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== What is a Seedbox? ==
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No, we do not mean flower boxes here.
 
No, we do not mean flower boxes here.
  
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Seedbox is generally a dedicated server used primarily or solely for ''seeding'' [[BitTorrent]] data, as servers are often called as ''boxes'' the ''acronym seedbox'' is very well fitting. When mentioning ''seedbox'' it generally means seeding BitTorrent but seedboxes of other type exist as well for different [[filesharing]] [[P2P|Peer to Peer Networks]]. '''[http://PulsedMedia.com Pulsed Media]''' offers [[BitTorrent]] seedboxes, using the [[rTorrent]] client.
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A seedbox is a remote server specifically designed for secure, anonymous, and fast way to uploading and downloading torrents at high speeds. Seedboxes are typically used to enhance privacy, bypass bandwidth throttling, and improve the overall torrenting experience. Seedboxes are also commonly used for [[video streaming|streaming]], [[backups]], [[IRC]], [[Usenet]] and not just for [[BitTorrent]
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ffers [[BitTorrent]] seedboxes. A seedbox would allow you to start torrenting without VPN if you are worried about privacy and anonymity.
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=== How Does a Seedbox Work? ===
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When a user downloads a torrent file or magnet link from a torrent search engine (or any other source), they can load it onto their seedbox. The seedbox downloads the file at high speed, and the user can then transfer the file to their local device via a secure connection, such as SFTP or HTTPS.
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=== Torrent Downloads ===
  
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== SeedBox Standard Features ==
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Torrent downloads work on a peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing protocol, [[BitTorrent]], where users share small pieces of a file with each other. The torrent client on the seedbox communicates with other peers to download and upload the pieces of the torrent file.
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=== Magnet Links and Magnet to Torrent Conversion ===
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Magnet links are an alternative to torrent files, containing the necessary information to download the torrent file itself via the BitTorrent protocol. When a magnet link is loaded into the seedbox's torrent software, the software converts the magnet link to a torrent file and begins downloading the content. If you need to save the actual torrent file you can do so after the torrent client has downloaded the torrent file itself.
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== Pulsed Media Seedbox Standard Features ==
  
 
All Pulsed Media Seedboxes comes with a standard set of features. Same user interface and same BitTorrent software is used for all seedbox servers.
 
All Pulsed Media Seedboxes comes with a standard set of features. Same user interface and same BitTorrent software is used for all seedbox servers.
  
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* Public trackers ALLOWED
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* Public trackers are ALLOWED
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* Seedbox servers located in France
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* Servers located in our datacenter in Helsinki, Finland
 
* HDD Quota is 25% burstable for upto 7days.
 
* HDD Quota is 25% burstable for upto 7days.
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* Max users per HDD Large, Medium, Small: 6, Starter: 8
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* Nice Master GUI with ruTorrent, Deluge, qBittorrent, File manager, rclone webui, Quota info etc.
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* Mentioned HDD quota, and RAM is maximum rTorrent usage per user. Link speed on servers is 100Mbps.
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* Docker for things like [[Wireguard]], [[Nextcloud]], [[Proxmox]] backup server etc.
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* Nice Master GUI with ruTorrent for Torrents, File manager, Quota info, web proxy, help, IRC etc.
 
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* rTorrent + ruTorrent. Other torrent clients are unavailable.
 
 
* SSH + SFTP + SCP + FTP access.
 
* SSH + SFTP + SCP + FTP access.
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* Integrates to your OS with pulsedBox - adding & managing torrents is very convenient and easy!
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* *ARR and Jellyfin can be installed
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* BTSync, Sonarr, pyLoad, Megatools etc. included by standard
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* Typical server side media tools such as ffmpeg and a lot of others
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* FFMpeg included for encoding
 
  
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== Pulsed Media Seedbox services ==
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* [[PMSeedbox: Dragon-R|Dragon-R RAID10 20Gbps]]
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== Pulsed Media Seedbox service lines ==
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* [[PMSeedbox: Dragon 2.1 |Dragon 2.1]]
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[[2009+ Series]] is a basic value series of seedboxes, offering splendid value for money.
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* [[PMSeedbox: Dragon 2.0 |Dragon 2.0]]
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<br>[[2009+ X2 Series]] is otherwise very similar to the 2009+ offerings except immense amounts of storage for lowest levels of cost per Gb.
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* [[PMSeedbox: Dragon |Dragon]]
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<br>[[2011 1Gbps series]] is high speed bursting option for those who regularly need very high speeds for short periods of time.
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* [[PMSeedbox: M10G |M10G]]
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* [[PMSeedbox: M10G Storage|M10G Storage]]
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* [[PMSeedbox: M1000 |M1000]]
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* [[PMSeedbox: M1000 Storage |M1000 Storage]]
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* [[PMSeedbox: STORAGE250 |Storage250]]
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* [[PMSeedbox: Max250 |Max250]]
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* [[PMSeedbox: Super50 |Super50]]
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* [[PMSeedbox: Super100 |Super100]]
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* [[PMSeedbox: Value1000 |Value1000]]
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* [[PMSeedbox: Value 250 |Value250]]
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* [[PMSeedbox: Max250 |Max250]]
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* [[PMSeedbox: 12th Anniversary Specials |12TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIALS]]
  
 
== Seedbox types ==
 
== Seedbox types ==
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=== Commercial seedboxes ===
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=== Shared seedboxes ===
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Commercial offerings are usually highly polished and developed offerings with multiple ways to offer better convenience. With Pulsed Media you get an carefully crafted [[GUI]], often nicknamed as the [[PM Master GUI]] along with extended features such as [[pulsedBox]] which brings your seedbox to the desktop.
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Shared seedboxes are bigger seedbox servers split and shared among a number of users.
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=== Private seedboxes ===
 
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Private seedboxes, as in operated by individuals for a group (friends, community or [[sharing a seedbox]])are generally speaking using software of ''lowest entry barrier'', meaning no frills basics due to the obvious availability limitation generally for the polished commercial interfaces. Individuals can opt however to use the [[PM Software Stack]] to bring many of the features of Pulsed Media seedboxes to their own servers.
 
  
 
=== Dedicated seedboxes ===
 
=== Dedicated seedboxes ===
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Dedicated server dedicated solely as a seedbox for single user. An high end, very high performance option.
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[[Dedicated server]] dedicated solely as a seedbox for single user. An high end, very high performance option.
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== Using seedbox ==
 
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Usually using an seedbox is fairly straightforward task. See category [[:Category:seedbox guides]]
 

Latest revision as of 07:18, 24 March 2023

What is a Seedbox?

No, we do not mean flower boxes here.

A seedbox is a remote server specifically designed for secure, anonymous, and fast way to uploading and downloading torrents at high speeds. Seedboxes are typically used to enhance privacy, bypass bandwidth throttling, and improve the overall torrenting experience. Seedboxes are also commonly used for streaming, backups, IRC, Usenet and not just for [[BitTorrent] ffers BitTorrent seedboxes. A seedbox would allow you to start torrenting without VPN if you are worried about privacy and anonymity.

How Does a Seedbox Work?

When a user downloads a torrent file or magnet link from a torrent search engine (or any other source), they can load it onto their seedbox. The seedbox downloads the file at high speed, and the user can then transfer the file to their local device via a secure connection, such as SFTP or HTTPS.

Torrent Downloads

Torrent downloads work on a peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing protocol, BitTorrent, where users share small pieces of a file with each other. The torrent client on the seedbox communicates with other peers to download and upload the pieces of the torrent file.

Magnet Links and Magnet to Torrent Conversion

Magnet links are an alternative to torrent files, containing the necessary information to download the torrent file itself via the BitTorrent protocol. When a magnet link is loaded into the seedbox's torrent software, the software converts the magnet link to a torrent file and begins downloading the content. If you need to save the actual torrent file you can do so after the torrent client has downloaded the torrent file itself.

Pulsed Media Seedbox Standard Features

All Pulsed Media Seedboxes comes with a standard set of features. Same user interface and same BitTorrent software is used for all seedbox servers.

  • Public trackers are ALLOWED
  • Servers located in our datacenter in Helsinki, Finland
  • HDD Quota is 25% burstable for upto 7days.
  • Nice Master GUI with ruTorrent, Deluge, qBittorrent, File manager, rclone webui, Quota info etc.
  • Docker for things like Wireguard, Nextcloud, Proxmox backup server etc.
  • SSH + SFTP + SCP + FTP access.
  • *ARR and Jellyfin can be installed
  • Typical server side media tools such as ffmpeg and a lot of others

Pulsed Media Seedbox services

Seedbox types

Shared seedboxes

Shared seedboxes are bigger seedbox servers split and shared among a number of users.

Dedicated seedboxes

Dedicated server dedicated solely as a seedbox for single user. An high end, very high performance option.

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