same, rats
I applied yesterday evening and got in a few hours later. While I haven't had much time to poke around yet, I've already found some stuff that wasn't on any other trackers I'm on. Open applications and global freeleech are activated until Fri Aug 1st @ 00:00 UTC.
For anyone looking to get into the PT scene, YuScene is a great place to start. I'm not on the staff, but I'm a member and diggin' it. Open registration and global freeleech are activated until Weds July 9th @ 20:00 UTC Fri Aug 1st @ 20:00 UTC.
EDIT: Open reg + global freeleech have been extended.
For anyone looking to get into the PT scene, YuScene is a great place to start. I'm not on the staff, but I'm a member and diggin' it. Open registration and global freeleech are activated until Weds July 9th @ 20:00 UTC Fri Aug 1st @ 20:00 UTC.
EDIT: Open reg + global freeleech have been extended.
YuScene would make a great first tracker for anyone looking to get into the PT scene. Open registration and global freeleech are activated until Weds July 9th @ 20:00 UTC Fri Aug 1st @ 20:00 UTC.
EDIT: Open reg + global freeleech have been extended.
Right? I see lots of people recommending MaM for audiobooks, but not allowing VPN during the initial registration process is a hard no for me. Oh well.
Heads up about myanonamouse - they forbid VPNs during the initial interview, although apparently they allow VPNs after that.
Do you save or delete your torrent files?
So, yeah: Do you save your torrent files or delete them after you've added them to your favorite torrent client? Why? Not the underlying data, just the torrent files themselves.
I'm undecided. I figure if I save them and back them up to an offline/offsite device, then I can (mostly/hopefully) recover from hardware failure by simply re-adding all the torrent files to my favorite client. The downside is deciding how to organize them.
I'd love to hear from the community on this.
Are leechers more likely to connect to seeders w/ faster uploads or is it equal opportunity?
As a torrent seeder, does one's max upload speed affect their likelihood of connecting w/ leechers? I know about port forwarding and all that jazz, but suppose a leecher adds a torrent with 10 seeders—does the leecher's client give any sort of preferential treatment for seeders w/ faster connections or is it basically each seeder has an equal (in this case, 10%) chance of being the chosen one? In other words, do seeders w/ normie home internet connections have a disadvantage over those w/ the faster connections?
Thank you! 🫡
I'd like an invite, please. Thanks!
Seems like this might still be the way in 2025. Thanks for chiming in!
I had a feeling this might be the answer, so thanks for confirming my suspicion!
I'll check it out, thanks for the pointer!
What tools are people using to create batches of torrents?
For occasional torrent creation, qBittorrent has Tools > Torrent Creator, but suppose one has hundreds of folders from which to create individual torrents. A quick internet search yields forum posts from more than ten years ago mentioning dead projects. For example, this Reddit post from 2013 mentions qMakeTorrent, which is no longer maintained.
How are people doing this in 2025? I reckon one could write a bash or python script for this, but are there any user friendly tools out there that are built for this purpose and still actively maintained?
I was wondering if anyone would bring up Incus. I'm still pretty new to all this. From what I can tell, there seems to be a larger community around Proxmox, but I've seen enough mentions of Incus to pique my curiosity. I'll have to explore this some more. Thanks for mentioning it.
Sharing/uploading content across several private trackers—combine announce URLs into one torrent file or create a separate torrent file for each tracker?
One has a folder of original content that they'd like to share/upload across the multiple private trackers that they're a member of. In qBittorrent, there's Tools > Torrent Creator, with various fields and a "Create Torrent" button. The "Tracker URLs" field accepts multiple URLs.
When creating the new torrent file(s), does one add the announce URLs for all their private trackers and then click Create Torrent (a single torrent file for all trackers), or is it best to only include one announce URL at a time (a separate torrent for each tracker)? Thanks.
Good point, thanks for clarifying that. I suppose the theft scenario is iffy, but it'll still help in case I ever sell (or junk) the disk.
These notes are gold—thank you so much for sharing!
You swapped the kernel? I guess I'll find out soon enough when I attempt my setup, but as I gather up the motivation to dive in, I'm assuming it will be as simple as installing a proxmox package or something. I guess I should re-read the guides. 🤣
That would be dope if you wouldn't mind sharing your notes. There's a decent amount of documentation out there already, but I often find it extremely valuable to read different people's perspectives from real life experience in addition to the official guides. No pressure. Either way, thanks for chiming in!
Good to know. Thanks!
Peace of mind.
Thanks for the tip. I have no experience w/ ZFS, but I'll keep this in mind in case I go that route. Thank you!
Fresh Proxmox install w/ full disk encryption—so install Debian first, then Proxmox on top?
Background: I'd like to turn an old personal laptop into a Jellyfin server so that I can stream media to my living room TV. I want to be able to expand what I use this server for over time. I'm leaning toward Proxmox as the OS so that I can spin up new containers for various services instead of installing a bunch of services on a base Debian install. I also want full disk encryption so that any data on the OS drive is less likely to be compromised by theft or Craigslist.
Question #1: I gather the general accepted approach for this is to first install Debian as a base w/ full disk encryption enabled and then install Proxmox on top because there is no option for full disk encryption in the native installer for Proxmox. Is this still the case?
Excerpt from this tutorial from November 2023 on the Proxmox Forum:
This tutorial deals with encryption of an existing installation. If you are starting