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>>qainsi+(OP)
Torrent system is alive and well. Mega shout out to seedhost.eu for their one-button panel for everything.

VLC will even open media over http, so one doesn't even have to mirror it locally from the Netherlands (although I do for the kids content, just to provide them a curated selection).

>>rokkit+Hr
Not just alive and well but massively better. Open source software to do everything from watchlisting movies, downloading them when they are available in the highest quality and just seamless media management. Everything is so much better with piracy.

>>ilrwbw+4x
Yeah my Kodi torrent/streaming app on my $50 TV android box has tons of playlists, one each for Netflix/Prime/etc containing every movie/show on them and also trending lists, iMDB lists, etc.

It’s a shame the set up process and UI is typical OSS tier otherwise I’d be telling everyone I know to use it.

>>dmix+8I
>It’s a shame the set up process and UI is typical OSS tier otherwise I’d be telling everyone I know to use it.

Thats why popcorn time was solo great. Too bad theres just not a comparable experience in 2023. Apparently all "rebel" Z and alpha gen kids are busy trying to make some quick buck. There's so fewer idealistic folks willing to share, compared to my generation in the 90s and 2000s.

>>xtract+E91
There is - stremio + torrentio + real debrid is a ~5 minute setup, works on web and android tv, and was easy enough for my parents to setup all by themselves. Real debrid does cost $3 a month but the experience is so much better that it’s well worth it. The money you’re paying goes to a seed box type thing that caches torrents online and lets you stream them to avoid notices from your ISP.

I recently abandoned my jellyfin + radarr + sonarr setup because for the above. After Usenet subscriptions, electricity costs and storage costs, it was much cheaper. And I could watch content on demand rather than having to wait for the whole thing to download.