Demonoid

Demonoid
Screenshot
Demonoid logo and screenshot of homepage.
Type of site
Torrent index, magnet links provider
Available inEnglish
Created byDeimos
RevenueAdvertisements (banners), donations
URLhttps://www.demonoid.is
CommercialNo
RegistrationRequired
LaunchedApril 21, 2003 (2003-04-21)
Current statusOnline

Demonoid is a BitTorrent tracker and website founded in 2003 to facilitate file-sharing related discussion and provide a searchable index of torrent files. The site underwent intermittent periods of extended downtime in its history due to the occasional need to move the server, generally caused by cancellation of ISP service due to local political pressure.[1]

Reports announced the accidental death of its founder Deimos in August 2018. Following the event, the website was closed on September 17, 2018.[2][3] In July 2019, Demonoid staffers launched a new version of the website to revive the project.[4]

  1. ^ "TechCorner » Top 5 Popular Torrent Sites of 2007". Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  2. ^ Van der Sar, Ernesto (16 April 2019). "Demonoid Founder 'Deimos' is Believed to Have Passed Away". TorrentFreak. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Commemoration". Demonoid. Archived from the original on 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  4. ^ Van der Sar, Ernesto (24 July 2019). "Demonoid Staffers Launch New Site to Keep the Legacy Alive". TorrentFreak. Archived from the original on 2020-12-24. Retrieved 2020-07-09.

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