bitmagnet
BitTorrent indexer, DHT crawler, content classifier and torrent search engine with web UI, GraphQL API and Servarr stack integration.
Little to no recent activity. Treat as unmaintained until proven otherwise.
Commit activity more than 2% of tracked projects; popularity more than 64%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 4.4k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v0.10.1-beta.1 · 21 May 2026 |
| Repo updated | 21 May 2026 |
| Licence | MIT |
| Built with | Go, Docker |
Is bitmagnet actively maintained?
bitmagnet logged 1 commit over the last 11 months, but none in the most recent quarter. Development has paused rather than stopped outright — worth watching before a production deployment.
The most recent tagged release, v0.10.1-beta.1, is about 4 months old.
bitmagnet ranks #16 of 19 tracked archiving and digital preservation (dp) projects. Several better-maintained options exist in the same category — they are listed below.
What bitmagnet actually does
Bitmagnet is a self-hosted BitTorrent indexer and search engine that crawls the distributed hash table to classify content. It provides a web user interface, a GraphQL API, and integration with the Servarr application stack. Written in Go, it functions as a backend tool for discovering and indexing peer-to-peer files.
Best fit: Self-hosters who want to run a private torrent indexer and need native integration with media management tools like the Servarr suite.
Worth knowing: Development activity has slowed down recently, and crawler-based tools often demand substantial network bandwidth and storage resources.
Deployment notes
It is typically deployed using Docker with persistent storage volumes attached for database and index data. You will usually need to place it behind a reverse proxy if you require external TLS termination.
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