murder
A method of using BitTorrent to distribute files to hundreds or thousands of servers for scalable, fast production deploys.
What is murder?
Murder is a deployment tool that uses BitTorrent technology to distribute files across large numbers of servers in production environments. It solves the problem of centralized deployment systems failing at scale by enabling peer-to-peer file sharing among servers. Originally developed at Twitter, it allows for fast, scalable deploys across hundreds to tens of thousands of machines.
DevOps engineers and system administrators managing large-scale server deployments who need efficient file distribution beyond what centralized systems can handle.
Developers choose Murder because it leverages BitTorrent's efficient peer-to-peer architecture to eliminate deployment bottlenecks at scale, offering significantly faster distribution than traditional methods in large environments.
Overview
Large scale server deploys using BitTorrent and the BitTornado library (NOTE: project no longer maintained)
Use Cases
Best For
- Deploying applications across hundreds or thousands of servers simultaneously
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