Spottarr: A modern spotnet client and index for your *arr apps.

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• tux0r@feddit.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I wish Usenet wasn‘t misunderstood as a file sharing network anymore.

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  • Colloidal@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    And we went back to it being used as forums?

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    • tux0r@feddit.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I still use it as forums.

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• vinnymac@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  For those who are unfamiliar with the Spotweb client for Spotnet:

  Spotweb is a Spotnet implementation in PHP. Spotnet only shows actual Spots - spots are manually created by humans which categorize them and provide an image and description for the spot. You cannot compare Spotweb with for example Newznab or other such systems as its a moderated and curated system with manual intervention.

  This makes Spotweb slightly slower for new content but should most likely raise the bar on quality - depending on the Spotters.

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  • uninvitedguest@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    What is a Spot?

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    • vinnymac@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      A spot includes a downloadable file and accompanying metadata and is intended to be shared with other users. A spot can be compared to a traditional search engine index entry. However, the difference is that it is user-generated and is intended to help people identify, organize, and share content.

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• Gutless2615@ttrpg.network ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Sorry so this is a prowlarr-like?

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• oldfart@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Anybody tried this Spotnet thing in practice? How do the results rank vs centralized indexers?

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  • mbirth@lemmy.ml ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I’m running SpotWeb to browse spots. It’s kind of a curated list of NZBs. So, most things you can find a spot for, are still actually available to download.

    It was heavily used by the Dutch to distribute movies with baked-in (“ingebakken”) Dutch subtitles for older media players.

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• Dumbkid@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  So is this just like a free usenet indexer? If so does it get more takedowns because there’s no account?

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  • Dumbkid@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Wait it wants to connect to a provider as well, is this a Usenet downloader with its own indexer system built in?

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• Cyber@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  So, I’m a little behind the times here… should I be moving away from torrent search sites to this new fangled spot stuff?

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  • PieMePlenty@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Well, it depends.
    This specific application here is for usenet, so it is of no use to those who torrent.
    If you do casual coughs torrenting and:

    • search for your stuff

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