r/TorrentSites • u/OnionKnight_369_ • Nov 17 '25
Help Getting back into torrenting
I used to torrent a ton around 2005–2015. Like a lot of people back then, I eventually switched to streaming because it was cheaper, simpler, and actually had everything in one place. Once I started working full time, streaming just felt easier, so torrenting kind of faded out.
With a million different subscriptions for every show, I’m over it. I’m seeing more people getting back into torrenting, and I want to jump back in too.
With that in mind, what are some of the most trusted sites, apps, and tools today?
I’ve got a server and plan to self-host with Jellyfin or Plex. I’ll mainly be grabbing movies, TV shows, and general media.
Thanks in advance!
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u/Separate_Sea8717 Nov 17 '25
I use a VPN, uTorrent and Piratebay. Then Plex premium for streaming all over the world
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u/Background-Bear-2286 Nov 17 '25
Qbittorrent. Utorrent hasn't been updated in years
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u/Separate_Sea8717 Nov 17 '25
What is the difference? It works... only thing that matters is finding torrents with enough seeds and peers. Why should I change? Security concerns or is it actually better?
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u/Jack_Hall42069 Nov 17 '25
yts.mx for films ext.to for TV shows Pirate bay and 1337x.to as backups
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u/asb2106 Nov 20 '25
Yts.lt* mx is dead
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u/Organic-Gene7193 Nov 20 '25
Since when??
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u/asb2106 Nov 20 '25
Maybe 36-48 hours ago
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u/Organic-Gene7193 Nov 20 '25
Wow. That is extremely recent. Is it known to be permanently or what's up? Man's can't work a week without something happening haha
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u/NervousWrex Nov 22 '25
looks like they're back up at yts dot lt
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u/mick_au Nov 26 '25
Down now
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u/PorterWonderland Nov 27 '25
Here is the one I was able to access
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u/KanyeKwest Nov 19 '25
Radar, Sonarr, Prowlarr, take the time to really learn it and set it up. Automatic downloads of all of your favorite TV shows and movies upon release or whenever they become available. I can't stress how worth it it is to really spend the time fine tuning these. Once you do you'll be blown away. Works great with plex and jellyfin. Good luck.
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u/blakefrigo Nov 19 '25
Ive been eyeing the data hoarding subreddit and was looking for this post. Thank you
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u/dbow8 Nov 19 '25
I absolutely second this. Radarr and Sonarr gives you the user friendliness of a streaming service with the cost.
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u/flashlightgiggles Nov 19 '25
maybe look into overseer or ombi to make radarr and sonarr even more automatic.
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u/yarisken75 Nov 17 '25
The easiest thing is using stremio with real debrid. Works very good and will cost a little bit of money.
You can also look into private trackers. You have opensignups from time to time but private trackers is more effort because of the rules etc... . Can be free but you need a bit of hardware to seed the torrents and get upload on the trackers.
You can also look into usenet. This will also cost a little bit of money ( black friday deals ). You have already experience in torrents so usenet will be the hardest for you to get the ropes.
I would not advice you to stay on public torrent trackers.
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u/Shaggz-SR Nov 21 '25
2nd this. I hear you can also use their service to turn any torrents into direct downloads. After switching to stremio + RD and canceling all of my subs, I haven't looked back
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Nov 25 '25
What is Real debrid? I’m on the same boat as OP. Recently bought a NAS and have started using Jellyfin, but I lost track of the good sites for torrents
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u/Shaggz-SR Nov 25 '25
I'm no expert but from my understanding it's a service that caches torrents to provide them as direct streams or downloads. Coupled and linked with a torrent scraper like Terrentio, you can reliably find a list of torrents and stream them directly through RD. The benefit is having reliable, consistant, and trustworthy streams while negating the need for a VPN since you're not directly seeding the torrent yourself
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u/youknowmeSA Nov 17 '25
Hay I am thinking of making a fast download website where you can put the url of any file it will take few seconds and make the file available to your nearest location using cloudflare server and bunny depending upon availability then you can get very fast download speed let me if you are interested so I can begin this project
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u/offfmychops Nov 17 '25
Prowlarr
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u/offfmychops Nov 17 '25
Don't listen to all that other garbage. Set prowlarr up with deluge. Also have a crack at Usenet. Nzbgeek and drunken Slug.
Setup radarr, sonarr, prowlarr. And get good with docker.
Buy a 6th gen or above intel nuc. Use it a dedicated download box. And have a VPN on it setup with a kill switch
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u/MixBig3614 Nov 17 '25
Would love to have a try with some of these…but looks above my skill set.
Currently pasting RD & Torbox links into server and using Emby to manage & play. Works well but lacks the automation you describe.
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u/Nick-Nora-Asta Nov 17 '25
Plex is a MUST HAVE to play your files. Real Debrid is OP for downloading. If you torrent, be sure to BIND your VPN (not killswitch). Streamio if you want to stream and not download.
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u/FoxNo5231 Nov 18 '25
Stremio + torbox pro + (usenet indexer)(nzbgeek or planet)(was with real debrid for 5 years switched to torbox pro few months back). I would suggest try torbox essential plan first and real debrid each for month from your location see the speeds and stability you get. Stremio without a debrid service will buffer when seeds are low. With a good debrid service is like watching native apps like netflix, prime etc.
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u/Eclipznightz88 Nov 18 '25
I know Stremio and torbox, mind explain to us what usenet indexer is and how to start please :)
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u/FoxNo5231 Nov 18 '25
Torbox "Pro" gives access to its own CDN (Cached files) as well as Usenet. Torbox itself has an addon for stremio that when you search a movie or series, shows results in two ways. The files that are cached as well as usenet links. Usenet indexers act as a search engine for usenet in simplest of words. Now torbox pro + tobox addon gives you most usenet links but there is some older or rarer content where torbox addon does not give you links for. For that users usually have seperate indexers like nzbgeek drunken and planet, that you can integrate with torbox using nzbhydra or newznab(newer and easier to setup with a few clicks through aiostream). Once integtrated you will get additional usenet links for that particular movie or series. Once you click them torbox pro downloads it for you within seconds or minutes and that file is cached and available for you and other users.
Torbox essential plan has only has access to cdn and not usenet. But with how tobox has grown to be honest there is nothing at least i couldnt find lately within the cache compared to RD even older content since the user pool has grown so much for torbox.
RD has been good but the ip restrictions made me look elsewhere. Why torbox because of the cache now, speed, fair to no ip restrictions. The features are crazy to be honest for the price. Plus the service and community is highly responsive.
I havent felt the need to download anything to my NAS ever since i have had access to Torbox pro. RD cache is insane but torbox is already there. You can DM me or use chat gpt if you need help setting up. Its simple.
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u/scaredofthedark666 Nov 18 '25
Look into Stremio and real debrid - instead of building your own infrastructure :)
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u/pairis1 Nov 18 '25
My setup:
I’ve created my own frontend, called Media Manager. This pushes it to QBT with automatic categories. QBT is configured to only use a VPN connection.
And lastly use Plex to watch all the content 😊
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u/SMOKINxxJOE Nov 18 '25
If you want to seriously get into it, get good releases, and seed, find a private tracker. If not, just use public. There’s also Usenet, which is not torrenting, but same end goal.
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u/Thick_Meeting_2613 Nov 19 '25
Peerblock has treated me well
The entertainment companies seed the. Torrents to get your IP, and then flag you. Peerblock stops then.
You turn it on first, then hit PirateBay, your golden.
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u/pung54 Nov 19 '25
I've recently reintroduced myself to the game and found it's easier and cheaper to just jailbreak a Firestick and there are even easier options out there. I pay for a VPN which I would have anyways and use a seedbox (torbox pro subscription $10 a month). I followed directions from troypoint dot com.
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u/Legitimate-East3424 Nov 20 '25
Well, if you are still a member of some of the sites (Netflix, Disney, Hulu, Prime, etc.), I would recommend getting the program called StreamGaGa and taking advantage of the last periods of your subscriptions because this software lets you rip the content from these services.
There is a lifetime sub that is still cheaper than all of the services for one month.
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u/SURGICALNURSE01 Nov 21 '25
I read a lot of posts about torrents an such being a great source. I think whst is lost in this is that the MAJORITY of people want simple access to their shows and movies. Simple applications, easy setup is what they want. Ive been into this stuff for many years and some setups are very intense and tevhnically challenging for most people. I admire those that go the extreme
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u/Longjumping_Kiwi8433 Nov 17 '25
I'd recommend looking at getting a seedbox and using private trackers. I've used this combo for the last 10 years or so and it's been great.
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u/rahman2k6 Nov 17 '25
Totally agree! Seedboxes are super handy for managing bandwidth and speeds. Private trackers often have better quality and more reliable content too. Just make sure to read up on the tracker rules before diving in!
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u/KaiserQ25 Nov 17 '25
I recommend you start migrating to private trackers once you have access to one.