Is there a good book that explains all the BT technology? I’d like to use or bui...

feross · on July 13, 2020

Not a book, but I gave a talk at JSConf Asia in 2014 where I explain BitTorrent (and WebTorrent) from first principles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxHRATfvnlw

I also recommend just reading the BitTorrent spec. It's quite short and manageable as far as specs go.

fiatjaf · on July 13, 2020

After that, just read the BEPs directly: http://bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0000.html. They're small, easy to understand and straight to the point.

Then read the code for Webtorrent or other implementation in a language you're familiar with. You'll immediately recognize the BEPs there.