Web seeds are links to same file from another source which can be added to a torrent download session to improve its download speed. Examples of torrent programs who can add web seeds including KTorrent and qBitTorrent but not Transmission. This tutorial explains through an example how we can add several web seeds to a running torrent download using the program KTorrent.

Suppose a new GNU/Linux distro ISO image comes out without torrent. For example, deepin is known to be like that. You have downloaded the ISO and made sure it matched official checksum. So, how to publish torrent download for this huge ISO you have? Actually it's very simple, just use your BitTorrent client program to create a .torrent file and share this file to the internet! This article shows how to do it easily with KTorrent on KDE neon operating system. Despite that, you can also exercise this tutorial on any other OS as well. Enjoy sharing!

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