It was so easy when I was growing up. I would just type my search into LimeWire and if it turned out to be weird porn I would delete it. Then we had The Pirate Bay, and I could go through reviews to see whether something was a virus or not. Now all public sites I am aware of are riddled with viruses, and I am warned that attempting to download any of them will result in me receiving threatening letters from copyrights holders in the post.
Here is what I have discovered today, trying to pirate things again:
- The safest thing you can do is direct download from file share websites, but nobody says where these websites are.
- If you want to torrent files, you need to subscribe to an exclusive private tracker. To get access to a private tracker, you need to get lucky, or you need to go through a painstaking process of levelling up over months and months of seeding torrents from semi-private trackers until you get to an actual good one that may or may not have the content you are looking for.
- If you don’t want to do this, you need to pay for a UseNet provider, then you need to register for a similarly exclusive UseNet index service, probably paid as well. There is no guarantee you will find what you are looking for on here either, and there is a chance that your download will fail.
- Whether you are using torrents or UseNet, you need a service to help you find the content in the first place, for example Sonarr, Radarr or Lidarr. Something called Jackett also fits into this somehow and apparently links to whatever indexes you are using.
- If you are torrenting, you then need a torrent client such as qBitTorrent to actually get the files.
- If you are using UseNet, you need a UseNet downloader such as jdownloader.
- Alternatively, for either option you can pay for a Debrid service such as Real-Debrid or Premiumize to download the files for you, if you send them the links. Besides protecting your privacy and your bandwidth, these services are also great for bypassing the limits on the elusive direct download sites nobody can tell me any more about.
I don’t really think of myself as a stupid person but this shit is so confusing. It is harder than paying for drugs on the dark web with illegal crypto currency. Am I nearly there? Is this everything? If I pay for a UseNet provider and somehow register for a UseNet index, is it as simple as connecting the two together to something such as Sonarr to find the content and jdownloader to get it?
I just wanna have my own home streaming service.
Really can’t get the point of the post
I’m enjoying rutracker + tpb. Very easy, very fast, always find what I want
Maybe I’ve unknowingly downloaded a bunch of viruses but I just tied qbitTorrent to my vpn and downloaded tons of movies from 1337x, torrentgalaxy, or ocassionally from PirateBay if I found a good one. I’ve been fine, but maybe I’m actually not. Who knows?
Either way, no letters or Summons so I’m doing all right.
Yeah torrenting isn’t really all that hard tbh. Near enough same method as me, always been okay thus far
I just download from whatever site’s available on the megathread…
1337x.to, qbittorrent, vpn if your isp cares. Dodi, fitgirl, johncena141 for games. For audio, video, books, just don’t be dumb and open bee_movie.mp4.exe and you’ll be fine.
I think HDEncode and ReleaseBB are among the best DDL websites, though there’s other options listed on the FMHY and Megathread lists. To make practical use of them though, you either need an expensive Rapidgator subscription or a more affordable Debrid subscription (i.e. RealDebrid). If you use RealDebrid or AllDebrid, one method of finding releases is using Debrid Media Manager, which searches for cached releases that other users have already submitted to the debrid service you’re subscribed to. As debrid downloads, in my experience at least, are often corrupted (resulting in errors either when extracting files from an archive or re-encoding a video in MKVToolNix), the best use of debrid services is to use it with an app like Stremio to have an all-in-one streaming service.
The other paid solution is usenet, which requires a NZB download program (i.e. NZBGet), a usenet indexer, and a usenet provider. The latter two usually require yearly subscriptions, but often have better results than can be found on DDL sites or public torrent trackers. While some usenet indexers are private, there are enough that are not to make waiting for open signups for those indexers optional. The public ones include altHUB, Miatrix, and NZB Finder, the private ones include DrunkenSlug and Tabula Rasa, while NZBGeek is public but is only free during a limited trial period, after which a subscription is needed. The free ones usually have a 5 downloads per day limit without a subscription. Note that Jdownloader is not a NZB download program, but rather one for regular downloads, and would instead be used for DDL site downloads.
For torrenting you need access to torrent trackers and a torrent download program. qBittorrent can do both if you add the Jackett plugin to it, though the best seeded (available for download) releases are often on semi-private and private torrent trackers. The best semi-private to start out with is TorrentLeech, given its lax seeding requirements compared to other private trackers. Keeping releases seeded on TorrentLeech gives you points over time that you can use to boost your ratio.
While I’d recommend using a paid VPN if you choose to go the route of torrenting, it’s not essential if you instead use debrid and/or usenet subscriptions as in those cases you’re not re-uploading downloaded releases to other users. If you’d rather not pay for any services, I’d recommend just using a site like MovieWeb to stream releases compiled from free streaming websites. While the quality is not always as good as can be had with the three options above, it works well for most use cases.
This is incredibly helpful, thank you. I couldn’t figure out exactly what Rapidgator was used for before, if it similar to Debrid and used to indirectly download files from other file sharing websites then that makes sense.
Rapidgator is a file hosting website often used by DDL sites. Rapidgator makes money by slowing downloads down to a crawl unless you have a premium subscription, as well as only allowing one download at a time for free users. As this is problematic for downloading multiple movies at a time, let alone TV shows, debrid services serve as a middleman by downloading files from file hosts such as Rapidgator to their own servers and caching them for their own subscribers to download for a set amount of time.
P2p is the way the web naturally flowed, protocols like bittorrent wore able to distribute content better than giant streaming companies without relying on giant infrastructure.
Now sharing is frowed upon, hosting your own server at home is frowed upon, the web used to be more made by users, now to do anything you need to go through a big company.
The difficulties you face on piracy is just a reflection of how capitalism is fucking the web.
seems that way
For computer games there are a lot of respected repacker (DODI, FitGirl) and also sites for DDL (csrinru, IGG). I think it is a fairly easy time for piracy because of the ass service and rip off on every corner (EA, Ubisoft, Epic, Nintendo, Denuvo).
IGG shouldn’t ve trusted,they have been caught shipping viruses multiple times.
The problem you describe is that there are a hundred working ways. Each path works but you have to find it and take it.
Imo, you can reduce the list to:
how to pirate movies as a beginner
- Setuo vpn
- Install qbittorrent
- Visit a tracker like 1337x.to
- Download and enjoy
How to pirate movies as a pro
- Read about torrents
- Setup vpn
- Setup docker
- Setup prowlarr
- Setup gluetun
- setup qbittorrent
- Find a tracker, any tracker, and add it to prowlarr
- Search for something on prowlarr and be happy
- Find a better tracker
- Setup radarr
What are gluetun and npm used for? I did a quick search but I don’t really understand the purpose.
Gluetun ensures that the containers are properly connected to the vpn and that port forwarding is enabled which can be a pain in the ass.
Npm = nginxproxymanager, it forwards external requests to the right port where the containers are such that you can reach your jellyfin instance on your selfhosted/rented server
Yeah, npm might not be a great abbreviation for that. npm = node package manager, which is big in node.js and javascript.
For routing all traffic through the VPN, I use the systemd-resolved custom script
And that port forwards properly?
What do you mean properly?
My home server isn’t remotely accessible if that’s what you’re asking.
But there are no DNS leaks and all my containers work fine.
(Forgive my ineptitude, I’m still new to advanced networking and home servers in general)
I see the difference is Gluetun is used to route some traffic through the VPN. I don’t have a need for that, so I use the script to route all my traffic through the VPN.
Do you torrent? Torrenting needs open ports
Yeah I torrent, I haven’t manually configured any ports though. IP is hidden according to iknowwhatyoudownloaded
This helps a lot, thanks
How to pirate movies as a pro
No mention of Usenet
Torrent and Usenet are not exclusive.
Upside of torrent: To upfront cash to use.
No need to research backbones, pre paid accounts etc.I never said they’re exclusive; I use both in my workflow. The comment to which I replied made it seem like private trackers were the end-all though, which I took issue with.
I also think your upsides are a bit misleading. I wouldn’t use torrents without a VPN (upfront cash), and the effort to learn how usenet works isn’t any more daunting than the effort needed to get into good private trackers and keep up the ratios (e.g., tracking time/ratio based on tracker, working with hardlinks, etc.).
I moved to usenet, seted up a few good indexers and providers and the experience is 1000x better and easier than trying to get into any kind of private trackers.
You have to fill out an application form to get into a private tracker. Literally just a couple of sentences about your torrent experience, why you want to join, etc. You can copy paste that paragraph and send it to 10 trackers.
What did you write that you were not accepted?
I didn’t bother applying, mostly because I don’t look for contant stream of media, and the fact I would then need to managage my seed ratio.
Not interested in all that, plus I’m very limited on storage, and not can’t upgrade it cause it’s too expensive here either way.
Usenet is just better for my usecase.
It’s not difficult to get into one.
And Seed ratio is only a problem for newbies without history.
Sounds like prejudices, tbo.
docker
what benefit does a docker deliver? Isn’t that just a way to isolate things as if it were running inside a mini-computer?
Ypu can use a compose file and have the same setting on any device. Similar to nix. It’s like a recipe for an app. Instead of installing nextcloud step by step, you can just use docker. Same here.
Pretty much. You can download images with everything bundled and ready to go (e.g., deploy a new container image instead of upgrading your Radarr version in place) and keep them separate (e.g., Torrent container goes through vpn but your media server doesn’t, Radarr upgrade going south won’t affect your Sonarr install, etc.)
Traefik is usually a better fit than Ngnix Proxy manager
I’ve always been curious about why people say that
Is there anything in particular?
In my experience its more flexible and super easy to set up. Sure, Nginx Proxy Manager is brain dead easy, but its pretty clunky if you want subdomains and the like. Traefik just works. I can route my local services and my external services through the same instance and it just goes. Its awesome.
Same for nginx proxy manager. I just read upon the differences and traefik is aware of containers and shall be easier to update. I may switch to it. Thx for bringing this up.
Nginx proxy manager is super easy (for me) but traefik might be the better recommendation. Both work.
You may skip step 1 (getting a VPN) if you live in a country that doesn’t give a shit about piracy. Do your own research
illegal crypto currency
I am pretty sure I am not allowed to own Monero as I had to jump through a LOT of hoops to get it
Edit:
Apparently it is not, I just wasn’t allowed to buy it easily because of reasons
It’s better than having some streaming service delete your show while your in the middle of watching it. It’s also better than finding out you can only watch in SD because they don’t approve of your CPU, GPU, monitor, operating system or web browser after paying for a subscription.
… or having episodes missing or original music removed/changed.
Or changes to rent status after taking a break and coming back the next day
Just subscribe to Netflix and Disney+ and Hulu and Prime and HBO and yada yada yada to get a season each of the show your watch.
Fucking what were they thinking xD
They were thinking the same thing the same thing the cable execs were thinking.
“If they have to buy both our service and others, then other service are not my competition.”
”We’re going to rape these motherfuckers”
The safest thing you can do is direct download from file share websites, but nobody says where these websites are.
Until some legal entity decides to raid the servers. Pray they do not keep logs of IPs. Though usually this may be (to some extent) a gray zone in some countries.
If you want to torrent files, you need to subscribe to an exclusive private tracker
I download anime almost exclusively from nyaa. SubsPlease, Erai-Raws and many others are borderline there within 2h from release.
Private trackers allow for even higher quality by applying a ruleset like only remuxes and maybe they only allow a certain bitrate to have it classify as a remux on their community.. To get access to a private tracker, you need to get lucky, or you need to go through a painstaking process of levelling up over months and months of seeding torrents from semi-private trackers until you get to an actual good one that may or may not have the content you are looking for.
No need to level up. Some more exclusive trackers may (or may not) open their doors during an open signup. But this is like any exclusive club. Either you stay a “pleb” in the open field or work for acess to the hifher club. Don’t imagine for a second you could just enter the exclusive area in a high roller casino without a few hundred 10k chips. :p
If you don’t want to do this, you need to pay for a UseNet provider, then you need to register for a similarly exclusive UseNet index service, probably paid as well. There is no guarantee you will find what you are looking for on here either, and there is a chance that your download will fail.
Usenet was always paid in the recent years.
Paying an indexing service is not mandatory. I am signed up to 4 services in the free tier just fine.
That you will not find stuff there is just as likely there, in P2Pworld as in the open web DDL or the privately shared lists world.Whether you are using torrents or UseNet, you need a service to help you find the content in the first place, for example Sonarr, Radarr or Lidarr. Something called Jackett also fits into this somehow and apparently links to whatever indexes you are using.
What?
You can search the sites just fine on their own search engine. The *arrs and jacket/prowlarr are just unifying the searching into one engine and the *arrs parse and categorize your searches to help you find the stuff you want.
As I said: You can either search TPB manually just fine, oooooor you plonk it into prowlarr and have it synced to your *arrs.- If you are torrenting, you then need a torrent client such as qBitTorrent to actually get the files.
- If you are using UseNet, you need a UseNet downloader such as jdownloader.
To browse the web, you need a web browser?
To use a computer you need a storage drive?
To use anything you need electricity.
So what’s your point??Alternatively, for either option you can pay for a Debrid service such as Real-Debrid or Premiumize to download the files for you, if you send them the links. Besides protecting your privacy and your bandwidth, these services are also great for bypassing the limits on the elusive direct download sites nobody can tell me any more about.
Any user logged to an exclusive community and uploading to something like those services are borderline stupid. lmao!
And they probably risk their account from being banned pretty quickly for breaking seeding rules They may function like a remote qbittorrent with a nice streaming interface. You basically pay someone to give you a pretty interface. Same as a seedbox, but you have no power over what you can/can not do :pbut this shit is so confusing. It is harder than paying for drugs on the dark web with illegal crypto currency.
Absolutely not. You just may be having issues understanding the material. Nothing wrong with that though.
I am still having problems understanding some concepts of for example VLANs, (v)SANs and software defined storage.I just wanna have my own home streaming service.
Easy:
- Download and install Jellyfin (or Plex if you want to get shafted. Just donate the same amount to the Jellyfin team).
- Organizing: Download and install sonarr (tv)/radarr (movies)
- Torrent: Either wait for access to TL during an upcoming holiday like easter and monitor communication channels or watch opensignup websites.
- Usenet: Sub to a few closed communities. Same as the torrent way.
- Downloading: For torrent: qbit, for usenet: sabnzbd.
- Indexing: Prowlarr as the all-in-one solutiom.
- Download: Either search prowlarr through it’s own interface or through sonarr/radarr ooooor just download all yourself from some DDL page or rip from other (pirate) streaming sites via plugins and organize it via the *arrs.
What? You can search the sites just fine on their own search engine. The *arrs and jacket/prowlarr are just unifying the searching into one engine and the *arrs parse and categorize your searches to help you find the stuff you want.
I’ve been trying to understand this stuff without seeing any of it
Thanks for the help, this answers pretty much everything I was confused about
Awesome guides (with an ironic name): https://trash-guides.info/
Until some legal entity decides to raid the servers. Pray they do not keep logs of IPs. Though usually this may be (to some extent) a gray zone in some countries.
Can you give an example? I don’t think accessing a file somebody makes available has ever been an issue with copyright prosecution. They go after uploaders and hosts.
Even if they did, an IP in a server log isn’t definitive proof of an individual accessing something. However, I’m less confident of worldwide legal systems understanding that. Still, I’d be curious if there’s a single example of somebody being charged over accessing publicly accessible copyrighted files on the web.
No need to poke the bear :)
Just trying to be cautious.
Then we had The Pirate Bay
y r u bullyin me
We still have torrents, only thing thats new is option to set up *arr stack for next level torrenting. Piratebay is still working, torrents and/or usenet are way better with speeds we have today… I never liked LimeWire. Just use VPN my dude
just look at this: fmhy.net
Niceee, thank you, and the sites for movies etc, they’re usually reliable and trustworthy?
Yep I trust them blindly (only for streamimg).
anything on fmhy.net should be trustworthy
Awesome
My two cents, piracy is not necessarily more complicated than it ever was at its simplest, but the potential for enhanced automation and security is MUCH higher than it used to be. That’s the complex part.
I’m one of the lucky private tracker people. If I wasn’t in there, I’d go all in on Usenet.
