Internet Archive

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What is Archive.org - The Internet Archive?

  • The Internet Archive is a "non-profit library of millions of free texts, movies, software, music, websites, and more." [1]
  • Archive.org has become an invaluable source to find and upload sim files files such as mods
  • I particularly like the automatic generation of torrent seeds which should help ensure downloads are less likely to be lost to time
  • I have started an experiment to host my mods there to see how well Archive.org functions as a download repository (250411)
  • I have donated to them and recommend that you do, too, if you find yourself using it more than a few times

  • Archive.org has already proven themselves valuable as an archival place for many communities across a broad spectrum for many years

Automatically Generated Torrents and Seeding by Internet Archive for Uploads

  • When you upload a file to Archive.org, in addition to hosting a direct download they also automatically generate a torrent download and start seeding it, themselves.
  • Torrent downloads can be downloaded with an app like qBittorrent available directly or from the handy PortableApps

Example of Hosting Mod Downloads

Mirroring and Seeding My Internet Archive Torrents

  • See how I'm mirroring and acting as a secondary seed for my Internet Archive torrents with qBittorrent