BTRACS – Tracking Private Torrent Trackers

In just a few years Bittorent has cemented its position as the P2P leader, displacing traditional networks like Kaaza and Gnutella. These days if you know where to look almost everything under the sun can be found via torrents. Often, the best place to find stuff is restricted private torrent trackers. Due to their controlled environment private trackers often provide better quality and speed with very little fake stuff.

But getting into a private tracker can be a hassle. Most of them are invite only or open registrations only for a few days. This is where BTRACS or BitTorrent automatic tracker checking system comes in. BTRACS monitors private torrent trackers and displays list of trackers where signup is currently open. At the moment it is tracking 309 trackers out of which 95 are open for registration. The list on the front page is updated every 10 minutes.

Most private trackers open up registration for a very short period of time and BTRACS will definitely help in ensuring that you don’t miss out. That being said I wish there was a way to subscribe via email to a chosen sites status updates. Also missing is the ability to browse through its entire database. You can view only the trackers which are currently accepting new registrations. That being said BTRACS is definitely a handy service that does what it promises to do fairly well.