My problem is that it’s hard to stay in good standing with private trackers while using the *arr suite. I leave everything seeded for weeks, but I never get close to 1.00 ratio on any of the files. It’s not a connectivity issue AFAICT because I do have SOME people connected and downloading from me, but by the time the torrent reaches that point where there’s hundreds/thousands of seeders, I’m still running at a big deficit.
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Hal@piefed.nz 17 hours ago This seems like a one off for them, but for me whenever tracking ongoing TV series I would regularly get malicious files as they appear before the real ones, and get found and downloaded by sonarr.
These days I only automate from private trackers, and enable a public tracker for an interactive search only if something can’t be found on the private trackers.
scops@reddthat.com 9 hours ago
- Hal@piefed.nz 6 hours ago
Oh on private trackers it’s hard to keep a genuine ratio like that. Instead they typically assign points for time you spend seeding, and you use those points to “buy” upload credit that counts for your ratio.
Most private trackers have a requirement to log in every X months so occasionally I just go log in to each and spend all the points.
Squizzy@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
The private trackers, I am looking at going back to te high seas but the cost of some of the trackers and usenet sites are high, then a debrid and I am kijd kf back where I was.
Are there dcent free private trackers?
Nollij@sopuli.xyz 16 hours ago
Most good trackers can be used completely free of charge. But you have to work your way up to them, proving yourself as worthy on a lower tier tracker.
There are plenty of guides on this. Most recommend starting with an open interview on RED or MAM, then using the invite forums once you qualify.
You can also watch for open sign-ups. TL opens its doors a few times per year (and usually during December), and it’s at least as good as the public trackers. Sometimes these have invite forums, but usually not. TL does not.
You will, however, want to spend money on a VPN with port forwarding. This should run ~$30/year.
Fiery@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 hours ago
MaM tightened their invite forum requirements quite a bit. They ‘found out’ that a ton of users were just there to use it as a springboard.
Mrb2@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
I have been using seedpool for a while after the othrr tracker i used shutdown. I like them mostly because i dont need to worry about ratio. As long as you seed everything you download you’re good. Also i can buy a couple invites if anyone is interested.
NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
I’m not asking for a invite