Most of the sites that index torrents no longer host their own trackers. They stay “once removed” that way I presume. This tracker started in 2009 and has gone

Most of the sites that index torrents no longer host their own trackers. They stay “once removed” that way I presume. This tracker started in 2009 and has gone offline twice since, returning from the ashes most recently in 2018. It runs on opentracker software that anyone can download and run, but it would seem popularity and widespread use make a tracker more useful to the public. It also bears the brunt of legal issues since it remains high-profile and subject to numerous court cases.