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The problem appears to just be "it's too expensive to run" at least according to the banner

• maccard 3y ago
  How expensive can a link sharing site be to run, genuinely? They're not serving any of the content (unless they are, in which case, yeah...) But if they're just serving up .torrent files or magnet links, these sites should be pretty cheap to run I would assume?
  • mpsprd 3y ago
    I believe rarbg had many "official" torrents that they seeded. This must be part of their costs.
  • tracker1 3y ago
    It tends to run a little more when you're using hosting in a country that doesn't respect US copyright (and similarly for most EU) along with keeping your information private to begin with. When I had looked into it, it's been roughly 2x what a typical western dedicated server provider might charge. This doesn't count the issues with a site that is very popular, from bandwidth to even simple database search overhead. If I were to guess, it's that RarBG probably spent in excess of $10k/month, which isn't much if you're a startup with a runway of VC capital or a revenue stream, it's a lot more if you're in a smaller country or don't have an excess of revenue.
  • dunmalg 3y ago
    Comparatively cheap because you're just handing off magnet links, but when you're serving millions of unique visitors daily, it all adds up.
    • abwizz 3y ago
      true. but there were also some images on the site