I've been using private trackers since demonoid. Maybe I'm just a different generation, but I enjoy sharing stuff from my local library on private trackers. Torrents rarely fully die on private trackers. People will generally reseed if they have the ability. I can quality shop, and get things that are generally harder to find/request things that I can't find anywhere.
this post was submitted on 29 Feb 2024
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This. It’s definitely a very nice experience when you get into a few good ones.
They’re basically the RC Cola of Usenet. Instead of messing around with torrents and private trackers, just move on to the grownup option.
I've only been part of one private tracker, and I got kicked from them after not logging in for a month despite meeting ratios. haven't bothered since then
iptorrents ig lol
nah, it was digitalcore
id like to get into one, I have good seed ratios, just hard to know where to start
I switched to only private trackers 5 or 6 years ago and haven't looked back.
Only because I was randomly invited to one by a friend, otherwise I wouldn’t have bothered with it.
I love my privates :)
I love your privates too 😘
I can find most everything I want/need on public trackers, so I've never felt the need to jump through their hoops; however easy that would be.
If i wanted to jump through complicated hoops, I'd try paid streaming services!
They're the tits. Public trackers are literal trash by comparison. Like comparing Notre Dame to a busted gas station chapel in Missouri.
Edit: Don't PM me and beg for invites... Not a chance.
Do you have some to recommend?
I do use private trackers but only if I can't find something on public trackers
I don't use private trackers..
What are some good public trackers for movies and shows? With VPN enabled of course.
Btdig, not a tracker just searches DHT of other trackers
I just don't have the time for it or well, I do, but I don't wanna put effort into mantaining ratios and whatnot. I have stuff to do that I enjoy more than be part of a internet club.
But that's just me.
Out of curiosity, what effort is needed to maintain ratio?
At the very least, you need to keep an eye on it. Just seeding can be insufficent because of speeds, competition and popularity of things you download.
Is it a lot of effort? Probably no but in my case any effort is too much effort. Is just not my thing. I admire the spirit but I don't have it in me.
My experience is that just seeding what you like indefinitely is not useful. You have to be proactive and find popular torrents to seed and accrue any meaningful upload amount.
The tracker I use has a bonus point system to encourage all seeders even of unpopular releases but it's slow.
I found that the perfect solution for my use case (music) ended up being Soulseek. I don't have much money for seedboxes or buying extra storage so I feel like I'm priced out of private trackers.
Just use I2P 🤷 It's slow, but it's safe
What's that?
An anonymous network that's better for P2P than TOR (qbittorrent supports anonymous torrents this way). Also allows hidden services like an alternative github, so they could host their code and other stuff their. That would make Nintendo's tantrums and threats meaningless.
As somebody else posted https://geti2p.net
They’re extremely good for higher quality content such as 4K REMUX files. I have access to a private tracker that I use regularly. I only search public trackers if what I want isn’t available in the private one…which is rare.
To me it’s not about price or openness or anything. Piracy is a service issue. Private trackers have better service than public trackers. Better curated content, better seeders, and fewer (if any) shit quality re-encodes by people who don’t know what they’re doing.
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