# About BitTorrent, also referred to as simply torrent, is a communication protocol for [[peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P)]].^[[BitTorrent - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent)] # Torrent File Torrent files or meta-info files are a computer file that contains metadata about files and folders to be distributed, and usually also a list of the network locations of [[BitTorrent#Tracker/Indexer|trackers]].^[[Torrent file - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrent_file)] # Tracker/Indexer A **BitTorrent tracker** is a special type of [[Server|server]] that assists in the communication between peers using the BitTorrent protocol.^[[BitTorrent tracker - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_tracker)]