Peer-to-Peer

A list of peer-to-peer resources.

Modules

• easyRTC
• wrtc: native module for NodeJS
• rtc: WebRTC suite
• rtc-dcstream: streams2 layer for WebRTC data channels
• rtc-signaller: transport agnostic signalling for WebRTC
• rtc-quickconnect: high-level wrapper for creating WebRTC apps
• rtc-switch: core logic for rtc-switchboard
• rtc-switchboard: server side in-memory signaller
• rtc-signal: core logic for client side signaling
• rtc-mesh: create a P2P mesh data structure using data channels
• rtc-core: core definitions and functions for rtc
• rtc-everywhere: cross-everything WebRTC mega-project
• webtorrent: streaming torrent client for node and the browser
• peer-wire-swarm: swarm implementation for bittorrent
• bittorrent-swarm: bittorrent swarm implementation
• bittorrent-dht: BitTorrent DHT implementation
• parse-torrent: parse a torrent identifier
• simple-peer: Simple WebRTC video/voice and data channels
• torrent-discovery: Discover BitTorrent and WebTorrent peers
• bittorrent-tracker: BitTorrent tracker for client and server
• create-torrent: Create torrent files
• parse-torrent-file: Parse a torrent file
• bittorrent-protocol: BitTorrent peer wire protocol
• torrent: download torrents with NodeJS from the CLI
• magnet-uri: parse a magnet URI
• webtorrent-chrome: BitTorrent client as a Chrome App
• peer-wire-protocol: peer wire protocol used in torrents for NodeJS
• socket.io-p2p: signalling server and client library
• node-torrent: torrent reader, write, and hash checker
• torrent-piece: torrent piece abstraction
• torrent-stream: streaming torrent engine used by peerflix
• torrent-mount: Mount a torrent or magnet link as a filesystem
• peerflix: streaming torrent client for NodeJS
• friends-swarm: a WebRTC swarm
• peerbot: message seeding utility for friends
• webrtc-swarm: create a swarm of P2P connections using WebRTC and a signalhub
• signalhub: simple signalling server
• peervision: live P2P streaming protocol
• airswarm: network swarm that discovers other peers on the network using multicast DNS
• webcat: P2P pipe using WebRTC, Github keys for auth, and signalhub for discovery
• torrent-blob-store: read-only BitTorrent backed streaming blob store
• hyperlog: Merkle DAG that replicates based on scuttlebutt logs and causal linking
• ble-swarm: swarm over bluetooth low energy
• multicast-dns: multicast-dns in JS
• screencat: WebRTC screensharing
• torrent-docker: realtime boot of remote docker images using bittorrent
• airpaste: Network pipe that auto-discovers other peers using mdns
• polo: zero configuration service discovery
• read-torrent: read and parse a torrent from a resource
• magnet-link: get a magnet link from a torrent file
• peervisionary: CLI combining airswarm and peervision
• serverless-webrtc: serverless WebRTC
• peer: peerjs server
• scuttlebutt: real-time replication
• secure-scuttlebutt: secure database with replication
• scuttlebucket: nested scuttlebutts
• scuttleboat: dynamic scuttlebucket
• rtc-SCAMP: scalable membership protocol
• rtc-SCAMP-mbr: scalable membership protocol
• network: arbitrary network implementations between clients
• BoundedBroadcastDefinition: broadcasting component on top of communication overlay
• discover: distributed master-less node discovery
• k-bucket: DHT k-bucket implementation
• gossipmonger: real-time replication with scuttlebutt
• kadoh: kademlia over HTTP
• kademlia-dht: DHT
• kademlia: kademlia
• dhtkv: cli for bittorrent storing values in mainline torrent DHT
• abstract-peer-routing: a test suite for implementing peer routing in libp2p
• abstract-record-store: a test suite to implement in IPFS record store
• libp2p-swarm: IPFS swarm implementation
• libp2p-kad-routing: IPFS Kademlia routing
• libp2p-kad-record-store: IPFS Kademlia record store
• libp2p-distributed-record-store: IPFS distributed record store
• libp2p-record: IPFS record object
• libp2p-railing: railing of a Node through a bootstrap peer list
• libp2p-random-walk: peer discovery via a DHT random walk
• libp2p-mdns-discovery: peer discovery via mDNS
• libp2p-utp: node uTP implementation
• libp2p-spdy: multistream into Stream Multiplexing
• libp2p-udt: node UDT implementation
• libp2p-udp: node UDP implementation
• libp2p-tcp: TCP implementation of abstract transport interface
• peer-info: IPFS peer abstraction
• peer-id: IPFS peer id
• peer-book: Peer Store for libp2p and IPFS
• muxrpc: multiplexed rpc
• secret-stack: connect peers using secret handshakes
• ssb-feed: secure scuttlebutt feed
• mdns: discover services on your local network
• append-only-torrent: create a sequence of torrent files for growing input
• fully-connected-topology: create a fully connected topology (mesh)
• blockcast: protocol for storing data in bitcoin blockchains
• hive.js: browser-to-browser distributed cache for video using WebRTC
• ipscend: deploy and host web apps on IPFS
• babel-routing-protocol: routing over p2p mesh
• webdht
• butter: free parts of popcorn time
• merkle-patricia-tree: as documented by Ethereum
• rtc-data-stream: convert a WebRTC data channel into a stream
• peermesh: p2p file transfer using WebRTC
• peertransfer: sends files p2p securely in the browser
• merkle-stream: generate a merkle tree from streamed data
• discovery-channel: search for a key across multiple discovery networks
• anonymous-networks: distributed, p2p chat app using IPFS
• hyperdrive: A file sharing network based on rabin file chunking and append only feeds of data verified by merkle trees.
• webrtc-connect: Establish WebRTC Data Channels between browser-node and node-node with a TCP/HTTP/WebSockets "createServer/attach" like interface
• discovery-network: a p2p discovery network
• rtc-stream: Webrtc using regular node streams
• viraljs: p2p distribution of apps
• wrtc-ice-cand-parse: WRTC Ice Candidate parse
• deejay: Music player that broadcasts to everyone on the same network
• osm-p2p-db: p2p database for open street map data
• dns-discovery: Discovery peers in a distributed system using regular dns and multicast dns.
• k-rpc-socket: Low level implementation of the k-rpc network layer that the BitTorrent DHT uses
• ucat: ucat(uTP cat) implementation in JavaScript to be used with Node.js
• k-rpc: Low-level implementation of the k-rpc protocol used the BitTorrent DHT.
• osm-p2p-server: serve open street map 0.6 api endpoints over a local p2p http server
• secure-webrtc-swarm: webrtc-swarm with whitelisting and encryption.
• node-ice: Interactive Connectivity Establishment (ICE) (RFC 5245) for Node.js
• node-rtc-peer-connection: RTCPeerConnection for Node.js
• ipfs-merkle-dag: IPFS Merkle DAG JavaScript Implementation
• ipfs-blocks: JavaScript Implementation of Block and BlockService
• electron-webrtc: Use WebRTC in Node.js via a hidden Electron process
• peerweb.js: A client side library for fetching and rendering a static website from a torrent
• webcoin: SPV Bitcoin client for Node.js and the browser
• swarmlog: create a p2p webrtc swarm around a hyperlog
• discovery-swarm: A network swarm that uses discovery-channel to find peers
• discovery-server: A tcp/utp server that auto announces itself using discovery-channel
• ipfs-hyperlog: IPFS Merkle DAG that replicates based on scuttlebutt logs and causal linking.
• karma-peer: Test p2p apps in multiple browsers with karma
• nuTorrent: A Pure Javascript BitTorrent Client
• hyperlog-seed: seed content hashes embedded in a hyperlog
• peer-tweet: Decentralized feeds using BitTorrent's DHT.
• torrent-worker: Streaming torrent client in a web worker for Node.js
• hyperlog-webtorrent-seed: seed webtorrent magnet links from a hyperlog
• swarmbot-webtorrent: webtorrent seeding plugin for swarmbot
• peer-exchange: Decentralized peer discovery and signaling
• kad: extensible implementation of the kademlia distributed hash table for node.js and the browser
• kad-webrtc: WebRTC transport for kad Kademlia implementation
• freeice: Get free, randomized STUN and TURN servers for your WebRTC application
• web-to-dat: Clone a website and share with dat
• webtorrent-cli: WebTorrent, the streaming torrent client. For the command line.
• ipfs-data-importing: JavaScript implementation of the layout and chunking mechanisms used by IPFS
• chatwizard: p2p webrtc chatroom client
• js-gossip-cyclon: Cyclon Gossip: (P2P membership management) in Javascript
• CheckWebPeer: Check WebRTC peers of torrents.
• hyperdrive-archive-stream: Join the p2p swarm for a given hyperdrive archive.
• hyperirc: Read IRC through hypercore
• spellcast: p2p live streaming in the browser
• orbit: Distributed peer-to-peer chat application on IPFS
• orbit-db: Distributed peer-to-peer database on IPFS
• peer-network: Create servers/clients that listen on names instead of ports and hostnames and are accessible over the internet
• resilient-swarm: An efficient, secure, and reliable WebRTC swarm.
• hyperdht: dht based on kademlia, with a focus on extensibility + modularity
• hypercore-dag: DAGs on top of hypercore, allowing verified random-access to graph nodes
• hypercore-archiver: A hypercore peer that will backup multiple hypercores/hyperdrives efficiently to disk.
• hyperarchiver: Host, backup, and share hyperdrive archives
• hyperpipe: Distributed input/output pipe.
• hypername: Distributed name server
• hyperreduce: Distributed reduce on top of hypercore
• hyperfilter: Distributed map and filter
• normcore: No-config distributed streams using hypercore
• hyperfeed: p2p rss publishing
• hyperdiscovery: Join the swarm for a given hypercore or hyperdrive feed.
• dht-rpc: Make RPC calls over a Kademlia based DHT.
• hyperdrive-multiwriter: present a bundle of hyperdrive archives together as a multi-writer view
• hyperhealth: Monitor the health of a hyperdrive or dat, including peer count and peer mirror percentages.
• assassin: Store key-value pairs in a decentralized NoSQL database built with hyperdrive.
• hyperlapse: Distributed process manager
• voter: Distributed voting based on Scuttlebutt
• hyper-string: p2p conflict-free string primitive
• hyperhost: P2P Node Servers in the Browser
• hypertweet: concept tweet -> hypercore thingy
• nile.js: Scalable peer to peer live video streaming built on torrents and webRTC
• chatmesh: p2p chat using hyperdb
• SIP.js: A simple, intuitive, and powerful JavaScript signaling library
• noise-network: Authenticated P2P network backed by HyperSwarm and NOISE

Libraries

• libwebrtc: companion to wrtc
• p2p: browser JS library
• SimpleWebRTC: browser JS library
• signalmaster: signaling server for SimpleWebRTC
• rfc5766-turn-server
• coturn: next evolution of the rfc5766-turn-server project
• peerjs: simple peer-to-peer with WebRTC
• go-peerstream: P2P multi-multiplexing in Go
• ipfs: distributed file system
• ipfs specs: specs for IPFS
• ipget: wget for IPFS
• btfs: bittorrent filesystem based on FUSE (C++)
• swarmbot: mirroring for a p2p mesh of swarmlogs
• p2p-graph: Real-time P2P network visualization with D3
• planktos: Serving websites over bittorrent
• dat: Sync data across the distributed web
• Netflux: full mesh network of clients and/or servers.
• libdatachannel: WebRTC DataChannels standalone implementation (C++)

Apps

• whiteboard
• friends: P2P chat
• openbazaar: decentralized marketplace: reputation
• ipfsbin: Run IPFS snippets
• patchwork: p2p secure messaging
• webtorrent-app: WebTorrent, the streaming torrent client. For OS X, Windows, and Linux.
• snapdrop: A HTML5 clone of Apple's AirDrop
• peerweb: PeerWeb browser
• beaker: Decentralization tech in a browser built with electron.
• PeerFast: https://github.com/DiegoRBaquero/PeerFast
• ferment: Peer-to-peer audio sharing and streaming application. Like SoundCloud but decentralized. A mashup of ssb, webtorrent and electron.
• roll-call: Free and reliable audio calls for everyone w/ browser p2p.
• cache-p2p: CacheP2P is a highly distributed cache platform based on WebTorrent and runs only in the browser.
• dropub: P2P publishing for everyone. Dropbox meets BitTorrent.
• norcal: P2P calendaring
• hyperpad: P2P collaborative text editor

Experiments

• torrent-log: message feed over bittorrent
• GitTorrent: A decentralization of Github using BitTorrent and Bitcoin
• webrtc-ips: Stun IP address requests for WebRTC
• web2web: P2P web powered by torrents and blockchain.

Workshops

• chat-room-server-and-p2p: workshop example creating a websocket chat room replaced with p2p version using webrtc
• p2p-file-sharing-workshop: Learn about distributed file sharing through a series of fun and exciting exercises.

Companies

• Greta
• peer5
• hive streaming
• Streamroot

Resources

• bittorrent spec: BitTorrent specification
• magnet URI scheme
• WebRTC infrastructure
• Getting Started
• rtc.io
• webtorrent.io: webtorrents for NodeJS and the browser
• chord
• webrtc-ring: resource discovery
• P2P design: Dominic Tarr on P2P design issues
• webgc: gossiping
• topology: different network topologies
• gossip
• membership management
• ipfs
• dynamic search
• p2pweb: Create a web where web pages are published/shared in a P2P fashion
• bitweb: websites sharing using bittorrent

• p2p handbook: introductory handbook on p2p tech & javascript

Other

• fill-disk
• brickhouse: security focused desktop applications
• bigchaindb: A scalable blockchain database

People

• mafintosh
• feross
• substack
• dominictarr
• maxogden
• jbenet
• diasdavid
• pfraze
• perguth
• nickdesaulniers
• noffle

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License

CC0.