| 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. Rewards-on genesis is block
508734353 (2026-09-25T10:27:13.000Z, hash
0xf2f0f3987859ad093977ec3461ac474763d82fdb3df2ae1ccea5c028e365ef00);
at that block totalSupply = 0.
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 via Matrix / email if you set those on your profile.
The long version of browse, pay, and download is the browse and download tutorial.