For anyone currently using RapidSeedbox, as a former employee, I would like to let you know that despite what mailing address they have, or where/how the business is registered, RapidSeedbox is 100% an Israeli company. Run by Yuli Azarch and Eliran Mukdasi.
FREE PALESTINE ✊
(I left the company back in 2022, thankfully.)
1) Are you OK with direct message offers from vendors?
No.
2) What are your main reasons for wanting a seedbox?
Torrenting from private trackers.
3) Are you okay with sharing hardware resources with other users [shared] or do you need the seedbox hardware dedicated to just you [dedicated]?
Shared.
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]?
Managed.
5) Please describe your seedbox experience. (You may wish to list any seedbox providers you've been with before.)
Have only hosted myself but dealing with hardware is a nightmare, which is why I'm looking for a seedbox.
6) Please describe your experience with Linux. (Most seedboxes run Linux and some knowledge of it may be helpful.)
A high level of experience with Linux.
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.)
Depends on what I'm getting.
8) Do you have preferences or requirements concerning payment? (Paypal, Bitcoin, etc.)
Not sure. I was thinking about paying with crypto for anonymity but if the seedbox is just going to log my info anyways, idk if there's any point. So I might just use a credit card. Lmk if anyone has any recommendations on this because I'm not sure.
9) Do you plan to use public trackers?
No.
10) What kind of connection speed do you need? (Common answers would be 100Mbps, 1Gbps, 2Gbps, 10Gbps.)
Enough to stream 4k video comfortably.
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.
500GB?
12) What is the minimum disk space you need?
Maybe 1-2tb to start? With an option to increase as time goes on.
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.
No.
14) Do you require a specific torrent client?
I don't think so?
15) Do you require any other applications on the seedbox? (e.g. Plex, Subsonic, Radarr)
Jellyfin.
16) Do you require SSH access to the command line?
Yes, but it's not a dealbreaker.
17) Do you require access to a remote desktop?
No.
18) Do you require admin level (i.e. 'root') access? If yes, please explain why.
No.
19) Do you have any other specific requirements?
Hosted in Europe or Asia (specifically NOT hosted in Canada, that's a dealbreaker).
20) Is there any other information you think might help in getting a useful recommendation?
Not sure.
I'm thinking of switching over from a shared seedbox, and taking a stab and setting up my own dedicated seedbox & media server through a provider.
I know there's options using Swizzin, Saltbox or other setup scripts, but I was thinking of taking a stab and setting everything up with Docker containers, my own custom domain, SSL, Caddy/NGINX etc.
Does anyone have a good guide or best practices about setting up a server? Something that goes through step-by-step?