdMacPorts ports tree · net/btpd/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 9776
Install btpd with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, apt
BitTorrent Protocol Daemon. Version 0.16 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-16. Also installable with ubuntu: sudo apt install btpd.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add btpdAlpine Linux edge package indexes · btpd · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Ubuntu aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install btpdUbuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · btpd · source: archive.ubuntu.com
overview
Package summary
BitTorrent Protocol Daemon
Project links
Commands and aliases
- btinfo
- btpd
history
Project history and usage
BTPD is a small BitTorrent daemon with command-line control utilities. It represents an older Unix style of P2P client: a background daemon, a control socket, and small tools rather than an integrated desktop application.
Project history
The project describes btpd as a utility for sharing files over the BitTorrent network protocol that runs as a daemon without a controlling terminal or GUI. Its companion programs include btpd, btcli, and btinfo.
The public GitHub repository was created in 2010 and carries release tags v0.13 through v0.16. Development activity is modest and specialized, matching the project's role as a compact daemon rather than a broad BitTorrent suite.
Adoption history
btpd was adopted by Unix-like package repositories for users who wanted a headless BitTorrent client. The input package metadata lists Homebrew, MacPorts, Alpine, and Ubuntu packaging, indicating cross-distribution survival despite the project's small scope.
Its adoption niche overlaps with servers, shells, seedboxes, and users who prefer daemonized network tools controllable by scripts.
How it is used
Users start btpd once, add torrents with btcli, inspect them with btcli list or stat, set upload/download rates, and shut the daemon down with btcli kill. State and logs are stored under $HOME/.btpd by default, with -d or BTPD_HOME available to choose another directory.
btinfo reads metadata from torrent files. The project has no credential store and no general configuration file documented beyond its runtime state directory and command-line options.
Why package nerds care
btpd is interesting because it packages BitTorrent as a classic Unix service split into daemon and client tools. It is also a reminder that package managers preserve many small protocol implementations long after attention has moved to larger clients.
Timeline
- 2010: Public GitHub repository for btpd is created.
- 2010s: Release tags v0.13 through v0.16 are published.
- 2020s: btpd remains packaged in multiple Unix-like package managers.
Related projects
- BitTorrent is the peer-to-peer protocol implemented by btpd.
- btcli is the command-line control utility shipped with btpd.
- btinfo is the torrent metadata inspection utility shipped with btpd.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for btpd. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
btinfo | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
btpd | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.16
manager updated2026-07-16
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:btpd |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.16 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/btpd/btpd |
| Repository | https://github.com/btpd/btpd |
| Last updated | 2026-07-16T17:51:23+09:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Ubuntu apt95%
btpd 0.16-0ubuntu6
BitTorrent Protocol Daemon
http://wiki.github.com/btpd/btpd/
sudo apt install btpd- Section: universe/net
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Btpd
apk95%
btpd 0.16-r2
The BitTorrent Protocol Daemon
sudo apk add btpd- License: BSD-2-Clause BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: btpd
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Btpd
apk95%
btpd-doc 0.16-r2
The BitTorrent Protocol Daemon (documentation)
sudo apk add btpd-doc- License: BSD-2-Clause BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: btpd
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Btpd
MacPorts95%
btpd
sudo port install btpd- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Btpd
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation