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Does this also share back DHT information like a "server"? I am not downloading torrents, but I always wished to have a daemon running on my servers to help the overall DHT networks health. Is there anything like this out there? A DHT server, that only collects, stores and gives back information?

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> Does this also share back DHT information like a "server"?

No, it ignores all incoming requests. You don't need special software to help out, just run any normal Bittorrent client in the background (no need to download or share anything) and it will help out. Just make sure you forward the right port if you are behind a NAT. Traffic will slowly increase over time, and drop quickly when offline, so leaving it up for days at a time is better when possible.

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