I have many Tbs I want to download & don’t have the space plus I don’t have the $ to invest in large amounts of storage so I’ve been trying to learn about Seedboxes here and around the net and it seems like it might be a solution to my needs but I have so many questions.

Is a seedbox just for remote torrenting and moving files to and from your computer?

Can you logon to a seedbox and direct download files from a website into the seedbox?

Can you create torrents in the seedbox for posting to torrent sites?

Are seedboxes mainly for keeping ratios up on private trackers or do they also accept open trackers as well?

Do you have to worry about DMCA notices with a seedbox?/Can seedboxes see what you transfer?

Can seedboxes be used with a VPN for optimum privacy or is there even a need?

What are some of the best seedboxes which leave a minimal, trackable footprint & preferably use US currency?

Any helpful guidance would be most appreciated. Thank You!

  • wheres_frank@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 days ago

    I use Ultra.cc. They give you the disk space and you can host all your apps there. Plex server, radarr, sonarr, torrent client, etc.

    I travel a lot so it is better than running my own hardware.

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      How much are you paying for that if you don’t mind my asking? I looked into seedboxes very briefly in the past and they typically didn’t offer much storage. It was either lots of storage and little bandwidth or lots of bandwidth and little storage when looking at options to configure some sort of remote media server.

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        2 days ago

        I have 8 TB and it is $23 with a promo code I got. I’m going to have to move up to the 12 TB plan for $32 soon. It has 20 TB of upload bandwidth.

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            2 days ago

            Depends on the plane type. The App Vault plan is $32. That comes with 20 TB of upload bandwidth. I have quite a few friends that have access to my Plex library and I never get close to the upload quota.