How to get into private trackers (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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Hello, I am new here and am wondering where and how to learn and get into private torrent trackers?

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[-] Psythik@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago

Don't bother. Private trackers suck. You have to maintain a certain ratio, which is much harder to do than you think when every single popular file has no leechers cause everyone's doing the same thing. So more often than not you have to download a bunch of random BS that no one wants and seed it forever just to build up a high enough ratio to finally download what you actually want.

If you're going to pay for torrents, save yourself the hassle and just sign up for Real-Debrid instead. You get direct downloads at up to 1Gbps, so it's just as fast as a private tracker, and there's no worrying about seeding since all the most popular torrents in the world are stored directly on their servers. (You can also easily add torrents that aren't already on Debrid, in which case it behaves like a seedbox.) ~$17.50 for 6 months.

[-] MurphysPaw@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

Just start with freeleech torrents until you build your ratio. On my tracker, any torrent over 10gb does not count towards your download so everything uploaded from it is a bonus. For example, if you' downloaded starfield today, by the end of the week you would probably have a decent amount of upload credit (its 90gb and people leeching constantly).

Pair this with a few of the most popular TV seasons and you're set. Just leave those torrents seeding forever and you have little to worry about. If any slow down, replace them with something fresh. After a couple weeks you will probably be at the point where you never need to consider your upload/download ratio again.!

Add your torrent client to windows startup so you have to remember to stop seeding, not to start seeding.

Buy a cheap 2TB HDD and seed forever.

Download things when you need them not just because you can Be smart, not greedy. Share back. It's really not that hard you just need self control.

Its also important to set up your torrent client properly, any good tracker will have a guide for this. Your upload won't count if it's not set up correctly, this is where a lot of people fall.

But be aware that most of these sites will ban you if you don't keep your ratio, but most will let you "donate" to get back in.

I'm not an expert but i'm happy to answer any questions.

Good luck!

[-] Psythik@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Or I could not do any of that and stick with Debrid. I never have to worry about seeding anything ever again.

[-] rambos@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Real debrid and usenet seems awesome, but I never tried that just because private trackers are working perfectly fine for so many years. Building ratio is not easy on every tracker, but some of them are a joke. Lot of them reward you with points if your torrents are just active and then you can buy upload with points. OP didnt ask for movies or tv shows source, but most likely its their interest. Private trackers can provide more than just a video content, but yeah if you dont want to keep your PC online to keep seeding its probably not best option. Id rather pay for VPN and donate to trackers that share loot for free tbh, but its not for everyone

[-] Gailthesnail@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

how about the absolute top private trackers like BeyondHD or PTP are they so lenient or even remotely possible to join? because those are the only ones worth joining IMO the lower tier private ones are stupid since i can grab everything they have from elsewhere

[-] rambos@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

PTP is having some troubles right now, but I believe you can join almost anything with good reputation. Even lower tier trackers are better than public trackers IMO, people still care more and feels better to contribute, its probably bit more safe as well

[-] Gailthesnail@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

be more specific: how difficult is it to join the top trackers that i mentioned? because ive seen plenty of people say those top ones are completely sealed up for years and i havent been able to dispute them. lower tier private trackers are pretty worthless to me

[-] ECB@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Honestly, I agree with this completely. I got into private trackers earlier this year and after a couple months just quit. On public torrents I have a seed ratio over 5.0, since I have gigabit upload and just like giving back, but private trackers just ended up being a pain.

Having to manage ratios was a pain. Having to build your ratio with freeleech was a pain. I never had a single torrent get a positive ratio. To top it off, I didn't even find the selection to be much better than public trackers.

Maybe I'm missing something, but I tried 3-4 and then just gave up. Too many rules and not enough reason to use it.

[-] Gailthesnail@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

the top ones truly are super great but theyre really impossible to get into. managing ratios is also stupid. for me DDL and usenet covers everything private trackers have

[-] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

With a seedbox plus freeleech torrents and bonus points you generally don't even need to worry about ratio and all of that. Plus, it feels good to give back to the community.