add future option to disable torrent-only streams

Signed-off-by: David Young <davidy@funkypenguin.co.nz>

.env-sample

@@ -183,6 +183,14 @@ PROXY_DEBRID_STREAM_MAX_CONNECTIONS=-1 # -1 to disable connection limits
 PROXY_DEBRID_STREAM_DEBRID_DEFAULT_SERVICE=realdebrid
 PROXY_DEBRID_STREAM_DEBRID_DEFAULT_APIKEY=CHANGE_ME
 
+# ============================== #
+# Torrent Stream Policy          #
+# ============================== #
+DISABLE_TORRENT_STREAMS=False # When true, torrent-only requests return a friendly message instead of magnets
+TORRENT_DISABLED_STREAM_NAME=[INFO] Comet # Stremio stream name shown when torrents are disabled
+TORRENT_DISABLED_STREAM_DESCRIPTION=Direct torrent playback is disabled on this server. Please configure a debrid provider. # Description shown to users in Stremio
+TORRENT_DISABLED_STREAM_URL=https://comet.fast # Optional URL included in the placeholder stream response
+
 # ============================== #
 # Content Filtering              #
 # ============================== #

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 * add optional database-backed anime mapping cache with configurable refresh interval
 * add `GUNICORN_PRELOAD_APP` setting to control whether workers inherit a preloaded app or initialize independently
 * add `DATABASE_STARTUP_CLEANUP_INTERVAL` to throttle heavy startup cleanup sweeps across workers
+* add `DISABLE_TORRENT_STREAMS` toggle with customizable placeholder stream metadata
 
 ## [2.31.0](https://github.com/g0ldyy/comet/compare/v2.30.0...v2.31.0) (2025-12-08)
 

comet/api/endpoints/stream.py

@@ -145,6 +145,17 @@ async def stream(
             ]
         }
 
+    if settings.DISABLE_TORRENT_STREAMS and config["debridService"] == "torrent":
+        placeholder_stream = {
+            "name": settings.TORRENT_DISABLED_STREAM_NAME or "[INFO] Comet",
+            "description": settings.TORRENT_DISABLED_STREAM_DESCRIPTION
+            or "Direct torrent playback is disabled on this server.",
+        }
+        if settings.TORRENT_DISABLED_STREAM_URL:
+            placeholder_stream["url"] = settings.TORRENT_DISABLED_STREAM_URL
+
+        return {"streams": [placeholder_stream]}
+
     connector = aiohttp.TCPConnector(limit=0)
     async with aiohttp.ClientSession(connector=connector) as session:
         metadata_scraper = MetadataScraper(session)

comet/core/models.py

@@ -100,6 +100,12 @@ class AppSettings(BaseSettings):
     PROXY_DEBRID_STREAM_DEBRID_DEFAULT_SERVICE: Optional[str] = "realdebrid"
     PROXY_DEBRID_STREAM_DEBRID_DEFAULT_APIKEY: Optional[str] = None
     STREMTHRU_URL: Optional[str] = "https://stremthru.13377001.xyz"
+    DISABLE_TORRENT_STREAMS: Optional[bool] = False
+    TORRENT_DISABLED_STREAM_NAME: Optional[str] = "[INFO] Comet"
+    TORRENT_DISABLED_STREAM_DESCRIPTION: Optional[str] = (
+        "Direct torrent playback is disabled on this server."
+    )
+    TORRENT_DISABLED_STREAM_URL: Optional[str] = "https://comet.fast"
     REMOVE_ADULT_CONTENT: Optional[bool] = False
     BACKGROUND_SCRAPER_ENABLED: Optional[bool] = False
     BACKGROUND_SCRAPER_CONCURRENT_WORKERS: Optional[int] = 1