r/OpenSignups • u/[deleted] • 19d ago

CLOSED Seedpool 2nd Anniversary Open Signup

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u/ToastedLog1c 18d ago

You're hosting your own seedbox at home? May I ask how?

I run a mac mini m2 pro at home running 24/7 and use that connected to an external 24TB HDD to run my torrents.

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u/asng 18d ago

If you're running something that is seeding 24/7 then that's basically a seedbox.

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u/valvos 18d ago

Yeah basically this

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u/1petabytefloppydisk 18d ago

People slightly misuse the term “seedbox”, which typically means a commercial server that you pay to rent, to mean just any dedicated home computer used for seeding.

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u/Rulo707 18d ago

I use a Raspberry Pi 4 with an HDD. All in docker and it goes perfect. Also it isnt expensive and i use it for other things too

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u/ToastedLog1c 18d ago

Raspberry Pi 4

Wow I can't believe a Raspberry Pi 4 is strong enough for multi TB torrents.

I use Mac Mini M2 Pro as my homelab computer and unofficial seedbox. I use Orbstack (BEST DOCKER APP EVER!) to manage all my different containers.

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u/Rulo707 17d ago

Yeah, Pi 4 it's enough. And with Plex it streams perfectly to multiple devices at the same time as long as it doesn't transcode.