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Founded with a leading peer-to-peer sharing technology standard in 2004, BitTorrent, Inc. is a consumer software company based in San Francisco. Its protocol is the largest decentralized P2P network in the world, driving 22% of upstream and 3% of downstream traffic globally.

Its flagship desktop and mobile products, BitTorrent and µTorrent, enable users to send large files over the internet, connecting legitimate third-party content providers with users. With over 100 million active users, BitTorrent products have been installed on over 1 billion devices in over 138 countries worldwide.

Since November 2018, TRON (TRX), Binance (BNB), and Bitcoin (BTC) holders have the opportunity to purchase one-year subscriptions of BitTorrent or µTorrent products, including Ads Free and Pro for Windows. Pro includes anti-virus and anti-malware screening, file converting and playability in HD. Users can visit bittorrent.com or utorrent.com to learn more.

26 Aug 2025 10:03am GMT

In the new architecture of BTFS 4.0, Open Nodes and Storage Provider (SP) Nodes serve distinct roles, each with unique functionalities and responsibilities. This document provides a detailed comparison of these two node types.

What is an Open Node?

Open Nodes are the most fundamental node type in the BTFS network. Any individual developer, tech enthusiast, or organization can freely download BTFS software to deploy and operate an Open Node. Key characteristics of Open Nodes include:

Hardware requirements for Open Nodes

What is a Storage Provider Node?

In BTFS 4.0, Storage Provider (SP) Nodes are high-performance nodes dedicated to providing reliable and efficient storage services. Key characteristics of SP Nodes include:

• Advanced Hardware Requirements: SP Nodes must meet strict hardware specifications to ensure dependable storage performance.
• High Reliability and Availability: SP Nodes need to maintain excellent uptime and stability to meet network demands.
• Validator Status: To qualify as an SP Node, operators must first become validators on the BTTC network, demonstrating sufficient technical expertise and resources.
• Reward System: SP Nodes earn incentives through the BTFS reward mechanism for their storage contributions to the network.

Want to become an SP Node? Visit our documentation: https://docs.btfs.io/docs/how-to-become-a-btfs-sp#/

BTFS Open Nodes vs. Storage Provider (SP) Nodes

Summary

Open Nodes and SP Nodes play different roles in the BTFS network. While Open Nodes encourage user participation in decentralized storage, SP Nodes focus on high-performance storage services. The two roles complement each other, driving the growth of the BTFS network.

About BTFS

The BitTorrent File System (BTFS) is both a protocol and a web application that provides a content-addressable peer-to-peer mechanism for storing and sharing digital content in a decentralized file system, as well as a base platform for decentralized applications (Dapp). The BTFS team has been working on the latest network operations and BTT market sentiment, etc., to make a series of dynamic adjustments such as upload prices and airdrop reward schemes.

21 Aug 2025 6:28am GMT

Founded with a leading peer-to-peer sharing technology standard in 2004, BitTorrent, Inc. is a consumer software company based in San Francisco. Its protocol is the largest decentralized P2P network in the world, driving 22% of upstream and 3% of downstream traffic globally.

Its flagship desktop and mobile products, BitTorrent and µTorrent, enable users to send large files over the internet, connecting legitimate third-party content providers with users. With over 100 million active users, BitTorrent products have been installed on over 1 billion devices in over 138 countries worldwide.

Since November 2018, TRON (TRX), Binance (BNB), and Bitcoin (BTC) holders have the opportunity to purchase one-year subscriptions of BitTorrent or µTorrent products, including Ads Free and Pro for Windows. Pro includes anti-virus and anti-malware screening, file converting and playability in HD. Users can visit bittorrent.com or utorrent.com to learn more.

19 Aug 2025 7:21am GMT

Founded with a leading peer-to-peer sharing technology standard in 2004, BitTorrent, Inc. is a consumer software company based in San Francisco. Its protocol is the largest decentralized P2P network in the world, driving 22% of upstream and 3% of downstream traffic globally.

Its flagship desktop and mobile products, BitTorrent and µTorrent, enable users to send large files over the internet, connecting legitimate third-party content providers with users. With over 100 million active users, BitTorrent products have been installed on over 1 billion devices in over 138 countries worldwide.

Since November 2018, TRON (TRX), Binance (BNB), and Bitcoin (BTC) holders have the opportunity to purchase one-year subscriptions of BitTorrent or µTorrent products, including Ads Free and Pro for Windows. Pro includes anti-virus and anti-malware screening, file converting and playability in HD. Users can visit bittorrent.com or utorrent.com to learn more.

12 Aug 2025 4:55am GMT

Founded with a leading peer-to-peer sharing technology standard in 2004, BitTorrent, Inc. is a consumer software company based in San Francisco. Its protocol is the largest decentralized P2P network in the world, driving 22% of upstream and 3% of downstream traffic globally.

Its flagship desktop and mobile products, BitTorrent and µTorrent, enable users to send large files over the internet, connecting legitimate third-party content providers with users. With over 100 million active users, BitTorrent products have been installed on over 1 billion devices in over 138 countries worldwide.

Since November 2018, TRON (TRX), Binance (BNB), and Bitcoin (BTC) holders have the opportunity to purchase one-year subscriptions of BitTorrent or µTorrent products, including Ads Free and Pro for Windows. Pro includes anti-virus and anti-malware screening, file converting and playability in HD. Users can visit bittorrent.com or utorrent.com to learn more.

05 Aug 2025 10:37am GMT

Founded with a leading peer-to-peer sharing technology standard in 2004, BitTorrent, Inc. is a consumer software company based in San Francisco. Its protocol is the largest decentralized P2P network in the world, driving 22% of upstream and 3% of downstream traffic globally.

Its flagship desktop and mobile products, BitTorrent and µTorrent, enable users to send large files over the internet, connecting legitimate third-party content providers with users. With over 100 million active users, BitTorrent products have been installed on over 1 billion devices in over 138 countries worldwide.

Since November 2018, TRON (TRX), Binance (BNB), and Bitcoin (BTC) holders have the opportunity to purchase one-year subscriptions of BitTorrent or µTorrent products, including Ads Free and Pro for Windows. Pro includes anti-virus and anti-malware screening, file converting and playability in HD. Users can visit bittorrent.com or utorrent.com to learn more.

29 Jul 2025 7:46am GMT

Founded with a leading peer-to-peer sharing technology standard in 2004, BitTorrent, Inc. is a consumer software company based in San Francisco. Its protocol is the largest decentralized P2P network in the world, driving 22% of upstream and 3% of downstream traffic globally.

Its flagship desktop and mobile products, BitTorrent and µTorrent, enable users to send large files over the internet, connecting legitimate third-party content providers with users. With over 100 million active users, BitTorrent products have been installed on over 1 billion devices in over 138 countries worldwide.

Since November 2018, TRON (TRX), Binance (BNB), and Bitcoin (BTC) holders have the opportunity to purchase one-year subscriptions of BitTorrent or µTorrent products, including Ads Free and Pro for Windows. Pro includes anti-virus and anti-malware screening, file converting and playability in HD. Users can visit bittorrent.com or utorrent.com to learn more.

22 Jul 2025 6:57am GMT

What Is a Storage Provider?

To boost network efficiency, storage service quality, and long-term growth of the BTFS network, BTFS 4.0 has introduced a new role: Storage Providers (SPs). Favorable incentives offered to these high-performance, professional operators are intended to draw in nodes with superior technical capabilities and resources, ultimately building a highly available and trustworthy decentralized storage network.

Compared to traditional BTFS nodes, SP nodes must meet significantly higher standards in hardware, service stability, and availability.

Additionally, one must become a validator on the BTTC network before qualifying as an SP. This mechanism enhances the overall performance and credibility of the BTFS network, laying a solid foundation for future decentralized infrastructure.

Steps to Become an SP on BTFS

The application process involves three key steps:

1. Become a BTTC Validator

Start by becoming a BTTC Validator - this prerequisite is designed to further integrate the BTTC ecosystem and reinforce overall network security and stability. Once their identity and stake are confirmed, Validators participate in the network consensus process, secure on-chain transactions, and provide BTFS with dependable infrastructure support.

Learn how to become a BTTC Validator: Validator Overview

2. Deploy a BTFS SP Node

Deploy your node following the recommended hardware specifications and service-level requirements below. Please refer to Install BTFS Node for the detailed deployment guide.

Hardware Requirements:

• CPU: 16 cores or higher
• Memory: 64 GB RAM or more
• Storage: High-speed SSD (> 1 PB)
• Network: Stable public IP address (upload speed ≥100 Mbps, download speed ≥160 Mbps)
• Operating System: Linux (Ubuntu 18.04+ recommended)

Service Availability:

To meet enterprise-level standards for reliability and availability, BTFS 4.0 SP nodes must meet the following standards:

• Uptime Service Level Agreement (SLA): 99.9%
• Data Durability: 99.99%

These standards can ensure users' consistent access to data at any time, with guarantees of data integrity and security.

3. Submit an SP Application

You can submit your SP application via BTFS's proposal page once you have become a BTTC Validator and deployed your nodes:

• Go to scan.btfs.io/proposal
• Connect your wallet
• Select proposal type: Create Storage Provider
• Provide the following details:
• Storage Provider Name
• Storage Provider Node ID
• Storage Provider Node Address
• Validator Name
• Validator Address

Once it is submitted, the system will interact with the proposal contract to generate a record of your application. You will become an SP only after your application is approved by the BTFS team.

Running an Open Node

In line with its decentralized philosophy, BTFS remains fully open-source and strives to build a distributed storage network that is open, transparent, and accessible to all. Developers, tech enthusiasts, and institutional operators can download BTFS to deploy and run open nodes, contributing to the network's development and maintenance.

Unlike SPs, who have to make an application and meet the prerequisites, open node operators can participate with minimal hardware requirements. Nevertheless, they are not qualified for BTFS airdrop incentives for the moment.

Hardware Requirements:

• CPU: 2 cores or higher
• Memory: 2 GB RAM or more
• Storage: High-speed SSD (> 500 GB)
• Network: Stable public IP address (upload speed ≥10 Mbps, download speed ≥10 Mbps)

Operating System: Linux (Ubuntu 18.04+ recommended)

About BTFS

The BitTorrent File System (BTFS) is both a protocol and a web application that provides a content-addressable peer-to-peer mechanism for storing and sharing digital content in a decentralized file system, as well as a base platform for decentralized applications (Dapp). The BTFS team has been working on the latest network operations and BTT market sentiment, etc., to make a series of dynamic adjustments such as upload prices and airdrop reward schemes.

21 Jul 2025 6:10am GMT

Founded with a leading peer-to-peer sharing technology standard in 2004, BitTorrent, Inc. is a consumer software company based in San Francisco. Its protocol is the largest decentralized P2P network in the world, driving 22% of upstream and 3% of downstream traffic globally.

Its flagship desktop and mobile products, BitTorrent and µTorrent, enable users to send large files over the internet, connecting legitimate third-party content providers with users. With over 100 million active users, BitTorrent products have been installed on over 1 billion devices in over 138 countries worldwide.

Since November 2018, TRON (TRX), Binance (BNB), and Bitcoin (BTC) holders have the opportunity to purchase one-year subscriptions of BitTorrent or µTorrent products, including Ads Free and Pro for Windows. Pro includes anti-virus and anti-malware screening, file converting and playability in HD. Users can visit bittorrent.com or utorrent.com to learn more.

15 Jul 2025 8:58am GMT

Founded with a leading peer-to-peer sharing technology standard in 2004, BitTorrent, Inc. is a consumer software company based in San Francisco. Its protocol is the largest decentralized P2P network in the world, driving 22% of upstream and 3% of downstream traffic globally.

Its flagship desktop and mobile products, BitTorrent and µTorrent, enable users to send large files over the internet, connecting legitimate third-party content providers with users. With over 100 million active users, BitTorrent products have been installed on over 1 billion devices in over 138 countries worldwide.

Since November 2018, TRON (TRX), Binance (BNB), and Bitcoin (BTC) holders have the opportunity to purchase one-year subscriptions of BitTorrent or µTorrent products, including Ads Free and Pro for Windows. Pro includes anti-virus and anti-malware screening, file converting and playability in HD. Users can visit bittorrent.com or utorrent.com to learn more.

08 Jul 2025 7:22am GMT