[OSM-talk] Testing torrents for the planet dump

[Maarten Deen]

On 2020-02-09 16:17, Christian Quest wrote:
> A couple of weeks ago, I've (re) started sharing planet dump files
> using Bittorrent to test an alternative way to distribute our planet
> dumps to reduce the bandwidth load on the OSMF servers.
> 
> Here is a short summary after 2 weeks tests...
> 
> The torrents are generated a few hours after the planet dump
> availability on planet.openstreetmap.org server (time needed to
> download the original file to generate the torrent).

A question about updates of the torrent. The planet changes weekly. 
Suppose I download the plannet using the torrent and then also seed it, 
what happens when the next planet comes available? Do I need to use a 
different torrent to download it again or will the one I have be 
updated?

Regards,
Maarten