With Netflix and other streaming platforms increasing price, I finally decided to get a seedbox for my family members’ needs with Plex/jellyfin.

My budget is 10-15 USD per month. I’m currently on the 11$ hostingby.design plan with 4TB storage and 9TB traffic, 10gbit connection. I’ve been mostly happy but,

  • Their app selection feels small though I’ve found most of the mainstream stuff.
  • I’m missing things like cross-seed, jellystat, jellyfin-vue, transmission and audiobookshelf.
  • Not happy with how apps installed by the GitHub scripts are not available on HTTPS.
  • Can’t disable ssh password login for public key, which is making me really uncomfortable.
  • Their wiki seems quite sparse.

The other options I’m thinking of are:

  • 13$ HDD plan at seedhost.eu - 4TB/9TB but only 1gbps, downgrade in specs but seems to have more apps.
  • 14$ plan at ultra.cc with 3TB/8TB but 20gps (which feels like an overkill honestly). Also a downgrade but their wiki/app support looks top notch.

I really wish there was a way I could manage docker containers on my own on a similar shared setup without paying for a dedicated vps but haven’t found something like that so far.

Any advice regarding the other providers, experience or otherwise would be greatly appreciated :)

  • @[email protected]English
    5•1 year ago

    It’s not a real proper seedbox but I would suggest a subscription to Alldebrid.

    You will get the ability to download directly from many hosters, and also this ability to use the Alldebrid seedbox to “convert” torrents to DDL links.

    It’s a cheap subscription and it does everything I need to get movies, series and so on.

    I have been using that for years and found it to be reliable.

    You probably can get a free trial for a month if you want to see what the service does.

    • @[email protected]OPEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      I have a RD subscription. The problem is it’s hard to use on an iOS device which is most of the stuff my fiancee uses unfortunately. The second problem is that it’s one IP per user, so each person who travels and uses their internet will need an account which quickly adds up.

      I have RD setup on Android TV for my parents which has been stellar so far.

      • @[email protected]English
        2•1 year ago

        Ok.

        I don’t know much about the differences between RD and AD but I don’t think AD is really enforcing the IP limitations. Or maybe only on streaming.

        I have shared “debrided” links to a friend a few days ago and it didn’t seem to be an issue.

        • @[email protected]OPEnglish
          1•1 year ago

          Let me check out the ToS of AD. Thanks for the heads up. On RD if I log into my partner’s account who lives in a different place, she gets logged out and vice versa.

      • @[email protected]English
        1•1 year ago

        I guess it depends of where you live.

        In my country you can have issues if you download copyrighted content over torrents. But you are pretty safe if you DDL. Which is very dumb but that’s the way it is.

        Point is it depends on where you live and what the risks are for downloading stuff.

        • @[email protected]English
          1•1 year ago

          Because they can’t see what you’re downloading via direct download especially if it’s over HTTPS. On the other hand, it’s trivial to see everyone’s IP if they download the same torrent you are, then they just send letters to ISPs owning those IPs who then pass it on to you.

      • @[email protected]OPEnglish
        1•1 year ago

        You don’t need a VPN or proxy with Debrid services. They download and cache the torrents for you in their own servers, so you aren’t at risk of DMCA or the equivalent.