I’ve been reviewing various BitTorrent tracker software and I’ve decided that what I think makes the most sense is a fast dedicated tracker and a separate front-end. I was a fan of CBTT in the past but that project, like the rest of the BNBT derivatives, appears defunct. XBTT, however, continues to be improved. And I came across a useful page on getting XBTT running on Debian. I think XBTT combined with a Rails-based front-end might make for a great BitTorrent tracker site. Perhaps XBTT could even be packaged at some point.

• http://xbtt.sourceforge.net/tracker/
• http://sourceforge.net/projects/xbtt/