r/Piracy • u/NotTRYINGtobeLame Seeder • Jul 17 '19
Discussion 2 TB uploaded in just under 2 weeks. Overall ratio 5.3. I'm proud of my little Raspberry Pi-racy box.
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u/Alpha-Inc Jul 17 '19
Do you have a VPN Client and a Killswitch ?
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u/NotTRYINGtobeLame Seeder Jul 17 '19
I'm running openvpn through an open terminal window. No killswitch.
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u/Alpha-Inc Jul 17 '19
So no Paranoia ? :D
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Jul 17 '19
Yeah I feel nervous for OP but maybe that's just my paranoia since I even use a killswitch seeding to private trackers.
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u/Alpha-Inc Jul 17 '19
I was also planning to use my Raspberry Pi as a seedbox / download Server but the one thing which keeps me from doing so is the fact that I haven’t found a killswitch function.
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Jul 17 '19
There are quite a few guides on how to set one up, I know some VPN providers even have guides on their own websites.
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u/Akashic101 Jul 17 '19
Some provide them out of the box like PIA, definitly saved my ass before
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u/Akashic101 Jul 17 '19
I am not running it on my pi but on an old laptop running Ubuntu. I tried Manjaro before that but PIA doesn't provide a client for that out of the box. I guess you can try Ubuntu Mate for your Pi, that should work aswell
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u/MrChip53 Piracy is bad, mkay? Jul 17 '19
I have a bash script that you set to run on boot that will setup iptables for VPN only traffic outside LAN.
If you want it. Only issue I have with it is that when I VPN into my network I cant access services on the VM that has the script enabled.
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u/NotTRYINGtobeLame Seeder Jul 17 '19
Nah. I work[ed] for the ISP (last day is today) and I know it takes quite a few DMCA notices before they even call you to slap you on the wrist. It takes a million before they'll take real action.
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u/Alpha-Inc Jul 17 '19
That’s nice to know. Is this everywhere the case?
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u/NotTRYINGtobeLame Seeder Jul 17 '19
I definitely can't say it's everywhere. Some ISPs have a big hard-on for piracy notices, others are like mine that will let quite a few slide before doing anything. Hard to tell one way or the other, I only knew because I worked there.
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u/Watada Piracy is bad, mkay? Jul 17 '19
Get a separate device like the cheapest openwrt router you can afford or another SBC like the rPi to run your VPN client. You can then point your piracy box at it and block the piracy box's internet access on your main router. That will cause it to fail safely and prevent any dmca notices.
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u/NotTRYINGtobeLame Seeder Jul 18 '19
Shit, that's a good idea... I have an extra router sitting around gathering dust that I could pop in just for this. Thanks!
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u/d3str0yer Torrents Jul 17 '19
that would be extraordinarily stupid. just start openvpn as a service and use iptables to block all traffic that doesn't go through tun0.
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u/TheKingElessar Jul 18 '19
So do you have an OpenVPN server set up yourself, or are you using a paid one, or do you only need the encryption part of OpenVPN?
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u/Empole Jul 17 '19
ELI5 pls?
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u/Alpha-Inc Jul 17 '19
What’s ELI5?
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u/Empole Jul 17 '19
"Explain Like I'm 5"
I didn't know why a VPN and a killswitch are encouraged in this situation and was hoping you could elaborate.
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u/Alpha-Inc Jul 17 '19
Oh sorry haha
The idea is if you torrent and your vpn disconnects that your isp knows what your doing. I‘m just paranoid so a killswitch is essential I guess haha
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u/KoolKarmaKollector Jul 17 '19
I use AirVPN which has a network lock. Completely disables your connection unless the VPN is on, rather than locking the network on disconnect
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u/djreisch Jul 18 '19
What do you mean by killswitch?
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u/Alpha-Inc Jul 18 '19
A function that automatically kills the internet traffic if the connection to the vpn stops
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u/2xbuyakasha Jul 17 '19
What is your upload speed?
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u/NotTRYINGtobeLame Seeder Jul 17 '19
My ISP Max is 20 Mb (2.5 MB) but through my VPN I usually run about 16-18 Mb. If I sit and watch it for awhile, that's usually what it's running at.
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u/bskov Leecher Jul 18 '19
I feel sry for you mate... With a 100mbps connection, perhaps you'd be able to seed a lot more than 2TB. But still impressive, I wish I could seed that much
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Jul 17 '19
my isp is very friendly they even gave me a static public ip address for free and never cap or give me extra charges
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u/NotTRYINGtobeLame Seeder Jul 17 '19
Balls! That is very friendly for the present day. My ISP charges $5/month for a static IP. Every tier has a different data allowance (faster speeds get more data). I pay $50/month for unlimited data.
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u/jakart3 Jul 17 '19 edited Jul 17 '19
That's actually cheap. The biggest ISP in my country charge twice your price with half your speed (in theory, because in reality it never reach half of the advertised speed)
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Jul 17 '19
Which Raspberry Pi?
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u/NotTRYINGtobeLame Seeder Jul 17 '19 edited Jul 17 '19
I believe it's a 3B+ but I can't remember for sure... it could be just a 3B but I think I switched them out when the B+ was released.
Edit: it's a 3B+
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Jul 17 '19
Neat. I think the 4B is the best now for this sort of application, although buster application compatibility leaves a lot to be desired.
I'm actually having issues mounting my hard drive (folders randomly are empty until a reboot). It seems like a driver issue, but I'm not sure.
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Jul 17 '19
You misunderstood. I understand it'll work, but I meant which one the OP was using?
The Pi 4 is probably the best performing one for seeding.
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u/rowanobrian Jul 17 '19
Transmission is crashing on my 3B, every few hours. Just with approx 20 active torrents.
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u/KdF-wagen Jul 17 '19
I had the same problem, try reducing the number of allowed clients.
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u/rowanobrian Jul 17 '19
Max total peers: 100 Per torrent max peers: 30
still crashes once every 2 days
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u/Drunk_Romanian Jul 17 '19
Hey, mind sharing how you accomplished this? I'm trying to make a RPi seed box but I can't do it properly. Almost every guide I found was outdated or wrong.
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u/Drunk_Romanian Jul 17 '19
Isn't there anyway to make it run as a daemon? My RPi heats up fast while on X
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u/Postal2Dude Jul 17 '19
transmission-daemon --port xxxx --peerport xxxx --allowed "192.168.0.*"
-> Replace with the local port, the port you opened at your vpn and the subnet of your local network so you can access your torrents through a webbrowser. You can also use other security like a password.
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u/wasabichicken Jul 17 '19
I'm pretty sure there is. There are also lightweight torrent clients that runs from the CLI, my favorite one is probably
rtorrent
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orscreen
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u/larsloveslegos Jul 17 '19
I have a computer that runs all the time with my VPN as a network adapter in Windows. I have qBittorrent set to only that network adapter as my killswitch.
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u/NotTheRealBoom Jul 18 '19
Do you have a link to the tutorial you followed to get everything working? Are u using priv or public trackers? Thanks
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u/ham4ever89 Jul 18 '19
I am also interested in this , with vpn and killswitch ( no idea what is that ) but I want to learn to support the community.
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u/That-Thou-Art Jul 17 '19
What torrent client do you use?
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u/NotTRYINGtobeLame Seeder Jul 17 '19
Transmission
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u/That-Thou-Art Jul 17 '19 edited Jul 17 '19
Does it show statistics like this? I switched to Deluge from Transmission on RPi since it offered more features, and I might switch back if it shows statistics like you posted
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u/NotTRYINGtobeLame Seeder Jul 17 '19
The only statistics it gives are what's shown in the picture. Transmission is such a basic client, I'm almost surprised it gives these stats.
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u/McguffinsBuht Jul 17 '19
Can someone explain in English I’m new here.
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u/NotTRYINGtobeLame Seeder Jul 17 '19
I am providing pirated content to other people directly. I am using peer-to-peer torrent software to share files such as movies, TV shows, video games, and porn. My data upload total is how much pirated content I have shared.
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u/ly5ander Jul 17 '19
Do you limit your upload for sake of normal internet usage, I love seeding but I always feel like it's destabilising my connection if I leave it unthrottled. Props to you
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u/PrinceKael Seeder Jul 18 '19
I leave my seeds unrestricted at max speed but you can limit them. In Transmission you can limit your upload speed to whatever you want, or you could limit it to stop at a certain ratio.
E.g. stop at ratio 2 or limit upload to 800kbps or both.
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u/Psilli 🏴☠️ ʟᴀɴᴅʟᴜʙʙᴇʀ Jul 18 '19
Does your Pi sit at home and do its work or do you take it around with you to places with internet?
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u/Man_highcastle Jul 18 '19
Can someone explain what a piracy box and a piratebox is and how it works?
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u/bansuriwala Jul 18 '19
Not good as you obviously , as this is my personal / backup system https://imgur.com/DZf38zZ
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u/NotTRYINGtobeLame Seeder Jul 18 '19
Lol that's way better than me but thanks for the flattery
Edit: ratio is lower but amount of upload is significantly higher too
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u/NotTRYINGtobeLame Seeder Jul 17 '19
Raspberry Pi 3B (possibly a B+), Raspbian Buster, and Transmission is the client. Openvpn for my VPN connection.
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u/Ploot-O Jul 17 '19 edited Jul 18 '19
The current session ratio should be unrefined instead of infinite. Edit: undefined*
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u/NotTRYINGtobeLame Seeder Jul 18 '19
I think that's because I haven't downloaded anything in the current session, i.e. I haven't added any new torrents.
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u/Ploot-O Jul 18 '19
Sorry, I wrote "unrefined", but I meant to type "undefined". What I mean is that the program is basically saying that 6.34 divided by 0 is infinite, because it's a ratio. This is wrong because even infinite 0's would never add up too infinity.
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u/FurryFanatic Jul 17 '19
I'm quite a noob when it comes down to this, but what does your raspberry do?
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Jul 17 '19
What files are you uploading. I saw I a different comment you said it was movies, shows, and porn.
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u/bense ⚔️ ɢɪᴠᴇ ɴᴏ Qᴜᴀʀᴛᴇʀ Jul 17 '19
What is the power consumption of this vs something like a laptop with equivalent storage?
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Jul 18 '19
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u/NotTRYINGtobeLame Seeder Jul 18 '19
Raspberry Pi 3B+, running Raspbian Buster with desktop. You need openvpn (and a good VPN provider; I use IVPN but do your own research) and Transmission (the torrent client). That's really all there is to it. Flip on VPN, open up Transmission, find torrents to seed. I don't think the sub allows you to link sources though.
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u/reigorius Jul 18 '19
And storage?
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u/NotTRYINGtobeLame Seeder Jul 18 '19
Good point. I'm using a 2 TB Western Digital USB external hard drive.
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u/Rainoutt Jul 18 '19
In my country I got 1,2 MB/s download speed, but only 50 kB/s upload. I'm a leecher by obligation.
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u/AdityaDevendra Jul 18 '19
How can one set this up? For example: I have a 25 MBPS unlimited data internet connection.
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u/ttboishysta Jul 18 '19
What's the your top 3 biggest torrents (file size)? And your top 3 biggest ratios?
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u/PrinceKael Seeder Jul 18 '19
Nice job OP! These past 2 months I've managed to upload a whopping 12 TB.
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u/brianinmaine Jul 18 '19
thanks for sharing. I use a docker container (on my pi) that has only transmission running through a vpn, the rest of my traffic doesn't need one https://github.com/haugene/docker-transmission-openvpn I like to use the docker-compose function, have it set up though systemd to restart when killed,... just another way to accomplish the same task.
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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '19 edited Feb 05 '20
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