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torrent-paradise [0] is a go project which seems to do the same as your project and has existed since 2019. It’s since gone down but remains up on IPFS [1] but its index hasn’t updated since January.

[0] https://github.com/urbanguacamole/torrent-paradise

[1] https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/QmQjsKamNFZRvCMXDvZXQmRYjsm...

remains up on IPFS [1] but its index hasn’t updated since January.

But only the "about" page remains up, right? Because both https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipns/torrent-paradise.ml and https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipns/12D3KooWB3GY1u6zMLqnf3MJ8zh... show a command-line(!) error

If my mental model of IPFS is correct, it means no one is seeding the underlying IPFS ... CIDs? ... that those links point to

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