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Add instructions for Torrent-Streaming to docs. (#291)
* Add instructions for Torrent-Streaming to docs. - These instructions can then be linked to in UIs, where the post_url is a torrent magnet link. - Context: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues/4204 * Fixing up language, and wiki link.
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Lemmy also allows sharing of images and videos. To upload an image, go to the _Create post_ page and click the little image icon under the _URL_ field. This allows you to select a local image. If you made a mistake, a popup message allows you to delete the image. The same image button also allows uploading of videos in .gif format. Instead of uploading a local file, you can also simply paste the URL of an image or video from another website.
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Lemmy also allows sharing of images and videos. To upload an image, go to the _Create post_ page and click the little image icon under the _URL_ field. This allows you to select a local image. If you made a mistake, a popup message allows you to delete the image. The same image button also allows uploading of videos in .gif format. Instead of uploading a local file, you can also simply paste the URL of an image or video from another website.
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Note that this functionality is not meant to share large images or videos, because that would require too many server resources. Instead, upload them on another platform like [PeerTube](https://joinpeertube.org/) or [Pixelfed](https://pixelfed.org/), and share the link on Lemmy.
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Note that this functionality is not meant to share large images or videos, because that would require too many server resources. Instead, upload them on another platform like [PeerTube](https://joinpeertube.org/) or [Pixelfed](https://pixelfed.org/), and share the link on Lemmy.
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## Torrents
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Since Lemmy doesn't host large videos or other media, users can share files using [BitTorrent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent) links. In BitTorrent, files are shared not by a single user, but by _many users_ at the same time. This makes file sharing efficient, fast, and reliable, as long as several sources are sharing the files.
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Lemmy supports posting torrent magnet links (links that start with `magnet:`) in the post _URL_ field, or as markdown links within comments.
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With this, Lemmy can serve as an alternative to centralized media-centric services like YouTube and Spotify.
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### How to watch Torrents
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#### Beginner
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To easily stream videos and audio on Lemmy, you can use any of the following apps. After clicking on a torrent link in Lemmy, a dialog will pop up asking you to open the link in the app.
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- [Stremio](https://www.stremio.com/) (Desktop, Android)
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- [WebTorrent Desktop](https://webtorrent.io/desktop/) (Desktop)
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- [Popcorn Time](https://github.com/popcorn-official/popcorn-desktop) (Desktop)
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- [xTorrent](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gamemalt.streamtorrentvideos) (Android)
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#### Expert
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For those who would like to help share files, you can use any of the following torrent clients.
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- [qBittorrent](https://qbittorrent.org/) (Desktop)
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- [Deluge](https://www.deluge-torrent.org/) (Desktop)
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- [Transmission](https://transmissionbt.com/) (Desktop)
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- [LibreTorrent](https://gitlab.com/proninyaroslav/libretorrent) (Android)
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If you'd like, you can also set up a media server to view this content on any device. Some good options are:
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- [Jellyfin](https://jellyfin.org/) (Movies, TV, Music, Audiobooks)
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- [Navidrome](https://www.navidrome.org/) (Music)
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