A seedbox that allows streaming is a great buy. I split the $40/mo cost among 4 people and have a server on 50Gb connection, 20TB of upload per month(streaming bandwidth excluded) and 8TB of storage. Using private trackers I can add new content nearly instantly (under 5 seconds for a 1080p copy, a few minutes for 4k things) so even if it isn’t already available it’ll be done before your popcorn.
A hosted server that exists to run bittorrent (and other things). Usually these are managed by the host so you don’t need to know anything about managing a server. You just get a web interface to install and configure apps and credentials to connect to your FTP server.
The advantage is the server is usually located in a datacenter with incredibly fast and cheap bandwidth while also being in a country that doesn’t care much about US copyright.
You can get cheap ones for like $5/mo with tiny storage. These are basically so they can download from Bittorrent and you can copy the files to your PC (using something like SFTP or rsync). This is a better, imo, option than torrenting via a VPN and protects you from your ISP/government determining that you use BitTorrent.
You can pay a bit more for other features too. I have more storage, more upload bandwidth and the ability to run streaming apps (Jellyfin and Plex) which don’t count against my upload bandwidth.
The better torrent sites are all private and, generally, having a seedbox is a requirement for membership. So it also allows you access to higher quality sites with better seeded torrents.
Hey I’m looking to get a seedbox myself, I don’t have much storage left on my PC so I am looking for one that can host the files and let me stream them, preferably with Plex or Jellyfin somehow, can you share the name of your seed box provider
My Jellyfin user’s password sharing will continue.
Don’t be a savage, create users for people.
I should get into that, I at least have all four seasons of WestWorld still available for viewing.
A seedbox that allows streaming is a great buy. I split the $40/mo cost among 4 people and have a server on 50Gb connection, 20TB of upload per month(streaming bandwidth excluded) and 8TB of storage. Using private trackers I can add new content nearly instantly (under 5 seconds for a 1080p copy, a few minutes for 4k things) so even if it isn’t already available it’ll be done before your popcorn.
What a seedbox?
A hosted server that exists to run bittorrent (and other things). Usually these are managed by the host so you don’t need to know anything about managing a server. You just get a web interface to install and configure apps and credentials to connect to your FTP server.
The advantage is the server is usually located in a datacenter with incredibly fast and cheap bandwidth while also being in a country that doesn’t care much about US copyright.
You can get cheap ones for like $5/mo with tiny storage. These are basically so they can download from Bittorrent and you can copy the files to your PC (using something like SFTP or rsync). This is a better, imo, option than torrenting via a VPN and protects you from your ISP/government determining that you use BitTorrent.
You can pay a bit more for other features too. I have more storage, more upload bandwidth and the ability to run streaming apps (Jellyfin and Plex) which don’t count against my upload bandwidth.
The better torrent sites are all private and, generally, having a seedbox is a requirement for membership. So it also allows you access to higher quality sites with better seeded torrents.
Thanks for asking. I was wondering too!
Hey I’m looking to get a seedbox myself, I don’t have much storage left on my PC so I am looking for one that can host the files and let me stream them, preferably with Plex or Jellyfin somehow, can you share the name of your seed box provider
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