I would just keep my PC on 24/7. Did that for a good decade before I built a server. Now the ARR stacks make torrenting on private sites effortless.
theonetruedroid
joined 1 week ago
Running qBittorrent over web UI was a game changer. I was running it off a personal PC for the longest time (usually my newest gaming machine) but finally built a dedicated server.
Whose ready for some AOL ultimate Frisbee?
To answer the question, I don't think they should be used for anything. Keep a small stack for a rainy day and get rid of the rest. There is a reason they are all it thrift stores and being given away for free. Their are much better alternatives out their for storage. Unless you are a hoarder. Then, just add them to your pile of crap you will never use/need again.
I have burned thousands of CD/DVDs in my life but maybe only 10 in the past 15 years or so.
I've been using private trackers for 20 years. I just know what I like.
Pay to leech refers to paying to download without contributing anything. It's a pretty common phrase in the piracy and specifically BitTorrent scene. It's not ONLY pay to leech, but pay to leech is an option.
You will notice that the higher tiered trackers do not give this option out for donations.
Listen you have to pay the bills. I get it. I don't think your site is terrible by any means, but their are some things I don't agree with. It's your site. You do whatever you want with it. It's obviously successful.
I'm just offering my opinion. I've been around the block and have been an admin of a tracker before. I've been using private trackers since before Oink was around. I've seen my fair share of terrible sites and amazing sites. You run a good entry level tracker but don't assume everyone is attacking your. It's just 0s and 1s. Much love.
Lots of leechers and decent amount of seeders. Content is decent for a general tracker. It's a mix of scene and p2p releases. Moderation of uploads was an issue initially but doesn't seem to be a problem anymore. You could do more much worse and this is a great spot for anyone looking to enter into the private tracker world.
Biggest negative is that it is pay to leech. I get that they need to pay the server bills but they go real hard asking for donations. Also, the sys op had it out on Reddit a few months (maybe a year) back. Not sure what came of it or why, but it definitely caused a stir.
I don't think their core values necessarily align with mine when it comes to piracy. Pay to leech is only found on low-mid tier trackers for a reason. It brings bad user and keeps away the advanced users.
It's state sponsored capitalism and China has pumped a ton of money into BYD to get them to where they are.
I can see them giving larger tax breaks to companies in the US, but current administration is all in on tariffs as the way to increase our domestic production. It doesn't make ours any better or cheaper, just everything else more expensive.
Jackett can be run on any computer. It doesn't need a server or any serious hardware. It can probably be run on a $20 Pi. It's just allows you to interact with trackers via API calls.
I use Prowlarr via Docker now a days. It's provides a much better experience to interact with othe instances of ARRs.