irc

Private trackers announce new releases on IRC seconds before they appear on the site. autobrr sits in those channels, matches the announcements against filters you write once — resolution, group, size, whether you already have it — and hands what fits straight to rtorrent. It is the difference...

An IRC bouncer that stays connected when you do not. soju holds the connection and the backlog; The Lounge is the web client in front of it, with an account already attached to your network so the first login lands in the channel list. Announce channels keep announcing while your browser is...