# yangyangwithgnu/hardseed

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9,207 stars · 1,782 forks · C++ · GPL-2.0

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/yangyangwithgnu/hardseed
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/yangyangwithgnu-hardseed.md

## Description

Hardseed is a command-line forum media scraper and content archiver. It extracts images and torrent seeds from internet forums in bulk, saving the media and associated metadata to local directories.

The tool utilizes a proxy-enabled web scraping engine that rotates network traffic through multiple proxy servers and protocols to bypass rate limits and network restrictions. It includes a keyword-based media filter that matches user-defined strings within entry titles to include or exclude specific topics.

The system manages data extraction through batch-processed thread iteration and range-limited topic processing. Downloaded assets are organized into a folder hierarchy using template-based directory mapping derived from category and timestamp metadata. All operations are managed via a terminal-based command interface.

## Tags

### Data & Databases

- [Forum Media Scrapers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/forum-media-scrapers.md) — Extracts images and torrent seeds from internet forums in bulk to create local archives.
- [Batch Processing Utilities](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/batch-processing-utilities.md) — Processes forum entries in sequenced groups to extract media without overloading the source server.
- [Batch Media Scraping](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/data-scraping-tools/social-media-data-scraping/batch-media-scraping.md) — Extracts images and torrent seeds by iterating through forum threads in sequenced groups.
- [Range-Limited Indexing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/forum-media-scrapers/range-limited-indexing.md) — Provides the ability to target specific numerical ranges of forum IDs during the scraping process.

### Content Management & Publishing

- [Automated Media Archivers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/content-management-publishing/media-management/automated-media-archivers.md) — Automates the collection and local storage of forum media and metadata.

### Development Tools & Productivity

- [Command Line Interfaces](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/command-line-interfaces.md) — Provides a terminal-based interface for managing scraping and filtering routines.
- [Title-Based Content Filtering](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/search-query-utilities/keyword-matching/title-based-content-filtering.md) — Filters forum topics by matching user-defined keywords within entry titles.

### Graphics & Multimedia

- [Torrent Seed Scrapers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/media-processing-analysis/media-downloaders/torrent-seed-scrapers.md) — Scrapes and saves torrent files from targeted forum threads into organized directories.
- [CLI Archivers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/media-production-suites/media-management-production/media-archiving/media-content-archivers/cli-archivers.md) — Saves forum media and metadata using a terminal application with structured naming conventions.

### Networking & Communication

- [Multi-Protocol Proxy Clients](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/multi-protocol-proxy-clients.md) — Implements a client-side engine capable of routing traffic through multiple proxy protocols to bypass network restrictions. ([source](https://github.com/yangyangwithgnu/hardseed#readme))
- [Proxy Rotation Services](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/proxy-rotation-services.md) — Distributes network traffic across a rotating pool of proxy servers to circumvent rate limits.
- [Proxy Routing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/request-proxies/proxy-routing.md) — Routes automated download requests through multiple proxies to bypass network restrictions.
- [Proxy-Enabled Media Fetchers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/socks-proxies/proxy-enabled-media-fetchers.md) — Routes data extraction traffic through proxy servers to bypass rate limits and restrictions.
- [Torrent Seed Collectors](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/torrent-seed-collectors.md) — Automatically gathers torrent metadata and magnet links from forum topics.

### Business & Productivity Software

- [Index Range Selection](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/business-productivity-software/tag-filtering-systems/message-filtering/index-range-selection.md) — Constrains the scraping engine to a specific numerical range of forum IDs.

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [Metadata-Driven Directory Mapping](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/directory-based-organization/metadata-driven-directory-mapping.md) — Organizes downloaded assets into a folder hierarchy based on category and timestamp metadata.