‘ Seedbox ’

OVH, Kimsufi Now Available in the US, Canada

June 16, 10 by sharky   7,742  views  

Good news for do-it-yourself seedbox aficionados - OVH has finally launched its long awaited expansion into the US and Canada. North Americans (except Mexico) are now able to purchase directly from OVH’s entire line of products at ovh.ie, which also includes the popular Kimsufi brand (found at kimsufi.ie) and even save the VAT. However, there is a slight catch: subscribing to a plan isn’t quite as easy as one would anticipate.

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Xirvik - Reinventing How Seedboxes Should Be Done

May 22, 10 by sharky   10,796  views  

We’re pleased to introduce a special promotion to FSF readers - a 10 - 17% discount on Xirvik seedboxes for the first month. The seedbox landscape has certainly changed over the past year or so - and Xirvik has evolved to become a trailblazing competitor in the marketplace. If you’re unfamiliar with Xirvik boxes, you’re really missing out on some of the best features ever to be created by any seedbox provider. We’re so impressed by their unique WebUI/control panel that we opted to document what Xirvik brings to the table. You simply won’t find a more complete, robust set of features on any other seedbox - period.

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Seedwave - A Private Seedbox Sharing Community

March 20, 10 by sharky   10,552  views  

After briefly introducing Seedwave in our latest seedbox providers article, we’ve encountered a fair bit of feedback from readers wanting to learn more. What is Seedwave? A seedbox provider that’s selling slots, or a discussion board for like-minded, experienced seedbox members? Well, it’s a bit of both; and a whole lot more. The ideology behind Seedwave is to offer an alternate cost-effective solution to these so-called "seedbox providers".

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12 All-New Seedbox Providers for Faster Torrents

March 17, 10 by sharky   19,934  views  

SeedForMe
BlazinSeedboxes
PulsedMedia
Elite Seeders
Seedwave
ServerScene
TornadoGet
DesiSeedbox
iSeedbox.net
Just-Seed
DS.net
Corong.com
GetASeedbox

While newly imposed OVH setup fees, bandwidth caps & shaping have taken a toll on the seedbox scene, you wouldn’t know it from the number of new seedbox "companies" that are vying for your torrent dollars. Nearly two months have passed since we rounded up the latest seedbox providers - let us present 12 13 new ones worth reporting about.

In this edition we’ve uncovered some interesting new sites/services, including one such provider that offers to build upload ratio/buffer on your private tracker accounts (simply give them a torrent file; they do the work for you). Also, we’ve found a private seedbox sharing community that teaches its members how to set up their own seedbox on a Linux OS. Additionally, there’s a provider that offers a 1 Gbit pipe with unlimited everything for just £20 (GPB) per month.

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Avalanche: A New Feature-Rich rTorrent Web GUI

March 15, 10 by sharky   9,514  views  

Unlike uTorrent, one of the coolest things about rTorrent is that it’s open source, thus giving just about anyone the opportunity to develop a web frontend to support this popular BitTorrent client. Introducing Avalanche - a new web GUI for rTorrent that combines a simple yet sophisticated interface which so happens to be packed with features.

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New Seedbox Providers (and Other Seedbox News)

January 17, 10 by sharky   17,838  views  

GGSHQ - 1 Gbit
SeedboxServers
Switchlink
Zazeen
Torrent-Remote
Seedbox4U
RapidSpeeds

Seedbox providers are similar to torrent trackers: both come and go, and only the truly great ones are able to survive in an over-saturated market. After sifting through various FSF seedbox articles, we tagged at least 30 as "dead" providers (listed below) but also came up with 17 new ones (at least 8 of which could be considered trustworthy). Plus, we’ve found a provider that offers a 1 Gbit port (with 250 GB HDD space and unlimited torrents/bandwidth) for less than £50/mo.

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Alternatives to OVH: The Best Server For Your Money

December 10, 09 by sharky   10,903  views  

Few can dispute the fact that OVH dominates the torrent landscape on many different levels. Whether it’s seedbox providers, resellers, trackers that use OVH, or savvy seedbox owners who do it on their own; OVH is reported to possess up to 70% of the seedbox/torrent market & traffic throughout private trackers. A simple peek into the peerlist on a popular torrent on a good private tracker easily concludes this - OVH is everywhere. Now that the Kimsufi C-05G comes with a €50 installation setup cost, we’ve found a few alternative providers that are more affordable (at least initially).

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14 New Seedbox Providers to Speed Up Your Torrents

November 07, 09 by sharky   38,624  views  

The overall cost of a seedbox service really hasn’t changed all that much over the past 18 months, but what has changed is what you can expect to get for your money. Providers that offer seedboxes with torrent limits are being left behind in favor of more robust (and affordable) solutions - with "slices" (VPSes) of a server being a preferred choice among pro seedboxers. Here we review & compare 14 new seedbox providers including a seedbox with 50 GB storage, unlimited torrents, unlimited bandwidth for just $10 a month.

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15 Tips to Become a Good Seedbox Provider or Reseller

September 14, 09 by sharky   9,452  views  

Seedbox providers are the gateway between those who want to start seeding & downloading fast, but don’t possess the DIY know-how to set up a seedbox from scratch through torrent-friendly reseller hosting companies. However, those who seek a seedbox are more knowledgeable than ever before. That’s why as a seedbox provider, it’s becoming an ever-increasing fine line between staying in business and folding up shop. If you’re a seedbox provider/reseller (or aim to be) - here are a few tips on how to stay competitive & successful in a market that already seems to be over-saturated. Regardless, there’s plenty of room for good seedbox providers - when done right.

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A Comparison of Three rTorrent Seedbox Web Frontends

August 11, 09 by sharky   40,052  views  

More and more seedbox providers are beginning to switch over to rTorrent/libTorrent as their offered BitTorrent client - and for good reason: rTorrent is natively Linux-based so it’s easy on resources; it’s open-source (new UIs and plugins can be developed); and it’s a whitelisted BT client on just about every private tracker. TorrentFlux is bloated and has a high learning curve, and uTorrent WebUI is nothing more than an afterthought with minimal features. rTorrent is taking over the seedbox world, thanks in large part to three popular rTorrent web front-ends — ruTorrent, wTorrent and rtGui.

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