I have many Tbs I want to download & don’t have the space plus I don’t have the $ to invest in large amounts of storage so I’ve been trying to learn about Seedboxes here and around the net and it seems like it might be a solution to my needs but I have so many questions.

Is a seedbox just for remote torrenting and moving files to and from your computer?

Can you logon to a seedbox and direct download files from a website into the seedbox?

Can you create torrents in the seedbox for posting to torrent sites?

Are seedboxes mainly for keeping ratios up on private trackers or do they also accept open trackers as well?

Do you have to worry about DMCA notices with a seedbox?/Can seedboxes see what you transfer?

Can seedboxes be used with a VPN for optimum privacy or is there even a need?

What are some of the best seedboxes which leave a minimal, trackable footprint & preferably use US currency?

Any helpful guidance would be most appreciated. Thank You!

  • @wheres_frank@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    12•4 months ago

    I use Ultra.cc. They give you the disk space and you can host all your apps there. Plex server, radarr, sonarr, torrent client, etc.

    I travel a lot so it is better than running my own hardware.

    • @ShepherdPie@midwest.socialEnglish
      2•4 months ago

      How much are you paying for that if you don’t mind my asking? I looked into seedboxes very briefly in the past and they typically didn’t offer much storage. It was either lots of storage and little bandwidth or lots of bandwidth and little storage when looking at options to configure some sort of remote media server.

  • @Marafon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    4•4 months ago

    Seedboxes are great, and I can’t recommend Whatbox.ca enough. I’ve been with them for almost a decade and they have excellent documentation and support. I think I pay 15 bucks a month for 4tb storage and use it as a seed box first and foremost, a media server via Jellyfin and the arr suites, and a VPN with OpenVPN. To really get the most of it though you’ll need to be comfortable connecting to your server using ssh. Which is a command line environment, but it’s not too intimidating because of the excellent documentation that guides you step by step.

    • @Rodrigo_de_Mendoza@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
      1•4 months ago

      I appreciate the recommendation. I’m just afraid I’m not tech-savvy enough to work these things plus I don’t want to get stuck with a DMCA or something like that, you know?

  • @catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
    1•4 months ago

    Yes to all except the last, I’ve never used one so I don’t have any recommendations.

  • @Imprint9816@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    -2•4 months ago

    It would be way cheaper to pay for something like RD to just download all these torrents for you and then stream them use streamio.