I do use BitTorrent, but it’s never going to beat the convenience of just searching for a file and getting it when p2p networks first came out.
For niche stuff like 1930s movies sometimes I need to start a few torrents to make sure at least one of them has seeds.
I have had success with soulseek for music, but what do you guys use for other types of files?
PTP and BTN are good for movies and TV. BHD and BLU can fill in the gaps. I don’t think it’s worth it to pirate music or software.
I’ve given up on p2p. Too much risk and threatening letters from my ISP.
I made the switch to Usenet and private NZB trackers years ago and it has been great. Sometimes it may take a while to locate more obscure stuff, but eventually things show up. Even obscure made for tv movies from the early 1980s.
Usenet isn’t bad but for the same price I just ended up paying for a seedbox which is in a country that doesn’t care about a DMCA notice, is on a 50Gb connection and a beefy Linux server so it handles bittorrent easily and also serves the media via Jellyfin.
I do everything self-hosted with an unraid box and a decently sized array for my needs. Runs Plex, Radarr, Sonarr, and SABnzb along with a bunch of other stuff. Works perfect for my needs. It just hums along and costs me like $10/month USD
How much storage/bandwidth do you get for $10/mo? I’m getting 8TB storage, 20TB bandwidth and unmetered Jellyfin for ~$35. It’s a managed host but I can handle an unmanaged host if it’s cheaper.
Nice try, CIA
soulseek, fopnu, emule, dc++. For old/rare content, emule is the best.
for windows I recommend community version (November 2021). For Mac, aMule 2.3.3 (February 2021) and for GNU/Linux, mldonkey 3.1.7 (July 2020)
Any specific server you recommend? And is there anything on windows like mldonkey where you can search call the servers at once?
Wow, I haven’t used the old school P2P programs in over a decade. I honestly didn’t think they existed anymore for some reason.
usenet for bulk current media, occasionally torrents for niche stuff, but now that rarbg is gone I’m going to have to find a new tracker. I use a seedbox for most torrent activity these days as well, too risky with ISPs clamping down.
Once upon a time I used DC++ for things, but that was more than a decade ago and the last time I tried it all the severs seems to be in eastern eu countries and very shady. If anyone knows a good DC++ server I’d love to hear more.
You are visiting a fake one then, rarbg is gone for good.
Real one is: https://rarbg.to/
https://torrentfreak.com/iconic-torrent-site-rarbg-shuts-down-all-content-releases-stop-230531/
Ya, the original site is gone. There are mirrors cropping up based on a db dump of some kind, but the old site is gone.
How does one even use usenet today? Sorry for the dumb question. I just don’t know where to start
I’d recommend to use a raspberry pi for an automated Usenet setup.
You’ll need
- an usenet provider (newshosting.com is reliable)
- a download client (sabnzbd, nzbget)
- recommended: usenet indexer
- optional: arr apps to organize your downloads (sonarr, radarr, etc)
- optional: Android app for sonarr and other arrs: nzb360
Once set up, it’s very comfortable and hassle free, it can grab new media from your fav lists, download when released and upgrade your files as soon as available, fully automated.
