| What you can do | Web (this guide) |
|---|---|
| Browse & search | Yes |
| Pay TTT and download | Yes |
| Free download (cooldown) | No — desktop only |
| Upload, pin and earn TTT | No — desktop only |
| Vote and comment | Threads display; posting needs desktop |
1. Get a wallet on Arbitrum One
The web site uses an Ethereum web wallet add-on that
provides window.ethereum — on
Arbitrum One (Ethereum L2, chain ID 42161).
- Install an Ethereum web wallet add-on such as Rabby or MetaMask.
- Create a new wallet or import an existing one. Back up the seed phrase offline.
- Add or switch to Arbitrum One. Wallet add-ons usually offer it under Networks → Add network.
Browsing and searching never spend TTT. You only need the wallet when you Pay.
2. Get a little TTT (and ETH for gas)
- ETH on Arbitrum One — tiny amounts for approve and pay txs.
- TTT — the Torrentech ERC-20. Paid downloads burn
2 TTT by default (owner-tunable). Contract:
0x52Ca05fF11c9b5c3c27A232066604ecE048F8334on Arbitrum One (Arbiscan).
The web site has no free download. Nobody holds TTT at genesis. Use the desktop app (free download there, once per cooldown) and pin, or get TTT first.
3. Open the site and connect
- Go to app.torrentech.org.
- Click Connect Ethereum web wallet add-on and approve the connection.
- Confirm the wallet is on Arbitrum One.
- Browse and search are free; Pay burns TTT.
4. Find a release and pay
- Browse or search for an artist, album, label, or tag.
- Open a release to see cover, details, and available formats (FLAC, MP3, …).
- On a format row, choose Pay
NTTT — burnsNTTT (default 2). Your wallet will ask to approve the Access contract, then confirm the payment. Burn is intentional: it frees mint headroom for pin rewards (see tokenomics). - Wait for the transaction to confirm. Download buttons for that format then become available. Album audio on the mesh is encrypted; the app decrypts it after you pay.
Moderators and admins have a separate staff download (no TTT) for review. Ordinary users only see Pay.
Threads display on the web catalog. Posting a comment or Good / Bad needs a Ceramic sign-in in the desktop app. The web Details view may still show those controls after wallet connect; those writes fail without that session.
5. Save the files
After you have paid, each format row offers:
- Download .tar
- .zip
- Open using IPFS gateway — browse IPFS through HTTP gateway
There is no Download and Pin on the web. That button is desktop app only.
Getting help
- Matrix — #torrentech:matrix.org
- Staff contact — moderators may reach you on Blockscan Chat (wallet-to-wallet), or via Matrix / email if you set those on your profile.