Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ

Ahoy, matey! If ye be lookin' to improve the seedin' of yer torrents, I've got a few tips that'll make yer digital treasure spread faster than a sailor's rumor in a tavern. First off, make sure ye be havin' a proper port open on yer ship – aye, that's the port-forwardin' business. Next, check if yer ship's crew, I mean, yer torrent client, be allowed through the firewall. Ye don't want no scallywag blockin' yer signal.

Now, here be the trick to gettin' more swashbucklers to join yer crew – keep that torrent active, savvy? No need to be a lazy landlubber and abandon ship as soon as ye finish downloadin'. The more ye be sharin', the more likely others'll join the ranks.

And let's not forget about those trackers, the navigational stars of yer torrentin' voyage. Find yerself some trackers with plenty of hearties on 'em, and add 'em to yer torrent – that'll give ye more chances to connect with fellow buccaneers sailin' the same waters.

Last but not least, be mindful of yer upload rate, matey. Don't be a hog, sharin' is carin' in the high seas of torrentin'. Set yer upload rate to a fair share, and ye'll be well on yer way to becomin' a respected seeder in the pirate bay. Arrr, happy torrentin' and smooth sailin', ye digital pirate! 🏴‍☠️

It's my booty and I'll keep it to me self!!

What software/OS are you running on your NAS? If you're running some goofy software on a private tracker your client might not be whitelisted.

Besides that - this NAS is attached to your home network I assume? Is it behind a router? Are the ports you're using for torrenting port-forwarded?

What tracker are you testing this on? A bunch of trackers will have a "Connectivity check" that will tell you whether or not your client is connectable

There's very little info to work with so it's unlikely you'll receive any specific advice.

But mainly you do want to be fully connectable (port forwarded) so check that. Go to any port test website (https://www.canyouseeme.org/, https://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/, etc.) and enter your torrent client's incoming connection port there. (for qBittorrent that is in Tools / Options / Connection / Listening Port)

If that test fails then you need to figure out what is blocking your torrent client's incoming connection port.

• If you're using a proxy that's the issue, won't get an incoming connection port via proxy
• If you're using a VPN service that does not support port forwarding then that's the issue, it is impossible to port forward on a VPN without port forwarding support
• If you're using a VPN service with port forwarding support then go to their website & figure out how to configure it, each VPN service is slightly different
• If you're not using a VPN/Proxy then most likely you'll need to log into your network router/firewall & configure a port forward there. Basically create a port forward for your torrent client's incoming connection port & point it to your local system on the network (your NAS)

Also make sure to whitelist your torrent client in any anti-virus/malware software you are using, those will definitely slow you down and/or block connections to your torrent client.

There's potentially other issues but everyone starts with being connectable first.

I have the same problem. I generally just leave my torrent client running in the background when I work. I never leave it running because I think of my parents’ electricity bill.

If you have a server the key is just… time. Leave it be, and when you’re not downloading anything, go full throttle on sharing!

Sail proud my friend!

I use automatic torrent management mode with qBittorrent for most things and set it to seed every torrent for 40 days (iirc). If I had unlimited storage space, I'd probably seed forever, but I found that 40 days works well for me.

Also, don't use a Debrid service. These services just leech requested torrents and then instantly stop seeding (if they even upload during download, not sure). This is bad for torrent health on public trackers, and will quickly get you banned on private trackers.

Anyone else has cross-seed configured? I started the process, created the config.json and now I need to configure it. It would be useful to see how someone else set it up and why. I feel the provided explanations in the config file are just a notch too high than what my hobbyist mind can understand atm. Then there's direct client injection or autotorrent2 I still have to figure out.

For those curious, cross-seed allows you to take what you are seeding and find where else that torrent is and seed it there too, within a defined set of trackers. Perfect for sharin' ye booty, arr!

establish a hybrid & v2 torrent site first