Are direct download sites safer than torrenting and what can i do to make things as safe as possible without having to use something like a vpn? becasue there are a few movies and retro games im having a hard time finding so what can i do to be safe while trying to find the media i want?

Im not even sure if the pirates life is for me...

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[–] upsiderue@lemmy.fmhy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No need to use a vpn for ddl. If you want the best of both worlds use a debrid service like real-debrid. It allows faster downloads from file sharing sites and ability to download torrents without you having to seed it.

[–] RomanRoy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What does real-debrid really do? It is mentioned often on Stremio and I get it that you download things faster for it, but I couldn't find any explanation about what it really offers as a service.

Is its purpose to download things for you in their server and then you download from them faster? Does it have a limit of how much data you can store?

I dunno, I'm having some trouble with the use case and how it would work for me.

[–] mikemikemikemike@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is its purpose to download things for you in their server and then you download from them faster?

Yeah. I'm not aware of any limits too.

When used with stremio orkodi addons it lets you stream videos directly from their servers, without the need to download the file

[–] RomanRoy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I see. It has no files available to me "out of the box", on sign up, right? I must point a torrent to it, it will download it and then I will download it later? Can I also upload local files?

I'm sorry, I must sound dumb, but I always had a hard time really understanding WHAT are real debrid benefits.

[–] mikemikemikemike@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

You cannot upload. So no use as personal cloud. Popular torrents are already cached on their servers so no need to wait. Other plus is you probably max out your line speeds. Traffic is SSL encrypted, no need for vpn

[–] QuietStorm@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

do i need to use real debrid or can i use a browser like tor and what sites might i use?

is there a free way to get started by chance?

[–] Daftling@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Real debrid is not necessary unless you're downloading from hosts that require a paid account for unlimited access. You can download from archive.org and other HTTP sites without worry. You don't need tor, a vpn, real debrid, a seed box, or any other paid service people are suggesting here. Just stay away from torrents and you'll be fine.

[–] upsiderue@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You dont have to use Real-debrid but it is recommend. Real debrid is a ddl service and Tor is a browser like chrome for those who really want privacy and anonmity, two different things. Plus tor is really slow when downloading. Regarding free to use, there are leech websites that leech off debrid services but do not allow torrenting or you can look for a trial version of a different debrid service or try a service like debrid-file.com that allow a lifetime subscription.