r/TorBoxApp

​Hi everyone,

​I made a post yesterday about some issues I was having, and I think I'm getting a bit closer to finding the root of the problem.

​Here is the situation: When I play Remux files on Nuvio and check the real-time network speed on the detailed stats screen, it fluctuates between 40-70 Mbps. However, when I run a regular speed test on the device, I get around 200 Mbps. Is it normal to have this much of a speed drop during playback? It turns out this massive fluctuation is exactly why my streams keep buffering.

​I am using a Xiaomi Mi Box 3 (3rd Gen). I even bought an Ethernet adapter/cable to fix this. It still gives me 200-250 Mbps in speed tests via Ethernet, but ironically, it performs even worse in Nuvio compared to Wi-Fi.

​By the way, my home internet is a 5G cellular connection (FWA/Mobile Router). Could all these instability issues be related to the nature of 5G connections? I really don't know what to do next and would appreciate any help or advice.

​Thanks in advance

Hey everyone,

I’m having a weird issue with Nuvio and I’m trying to figure out whether the problem is with Nuvio, TorBox, my Wi-Fi, or something else.

I’m using:

• Internet: 300 Mbps connection
• Connection to device: 5 GHz Wi-Fi
• Device: Laptop
• Player: Nuvio built-in player
• Debrid: TorBox Standard
• Files: 4K Remux / high-bitrate files, sometimes 100+ Mbps bitrate

The problem is that whenever I try to stream a file with a bitrate above 100 Mbps, Nuvio seems to pull data at only around 15 MB/s (~120 Mbps) and doesn't really go any higher.

My internet connection should theoretically be capable of around 37.5 MB/s, and normal speed tests/downloads can get close to that, so I don't think the 300 Mbps connection itself is the bottleneck.

What confuses me is that the stream needs more bandwidth than what Nuvio is consistently pulling, so I end up getting buffering on high-bitrate files.

Has anyone else experienced this with Nuvio + TorBox? Is there some setting I should change, or is there a limitation somewhere in Nuvio/TorBox that I'm missing?

Any advice or troubleshooting steps would be appreciated.

I'm having buffering issues while trying to watch 4K remuxes using TorBox (via Nuvio/Stremio), and I suspect it's a routing/CDN issue with TorBox and my new ISP.

​Here is my setup and the problem:

​Device: Xiaomi Mi Box 3rd Gen (Connected via Wi-Fi, getting ~250 Mbps. Also tested Ethernet at ~350 Mbps).

​Internet: I recently switched to a 5G Home Internet connection in Turkey. On my phone, I get around 500 Mbps.

​The Issue: When I run a standard speed test on my Mi Box (fast.com via Nuvio), I easily get 224 Mbps with 98ms ping. However, when I run the TorBox CDN speed test, my speeds drop drastically. The best I get is on the NEUR CDN with an average of 79 Mbps (Max 94 Mbps), but the ping is terribly high at 489ms. Other CDNs like WNAM give me 900ms+ ping.

​Because of this 94 Mbps cap and high ping to TorBox servers, heavy 4K remuxes constantly buffer. It seems my 5G ISP has terrible routing to TorBox servers.

​My questions:

​Is there a specific CDN setting I should force in TorBox for better routing from the Middle East/Europe edge?

​Would using a VPN (like Cloudflare WARP or Proton) on the Mi Box help bypass this ISP routing issue to the TorBox CDNs?

​Has anyone else experienced this specific throttling/routing issue with 5G ISPs and TorBox?

​Any advice on how to get my TorBox speeds to match my actual internet speeds would be greatly appreciated!

I recently subscribed Torbox and finding out they changed their TOS.

I’m USA based and don’t want to get legal trouble. If not are there any alternatives ?

Hi everyone!

I am building my Home Lab using Docker & Portainer, and I'm trying to set up a cloud-only music streaming setup with TorBox, rclone, Lidarr, and Navidrome.

My Goal:

Stream music (preferably in FLAC) to my mobile phone using Navidrome, without keeping files on my local hard drive. Everything should stay in my TorBox cloud storage.

My Current Setup & Workflow:

TorBox for cloud downloads/debrid.

rclone mount to expose TorBox storage to my Docker container environment.

Lidarr + TorBox API/torrent indexers to request music downloads.

Navidrome to stream from the mounted directory.

The Issues I'm Facing:

Root Directory Clutter: TorBox dumps all completed downloads directly into the root directory (or in separate subfolders per download inside root), mixing movies, shows, and music altogether.

rclone Folder Persistence: When I try to create a folder (e.g., /torbox/music) via terminal inside the rclone mount, it automatically disappears after a few seconds.

Organization with -arrs: How can I get Lidarr/TorBox to place/organize music files specifically into a /music folder structure so Navidrome can scan only music files efficiently?

Questions:

How do you manage categories/folders when using TorBox with rclone mount and the \\\*arr suite?

Is there a recommended rclone mount flag/configuration or script to prevent folder deletion or allow symlinks/hardlinks on webdav/TorBox mounts?

Is there a better alternative/workflow for achieving cloud-only FLAC music streaming with Navidrome and Lidarr?

Any advice or docker-compose / rclone config snippets would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Both the web and desktop versions are not working as they're just giving me errors and never playing the movie/show.

The error it gives me is "error failed to load external subtitles"

Edit: turns out it was just malwarebytes blocking torbox so everything is good now