In this tutorial I will show you how to create and upload a torrent file step by step using a freeware called utorrent.
It is also important that you understand a little about how torrents work. Torrents are the best way to share files. To download a torrent file you need a torrent client like utorrent, or bittorrent etc.
When you download a torrent you are downloading direct from other people like yourself, there are no central servers. People who have a full copy of the files and are uploading them are called ‘seeds’. People who have part of the files and are downloading them are called ‘leechers’ or ‘peers’. Peers also upload as they download.
Finally, if you are planning to upload a torrent you must make sure that you will be able to seed it for long enough for people to download a full copy of the files from you. 
Lets get started:
01. Download the utorrent from here, utorrent or from here, all other version for creating and downloading the torrent files.
It doesn’t need installation, just execute the package.
02. Now when you open the utorrent and click the icon shown below:
Or you can click Ctrl+N or go to ‘File -> Create New Torrent…’ under file menu.
03. A box will appear as shown below. If you are to upload a single file then click ‘Add file’ (1).
If you are uploading a folder with 2 or more files in it then click ‘Add directory’ (2).
Here I’ll add a directory, but the principle is just the same if you are uploading a single file.
04. Now browse to the folder which you want to upload. Then click ‘OK’.
05. Now comes the most important part. You now have to fill the URLs of the trackers you wish to use.
They are of two types:
a> Public trackers [accessible by everyone]
b> Private trackers [available only to private members]
A list of few public trackers are listed below:
PIRATEBAY WORKING:
http://a.tracker.thepiratebay.org/announce
http://open.tracker.thepiratebay.org/announce
http://tpb.tracker.prq.to/announce
http://tpb.tracker.thepiratebay.org/announce
http://tracker.prq.to/announce
http://tracker.thepiratebay.org/announce.php
http://tv.tracker.prq.to/announce
http://vip.tracker.thepiratebay.org/announceWORKING:
http://61.175.209.125:6969/announce
http://85.17.40.41:80/announce
http://bt-dbfr.shonencenter.net:8000/announce
http://bt.btbbt.com:7272/announce
http://bt.cngba.com:8000/announce
http://bt.tgbus.com:8080/announce
http://bw.tracker.bitwar.ru:3552/announce
http://deez-torrents.findhere.org:2710/announce
http://locustracker.findhere.org:2710/announce
http://modernmodem.no-ip.org:6969/announce
http://paranoya.homelinux.org:6969/announce
http://torrentz.ofgods.com:2710/announce
http://torrentdealer.ath.cx:6969/announce
http://torrential.dontexist.org/announce.php
http://tracker.bitebbs.com:6969/announce
http://tracker.btminer.com:2710/announce
http://tracker.deluxebits.to:3552/announce
http://tracker.torrent.to:2710/announce
http://unme.findhere.org:2710/announce
http://www.kompletlywyred.com:8702/announce
http://www.minitalk.net:50555/announce
http://www.sumotracker.com/announce
http://www.supanova.biz/tracker/announce.php
http://www.the-underdogs.info:6969/announce
http://www.torrent-downloads.to:2710/announceOFFLINE:
http://72.174.173.55:6969/announce
http://bittorrent.dyndns.org:6969/announce
http://ezard.ma.cx:6969/announce
http://pbt.net.pl:2710/announce
http://tk2.greedland.net:80/announce
http://torrent-chillaz.no-ip.org:6969/
http://torrent-downloads.deants.com:2710/announce
http://tracker.ydy.com:102/announce
http://tracker.piecesnbits.net:2710/announce
http://www.torrentvideos.com:6969/announceNOT WORKING:
http://bt1.ali213.net:6969/announce
http://gamebt.ali213.net:8000/announce
http://gm-realm.net:2710/announce
http://hpd-crew.homeftp.net:2710/announce
http://torrent-chillaz.no-ip.org:6969/
http://service.elstreeschool.org.uk:6969/announce
http://tracker.freshtorrents.org:2710/announce
http://tracker.reprobate.se:2710/announce
http://tracker.speedtorrent.to:2710/announce
For private trackers, look in the trackers area of the private torrent service provider.
06. Now fill in the URLs of the trackers, either from above or the ones you wish to use.
If you want to use more than one tracker then separate each tracker URL with a blank line.
Warning:Uploading copyright-protected material might be prohibited by law in some countries. Torrent sites not take any responsibility for your submissions.
07. Now tick the ‘Start seeding box’
And then click ‘Create and save as…’ button
08. A new window will pop up asking you to select the place to save the .torrent file. Select the place and then click on ‘Save’ button
09. Now when the uploading is done 100% in utorrent then go to your favorite torrent site and upload the .torrent file which you have saved in the previous step.
10. Now download the uploaded torrent file and navigate it to the folder which you used to create the torrent file. When done 100% downloading leave it for seeding so that others downloading your torrent file gets good speeds.
Hope this helps you!
23 Responses to How To Create A Torrent File And Upload It
weed February 20, 2009
thks very good
Anonymous March 7, 2009
Thank you very much for the very simply way you tought me! All the best for you!
Bariski March 7, 2009
Its my pleasure buddies :D
Gerry March 9, 2009
Hey Man – Good Explanation
However – Do I need to leave my computer on so people can download the files in question?
Is there anywhere you can upload to a public server?
Cheers.
Bariski March 9, 2009
Hello Gerry. Yes you have to leave your computer on till someone else (or many) completes downloading it, so that they can seed your torrent file.
Though you can still continue to seed your torrent to increase its seeds, That way the folks downloading your file will get good speeds. ;)
Just Google for public torrent sites :)
Hope this helps.
Gagandeep Singh April 14, 2009
wow all my queries regarding torrent(s) are solved after reading ur post nice work man.
Anonymous April 26, 2009
tq…..excellent article
Anonymous April 30, 2009
Something you should note – there is NO benefit to adding more than one tracker to a torrent. If anything, you put extra unneeded load on trackers, so it’s a BAD thing to do.
Bariski April 30, 2009
Bu that will surely help in more exposure :)
NRoeder May 10, 2009
So if I added this…
http://a.tracker.thepiratebay.org/announce
…to my torrent as a tracker. I would have to upload the torrent to Pirate Bay for this to have any effect correct?
Bariski May 10, 2009
Yes buddy :)
NRoeder May 10, 2009
Thanks, but…
I’m still slightly confused about all the trackers listed under WORKING… are they?
I mean I can’t connect to them via HTTP through my browser, are they down or can I just not do that.
How do I get my torrent onto their trackers?
Thanks a lot!
Bariski May 10, 2009
See they are only trackers not the sites, so they won’t open in your browser. But good thing is when you upload and even if you dont’ submit to all sites of which you have added the trackers, they can still be downloaded by those sites members.
Hope you understand.
COLDSNAP3078 May 17, 2009
OK IM SORRY BUT IM REALLY NEW AT THIS IV FOLLOWED YOUR STEPS THE SITE IV UPLOADED IT TOO HAS NO SEEDS FOR IT YET IM ONLINE AND MY UTORRENT WONT DOWNLOAD IT IT JUST KEEPS TELLING ME IV ALREADY GOT THIS TORRENT DO I WANT TO ADD THE TRACKERS THE SITE IV UPLOADED TO IS MININOVA
AND MY FRIENDS CANT FIND MY TORRENT ON THERE ETHER WHAT HAVE I DONE WRONG ?
Bariski May 17, 2009
Hi COLDSNAP3078, you got to add the torrent on site also, upload the torrent file there and seed from your utorrent. Hope this helps.
COLDSNAP3078 May 17, 2009
thanks it’s on there just took the site awhile to put it up still no seeds tho lol your guide was spot on thanks loads
Anonymous June 4, 2009
Do you know what happens if you get banned. I was kicked off for something silly and now I cant get my files up on any torrent site. I have changed my IP several times and signed up new accounts with different email addresses. I mailed mininova and got "tuff luck buddy" even though it was a missunderstanding. Am I now stumped with this? Do you know why I cant get back on? Hope you can help. Great instructions by the way! uTorrent is the way to go for sure!!
Bariski June 14, 2009
@COLDSNAP3078 Thanks.
@Anonymous Can you please tell me the name of the site for which this is happening to you?
Anonymous July 9, 2009
hi my download speed is slow say about 12 to 15 kb
and i have 4.45gb file to download there are seeds say 3 seeds and 78 peer how will i my download get compeleted it a game file
Alin October 25, 2011
THX, very much ! :)
shiva November 6, 2011
thnxx today i created my first torrent…thnx alot bro, :)
Alan November 28, 2011
How can I get my download speeds to increase. I can normally down load a 1 gig file in a few minutes but it took nealy all day to download a 98 gig file with 68 movies. I know I have a download speed much greater than what I am getting. I can upload about 2 mbps so the download should be about 5 to 10 times that. Please advise.
Joe December 18, 2011
Special thankx for trackers list