Axanar On Demand · technical guide
Our in-browser player already uses WebTorrent (WebRTC) so fans can peer-download without installing anything. This page is for technically inclined users who want to persist the films offline and seed them indefinitely so the On Demand network stays healthy for everyone else.
Progressive masters live on Axanar Media (Tigris) with dual HTTP webseeds (including Internet Archive). BitTorrent adds a peer layer: every fan who keeps a complete copy uploading reduces origin cost and keeps titles reachable if a CDN is slow or offline. You are not “pirating” — these are official free On Demand releases distributed with magnets we publish.
.torrent in qBittorrent / WebTorrent Desktop / Transmission — best for long-term seeding.Prefer clients that support play while downloading (sequential download + first/last pieces first). Pair incomplete files with VLC or mpv if needed.
| # | Client | Platforms | Why for video | Effort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | qBittorrent | Windows · Mac · Linux | Sequential download + “Preview file” / play while downloading. Clean, ad-free, highly reliable magnet support. | Very low |
| 2 | WebTorrent Desktop | Windows · Mac · Linux | Built for instant streaming. Paste a magnet → plays almost immediately. Seeking, Chromecast / AirPlay / DLNA. | Lowest |
| 3 | Transmission | Windows · Mac · Linux | Lightweight sequential download. Extremely simple and stable (especially strong on Mac / Linux). | Low |
| 4 | BATorrent | Windows · Mac · Linux | Modern UI with built-in player, sequential streaming, library-style browsing. | Low |
| 5 | Deluge | Windows · Mac · Linux | Plugin-friendly streaming, lightweight daemon + web UI for always-on seed boxes. | Medium |
Enable sequential download in preferences (wording varies by OS). On macOS the native UI is ideal for background seeding. For always-on archives, run Transmission as a daemon on a home NAS or small VPS and add all catalog magnets below.
A magnet is a compact URI: the content infohash, display name, public trackers (WSS for browsers + UDP/HTTP for desktops), and optional HTTP webseeds. Clicking “Magnet” on a film page hands that URI to your OS default BitTorrent handler.
The .torrent file is only metadata (piece hashes, name, trackers, webseeds) — not the movie. Same infohash as the magnet. Prefer same-origin /torrents/<slug>.torrent downloads so WebTorrent gets a CORS-friendly bootstrap.
If a client only has the infohash (no trackers), metadata caches like btcache.me can sometimes recover a .torrent — our site already publishes the full file so you normally won’t need that.
Streaming in the browser helps short-term. Desktop seeding is what keeps titles available for the long haul — “archival in undefined perpetuity” for the next fan who opens a magnet five years from now.
Quick start: install qBittorrent as your main seeder; keep WebTorrent Desktop for “watch this right now” sessions.
Official free titles with published magnets. Open any film page for guided browser download, or copy the magnet into your client.
Only share official Axanar On Demand magnets and torrents published on this site. Content remains a fan production; not endorsed by CBS/Paramount. For product status see /status.