I’ve been struggling to get ratios over even 1.0, most are stuck in the low 0.10 - 0.20 range. I don’t seed off my gaming PC 24/7 because I don’t want a VPN on all the time, plus I turn it off at night.
So mainly wondering if anyone has tips on a good setup to keep the PC seeding overnight, I’m running linux mint currently. I also have a RaspPi but I understand they are not great for torrents?
Is there any good way to compartmentalize a VPN? I.e., use the VPN for qBitTorrent only, and use my regular network adapter for other stuff (games, browsers, whatever).
I’ve tried a seedbox in the past and they’re neat, but I’d rather avoid a subscription and just use my hardware.
I’m using Private Internet Access VPN until my already paid for time is up in case that’s significant.
If you want to get in to private trackers at some point, Mullvad isn’t an option because they don’t support port forwarding. Just a PSA because Mullvad does monthly payments, so you’ll be able to switch anytime.
It’s a pretty good feature. I usually use it for gaming. VPNs and online games don’t always get along. If you torrent a lot, Mullvad might not be the best choice because it doesn’t support port forwarding. IVPN, Proton VPN, and AirVPN are better options.
Yep I was going to fire up a streaming site while torrenting last night, oxymoronic I know, and realized that Netflix or whatever would likely misbehave because of the VPN. Thanks for the other VPN suggestions
If you’re a big torrenter, why not set up a media server? You’ll be amazed at how fast it downloads. My regular torrenting speed is only about 8mbps, but when I’m downloading a whole season of a series, it goes over 22mbps! With the media server automation, you can say goodbye to searching for media torrents. Everything you need is just a click away from a single app.
Can’t say I’m familiar with media servers exactly - do you mean Jellyfin, Plex, etc. or something more like adding Arr services. Didn’t know speeds could be improved either
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Split tunnels? And your vpn is owned by a sketchy company watch out.
Split tunnels sounds familiar and like what I want.
I plan to switch to mullvad in the future, figure for low stakes stuff I can use up the rest of PIA for now. Thanks for the heads up though
If you want to get in to private trackers at some point, Mullvad isn’t an option because they don’t support port forwarding. Just a PSA because Mullvad does monthly payments, so you’ll be able to switch anytime.
Proton VPN and AirVPN do support port forwarding.
I used to pay for PIA while it was still a Denver owned company, until it got bought out a few years back and stopped my subscription.
Nord was the only other one I found to have commensurate features and possibly better than PIA
I guess I could’ve made that part a DDG search :) Thank you for the reminder, it does sound like exactly what I wanted on a little more research.
It’s a pretty good feature. I usually use it for gaming. VPNs and online games don’t always get along. If you torrent a lot, Mullvad might not be the best choice because it doesn’t support port forwarding. IVPN, Proton VPN, and AirVPN are better options.
Yep I was going to fire up a streaming site while torrenting last night, oxymoronic I know, and realized that Netflix or whatever would likely misbehave because of the VPN. Thanks for the other VPN suggestions
If you’re a big torrenter, why not set up a media server? You’ll be amazed at how fast it downloads. My regular torrenting speed is only about 8mbps, but when I’m downloading a whole season of a series, it goes over 22mbps! With the media server automation, you can say goodbye to searching for media torrents. Everything you need is just a click away from a single app.
Can’t say I’m familiar with media servers exactly - do you mean Jellyfin, Plex, etc. or something more like adding Arr services. Didn’t know speeds could be improved either
Yes. Arr apps usually find the best torrent to download, unlike doing it manually. I will link an easy guide; you can set it up on your pc.
https://youtu.be/3k_MwE0Z3CE
Neat! Thanks