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I want a web-based OS with a torrent client and I want to link it to one of the many free cloud storage solutions. I think it would be really cool to be able to check and download torrents anywhere and not use my hardware or connection until I want to transfer the files down to my actual desktop (like burning a Linux ISO or to convert the file to a IFO format). Anywyas, I created accounts at 4Shared, EyeOS, GlideOS, ADrive and iCloud and am having no luck. There is an eyeTorrent app but I can't seem to get it configured and I can't log into my cloud storage from the cloud OS.

Has anyone been able to pull this off and if so would you please explain how?

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This would completely defeat the point of peer-to-peer downloading. The whole idea is that distributed nodes are downloading and uploading parts of the file in question, without using a central server. Using a web hosted server to download your torrents will use up lots of that server's resources, which a host is unlikely to want. Additionally, you would then be just downloading an ISO in the end anyways, and most services that provide torrents for legal use also have a direct method of downloading their files (like linux ISOs as you mentioned). Basically, what you're trying to do is redundant and extremely unlikely to actually exist, particularly for free.

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At first I thought this to but a hosted torrent downloading service has the added advanteg that you don't have to keep your computer on while downloading a slow torrent and it probably has a better upload speed then a tipical home internet connection which in turn is better for the swarm. – Andris Mar 6 '11 at 20:25
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It is not an online OS but it will let you check and download torrents anywhere and not use your hardware or connection until you want to transfer the files down to your machine...

Put.io

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You could use leechpack. It is not free, but does basically what you want including providing storage space for your downloads.

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