how do i make a torrent?

[Angewomon's_Lover]

okay, i was just wondering what the steps were to making a torrent, and someone else being able to download from it. i've downloaded from torrents, and i know how seeds work, but i'm puzzled on this "tracker" thing. what is a tracker for and how do i use one so people can download from the torrent i make?

[prh99]

I am not going to go in detail how make a new torrent file as that's been described several time already. You can find instructions for uTorrent and BitComet at http://forums.datorrents.com/showthread.php?t=7318. A search will likely yield yet more instructions.

From the link about uploading and seeding a new torrent:

After you've created the torrent you'll want to upload it to the tracker by logging in and clicking the Upload link at the top of the DaTorrents main page.
Once you're on the upload page give your torrent a title then click the browse button next to the box label torrent file. Find the torrent file you created and click open. You can ignore the part about an NFO file. Once your finish write description of what you're uploading then click upload.

Once you have it on the tracker you'll need to seed it. You can do this by just opening the torrent file you created like you would any other torrent file. Once you open the torrent you'll likely be asked were you want to save it, you should point it to the location of the files you want to upload. The software will check and see the files are already there and begin seeding. It may take a little while for someone to come and download from you.

A tracker is responsible for keep track of all the peers (other people download and uploading) for the torrents it serves. When you open a torrent file your BitTorrent client attempts to connect to the tracker(s) listed in the torrent file. Once it establishes a connection with one or more, it queries the tracker(s) for peers that have peaces of that particular torrent file so you can start downloading. The tracker also adds you as peer to be given out to others. The problem with P2P networks is finding other people to connect to, in order to establish the network. The tracker, much like host caches on the Gnutella network, solves this problem.