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diff --git a/posts/torrenting.org b/posts/torrenting.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e3b8e43 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/torrenting.org @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +#+title: Convenient torrenting with qBittorrent +#+HTML_HEAD_EXTRA: <style>*{font-family: sans-serif !important}</style> +#+OPTIONS: num:nil toc:nil timestamp:nil + +#+ATTR_HTML: :border 2 :rules all :frame border :align center +| [[https://skylarcloud.xyz][🌎 Home]] | [[https://skylarcloud.xyz/feed.html][📡 My feed]] | [[https://searx.skylarcloud.xyz][🔭 SearXNG]] | [[https://git.skylarcloud.xyz][⚙️ Git Repos]] | + +* Introduction +Your access to media should not be limited by money, nor should it be limited by technical ability. I want to demonstrate with this quick guide that torrenting is as accessible and easy as it's ever been, using Free software. +* Install qBittorrent +qBittorrent is a Free software BitTorrent client that supports tons of features, but you need to know much at all to get started. To install it, go to their downloads page website at https://www.qbittorrent.org/download and select the right option for your computer. It supports Windows, MacOS, and it's in many Linux distribution's repositories. + +After it's downloaded, install it like you would with any other program. +* Enable the search engine +To let us search for media, we need to turn on qBittorrent's search engine. +- Click the "View" button in the toolbar +- Check the "Search Engine" box + There should now be a "Search" tab next to "Transfers" under the toolbar +- Click the "Search" tab +- Click "Search Plugins" at the bottom right +- Click "Check for updates" +- Click "Ok" and "Close" to exit the search plugins menu +* Search for and download some media +- In the "Search" tab, click on the search bar, enter the name of some TV Show, and press Return. Very quickly, you should see many results, with slightly different titles, sizes, and numbers of "Seeders", among other things. +"Seeders" refers to the computers that are hosting the media you want. In general, you want to download files being seeded by lots of computers to get the fastest download speeds possible +- Pick a result with a name indicating the media, resolution, and episodes/seasons you want. Double-click it +- A download prompt will appear. It has lots of settings, but you can simply click "Ok" to download it normally. +* Now just wait +You can track the progress of torrents being downloaded in the "Transfers" tab. When it's 100% complete, you can right-click the file, and click "Preview file" to have it play in your default media player. + +If you're feeling charitable, you can leave qBittorrent running in the background to seed the files for other users. It'll help keep the media accessible for everyone, and improve download speeds for others. Using a VPN is recommended if you plan on leaving the client running for long periods of time. +* Extra tips +** Consider using a VPN +Some copyright holders use bots to detects users downloading their media. If you're not using a VPN, these companies can see your IP and potentially send complaints to your ISP. If you download many things and want to keep your ISP happy, using a VPN will ensure your torrenting can't be traced to your IP address. I personally use and recommend Mullvad ($5/month for 5 devices), but there are other reputable ones like Proton and IVPN. +** Stream Media +When you go to download a torrent and the download prompt pops up, you can optionally select "Download first and last pieces first" and "Download in sequential order". + +This will likely make the total download take longer, but by downloading it in order, you can stream it in real time. Wait until about 5% of the download is complete, then you can watch it while the rest downloads live in the background. +** Hosting a media server with Jellyfin +Jellyfin is a Free and open-source media-hosting server you can run on your computer. It'll let you sign in to your library on a smart TV, other devices on your local network, or in a browser. + +Setting it up is outside the scope of this post, but I highly recommend it. It basically just consists of downloading the server, configuring your libraries, installing the clients on your other devices, and logging in to your server. + +https://jellyfin.org/ |