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I pay $6 a month for a seedbox from seed.st. That way no torrent traffic goes through my pipes. Any files I download can be transferred to my machine from the s

• icpmacdo 12y ago
  Is there a community of people setting up their own seed boxes through cloud servers?
• dangrossman 12y ago
  > That way no torrent traffic goes through my pipes. Pipes you control are pipes you control, whether they're in a data center or in your home. You can't avoid a counterfeiting arrest by printing the bills at OfficeMax then mailing them to yourself in a security envelope. Hopefully you're only referring to network quality benefits.
  • joshschreuder 12y ago
    I think the idea was that you're only connecting to your server, rather than a variety of peers on the torrent (which may include studio reps). Also, ISPs are probably more likely to look for illicit activity on the BT protocol rather than SFTP. Of course it's still illegal and still traceable but assuming the seedbox provider doesn't keep logs on who is transferring what, the risk should be a fair bit less than torrenting it via your own client on your own network.
• Someone1234 12y ago
  I like the concept but two things: 1) I don't want to give them my CC info or even my address. They will get busted at some stage and I don't want any association. 2) They will get busted at some stage and you'll lose your facility. Seems like the type of service paying with Bitcoin was designed for. I am no Bitcoin fan, but that is exactly where I'd want to do anonymous payment. That whole business model is just asking for trouble. They aren't even pretending to be legit (e.g. a lot of micro-server companies).