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Cross-Seed

Cross-Seed is a self-hosted automation tool that cross-seeds existing torrents to additional BitTorrent trackers.

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Cross-Seed is a self-hosted automation tool that cross-seeds existing torrents to additional BitTorrent trackers. It monitors configured torrent clients, matches content to other trackers, and creates seeds automatically. It is for homelab users who want to reduce manual seeding and improve tracker ratios.

Platform availability

Available on 2 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox
  • Helm (not listed)
  • Mac (not listed)
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

66/100 Good

Maintained
77last commit 122 days ago
Popular
641,561 GitHub stars
Easy to install
452 install platforms, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
No data

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 17 days ago

GitHub stars
1,561
Open issues
100
Last commit
2026-06-15
Latest release
v6.13.7
License
Apache-2.0
Activity
stale

Checked 9 days ago - source: GitHub (cross-seed/cross-seed)

Resources & Compatibility

Requirements not published yet.

Checked 17 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Install Rust first Run the rustup installer so your system has Rust and cargo (Rust's package installer). The install steps rely on cargo, so they will not work without it. source
  • Quick install with cargo-binstall Use cargo binstall cross to get a ready-made binary instead of building from source. This is a faster first setup if pre-built binaries are available for your system. source
  • Enable Docker cross-architecture support Run the one-time binfmt install command on the Docker host so Docker can run binaries built for another CPU type. Without it, cross-architecture builds can fail with an exec format error. source
  • Requirements Requires Node.js 24 or newer, a Torznab indexer (Prowlarr or Jackett), and a supported torrent client: rTorrent, qBittorrent, Deluge, or Transmission. source

Fetched 9 days ago - each note links to its source

Alternatives

No alternatives collected yet.

Common questions

What indexer support does cross-seed need to find cross-seeds?

It needs indexers that support Torznab, typically through Prowlarr or Jackett, and at least one supported torrent client.

Can I use Docker if I want linking, partial matching, or data-based matching?

No, the docs say not to use Docker if you want linking, partial matching, or data-based matching.

Which Docker image tag should I use for a stable cross-seed deployment?

Use the latest tag for the most recent release. The prerelease tag includes prereleases, and master is for development code that may not have been released yet.

Is cross-seed intended for public trackers?

It is designed primarily for private trackers, and the docs direct public-tracker use to the FAQ for more details.

Answers sourced from cross-seed.org, github.com

Community

Collected 16 days ago - public community threads