The best thing about this method is that Remobo is actually a platform, leaving you free to use any BT client you prefer. Of course, like any other app that runs on top of this platform, it requires no configuration nor networking knowledge to get up and running. This method below works on both Windows and Mac OS X.

Getting Started

Say you want to share the latest and greatest movie trailer, tv show, music video or whatever else you can imagine, with all your buddies. These media files might not contain anything copyrighted or even questionable, but you value your privacy and freedom and want to make sure not even your ISP can see that you are sharing this file. This is where Remobo's instant private BT sharing comes in.

Step 1: Login to Remobo and Add Your Buddies

After that just create a new account instantly or login with your existing one. Then, have your buddies do the same and add them to your buddy list. At its core, this app will create an instant VPN between you and your buddies so everything you send and receive from each other over Remobo is encrypted and secure. This is what keeps everything "private".

Step 2: Choose the Files and/or Folders to Share

This is where the magic happens. From the Remobo app, you can slick on "My Shared Files" and start adding a bunch of files and folders that you want to share. Its best to add each bundle of files separately, though it is also OK to add just one huge parent folder and let your buddies decide what they want exactly. The choice depends on how many files you have and how easy you want your buddies to be able to find stuff.

After choosing the files and folders, Remobo will automatically create torrent files for these in the background and even start seeding them up via a built-in BT process that is used for seeding and tracker purposes only. Its important to note that only people in your Remobo buddy list can connect and download these torrent files from you, so its not as if you are seeding or tracking these files publicly.

Step 3: Your Buddies can Now Browse, Search and Download Your Shared Files Privately

After that initial setup, your buddies will be able to see all your shared files by clicking on you in their buddy list and selecting "View Shared Files". This will bring up a familiar web interface listing all the torrent files that have been created for you. Remember, Remobo created these files when you decided to share them and is also seeding them for you... so there's no extra work or BitTorrent knowledge required on your end.

Your buddies can click on any of these torrent files to launch their preferred BT client. It works like any of the public torrent tracker sites out there, except that all data between you and your buddy is securely encrypted by Remobo and no one besides your own buddies can ever see this list of shared files.

Wrapping Up

Now that you know how to create a private BitTorrent file sharing network... go round up a bunch of your trusted buddies and start sharing those files with each other privately and securely! In fact, ISPs can't even throttle your bandwidth because it doesn't look like BT traffic at all... just a bunch of encrypted data packets... kinda like what it would look like if you were working from home via your corporate VPN ;-)