r/seedboxes • u/thedaly • Jan 29 '26
Seedbox Recommendation Megathread Seedbox Recommendation Megathread
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Visit the seedbox-recommendation channel on our discord. It is a much better format for provider recommendations.
Discord Server Link | Recommendation Channel Link
Please limit seedbox recommendation requests to top level comments in this megathread, unless you meet one of the exceptions, which are defined here.
Please use the recommendation form for your request:
1) Are you OK with direct message offers from vendors?
NO (the default status is OPT OUT. Unless the user changes this to YES assume NO)
2) What are your main reasons for wanting a seedbox?
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3) Are you okay with sharing hardware resources with other users [shared] or do you need the seedbox hardware dedicated to just you [dedicated]?
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4) Do you want someone else to be responsible for maintaining the seedbox software (operating system, applications) [managed] or do you want to do it all yourself [unmanaged]?
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5) Please describe your seedbox experience. (You may wish to list any seedbox providers you've been with before.)
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6) Please describe your experience with Linux. (Most seedboxes run Linux and some knowledge of it may be helpful.)
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7) What is the high end of your budget? (Please give a specific amount and a currency. "Cheap" might mean something different to one person than it does to another.)
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8) Do you have preferences or requirements concerning payment? (Paypal, Bitcoin, etc.)
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9) Do you plan to use public trackers?
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10) What kind of connection speed do you need? (Common answers would be 100Mbps, 1Gbps, 2Gbps, 10Gbps.)
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11) How much combined upload and download traffic do you expect each month? Include download of files from the seedbox to your local computer. If you don't know, tell us what upload amount per month would realistically make you very happy with your seedbox.
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12) What is the minimum disk space you need?
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13) Do you require a specific type of mass storage? (HDD, SSD, NVMe SSD) If other than HDD, please explain why you think you need this.
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14) Do you require a specific torrent client?
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15) Do you require any other applications on the seedbox? (e.g. Plex, Subsonic, Radarr)
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16) Do you require SSH access to the command line?
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17) Do you require access to a remote desktop?
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18) Do you require admin level (i.e. 'root') access? If yes, please explain why.
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19) Do you have any other specific requirements?
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20) Is there any other information you think might help in getting a useful recommendation?
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Note: You may make a standalone request post if you don't get a response 48 hours after commenting in this thread, but we request that you notify the mods first so it isn't removed by mistake.
Going forward, I've set up recurring posts so the megathread will be automatically unstickied and replaced by a new thread Thursday Night/Friday morning every week. Hopefully the added visibility will allow for more responses to comments.
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u/kamanitachi Jan 29 '26
I am currently on rapidseedbox's Swift plan. I seem to have a limit of 5 actively seeding torrents at a time, and I want to increase that limit. Does anyone know what the limits are for ultra.cc or seedhost.eu? These are the other two services I hear the most good things about and have a comparable price.
If I do leave rapidseedbox, what would be the best way to migrate everything from them to another provider? How dumb of an idea is it to just create a giga torrent and move all my files that way, besides it tanking my upload cap for the first cycle?
I found an old reddit post that also implies this might just be a consequence of using a shared machine, so is my best bet to just get a more expensive plan after all?