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A '''seedbox''' is a private dedicated server used for the uploading and downloading of digital files.[http://www.slyck.com/story1577.html] Seedboxes generally make use of the [[Bittorrent]] protocol for uploading and downloading, although they have also been used on the [[eDonkey2000]] network. Seedboxes are plugged in to high speed bandwidth networks, often with a [[throughput]] of 100 [[megabits]] or more. Files are downloaded to a seedbox from other Bittorrent users, and from there they can be downloaded at high speeds to a users personal computer via the [[http]], [[ftp]], [[sftp]], or [[rsync]] protocols. |
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{{Short description|Server used for the safe distribution of digital files}} |
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A '''seedbox''' is a high-bandwidth remote [[Server (computing)|server]] for [[upload]]ing and [[download]]ing of [[digital file]]s from a [[Peer-to-peer|P2P network]].<ref name="Kishore2018">{{cite web |last1=Kishore |first1=Aseem |title=Use a Seedbox and WinSCP for Fast, Private Torrents |url=https://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/use-a-seedbox-and-winscp-for-fast-private-torrents/ |website=Help Desk Geek |accessdate=27 September 2019 |date=7 November 2018 |archive-date=30 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130020206/https://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/use-a-seedbox-and-winscp-for-fast-private-torrents/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The bandwidth ranges generally from 100 [[Mbit/s]] to 20 [[Gbit/s]]. After the seedbox has acquired the files, people with access to the seedbox can download the file to their personal computers.<ref>{{cite web|title=What is a Seedbox?|url=http://seedboxgui.de/guides/what-is-a-seedbox/|publisher=Seedbox Guide|accessdate=10 September 2015|archive-date=17 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417030735/https://seedboxgui.de/guides/what-is-a-seedbox/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Seedboxes can run Windows, Linux, or Mac OSX operating systems. Windows-based seedboxes are accessed via Microsoft's [[remote desktop protocol]], allowing many popular bittorrent clients to be run on the seedbox remotely. Linux and Mac-based seedboxes run a variety of software that allows them to be accessed via a web interface like a regular web page. Popular web interfaces include [[TorrentFlux]], [TorrentFlux b-4rt], [[rtorrent]], and [[Transmission (BitTorrent client)]]. More clients can be found by doing a [[comparison of bitTorrent software]]. |
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==Function== |
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Seedboxes on high speed networks are typically able to download large files within minutes. A 1 [[Gigabyte]] file can take less than five minutes to download. That same 1 Gigabyte file can be uploaded to other users in the same amount of time, creating a 1:1 upload:download ratio for that individual file. The ability of a seedbox to transfer files so quickly is one of the big attractions seedboxes hold within the downloading community, and within the Bittorrent community in particular. |
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Seedboxes generally use the [[BitTorrent (protocol)|BitTorrent protocol]], although they have also been used on the [[eDonkey2000]] network. Seedboxes are usually connected to a high-speed network, often with a [[throughput]] of 100 Mbit/s or even 1 Gbit/s. Some providers are testing and offering 10 Gbit/s shared servers, while others are developing other systems that will allow users to scale their needs on the fly. Once the seedbox has a full copy of the files, they can be downloaded at high speeds to a user's personal computer via the [[Hypertext Transfer Protocol|HTTP]], [[File Transfer Protocol|FTP]], [[SSH file transfer protocol|SFTP]], or [[rsync]] protocols. This allows for anonymity and, usually, removes the need to worry about [[Glossary of BitTorrent terms#Share ratio|share ratio]]. More expensive seedboxes may support [[Virtual Network Computing|VNC]] or [[Remote Desktop Protocol]], allowing many popular clients to be run remotely.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} Other seedboxes are special-purpose and run a variety of torrent-specific software including web interfaces of popular clients like [[Transmission (BitTorrent client)|Transmission]], [[rTorrent]], [[Deluge (software)|Deluge]], and [[μTorrent]], as well as the [[TorrentFlux]] web interface clients. Mobile interface support is also offered by clients such as [[Transmission (BitTorrent client)|Transmission]]. |
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Seedboxes on high-speed networks are typically able to download large files within very quickly, provided that the [[Glossary of BitTorrent terms#Swarm|swarm]] can actually handle such a high upload bandwidth. For example, a seedbox with a transfer rate of 300 Mbit/s can finish downloading a 1 [[Gigabyte|GB]] file in under half a minute. That same 1 GB file can be uploaded to other users in the same amount of time, creating a 1:1 share ratio for that individual file. The ability to transfer files so quickly makes them very attractive to the P2P communities. Because of the mentioned high speeds, seedboxes tend to be popular when using private [[torrent tracker]]s, where maintaining a share ratio above 1 can be very important.<ref name="TF2108">{{cite web |last1=Andy |title=Torrent Seedbox Veterans Bow Out of Changing Market |url=https://torrentfreak.com/torrent-seedbox-veterans-bow-out-of-changing-market-180304/ |website=TorrentFreak |language=en |date=4 March 2018 |access-date=27 September 2019 |archive-date=27 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927100441/https://torrentfreak.com/torrent-seedbox-veterans-bow-out-of-changing-market-180304/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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== Why Seedboxes are used == |
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Seedboxes are also used to circumvent [[bandwidth throttling]] by [[Internet service provider]]s or to evade laws such as the [[HADOPI law]] in France.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.seedboxlist.com/seedboxnews/6910-10-reasons-why-you-need-a-seedbox.html |title=Advantages on owning a Seedbox |date=14 March 2012 |publisher=SeedBoxList |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324074648/http://www.seedboxlist.com/seedboxnews/6910-10-reasons-why-you-need-a-seedbox.html |archive-date=24 March 2015 |access-date=24 April 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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A person who regularly downloads digital files from public and/or private [[Bittorrent tracker]]s is usually required to follow site-specific ratio rules and guidelines. A 1:1 ratio is most often preferred, and since seedboxes can upload as fast as they can download, it is easy to achieve a 1:1 ratio quickly. Ratios greater than 1:1 are preferred by many users, and seedboxes make such a ratio an easy accomplishment. |
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==References== |
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Home-based internet connection bandwidth is freed from uploading and downloading traffic when seedbox usage is employed. Seedbox speeds are usually much higher than most ISP home internet connections; having bandwidth at home that is available for non-downloading related activities can be a sufficient reason by itself to use a seedbox. |
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Seedboxes keep files seeded indefinitely. They do not need to be rebooted or shut off very often. This allows downloading and seeding of files to occur continuously and without interruption. |
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[[Category:File sharing networks]] |
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Many ISP's now employ [[traffic shaping]][http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/203408] software that examines network traffic for evidence of filesharing activities which in turn allows for bittorrent data [[packets]] to be sniffed out. [[Rate limiting]][http://consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/08/comcast_ban.html] measures can then be put in place. Seedboxes are an effective way to counteract these actions. A well publicized example of this occurred recently at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. In April of 2007, the university banned all p2p-related traffic[http://www.news.com/The-P2P-mistake-at-Ohio-University/2010-1027_3-6181676.html] on their campus-wide network at the repeated urgings of the [[RIAA]] and after several rounds of lawsuits levied against students making use of [[p2p]][http://www.dispatch.com/live/contentbe/EPIC_shim.php?story=248209] software on the university network. In this situation, a seedbox would allow an Ohio University student to effectively continue downloading and utilizing the university network to retrieve downloaded files from the seedbox via the http, ftp, sftp, or rsync protocols since none of those protocols are monitored or throttled by the university. |
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Seedboxes also provide a form of [[online storage]] for their users. Materials downloaded to a seedbox can be retrieved from anywhere in the world via the internet. |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.slyck.com/story1577.html Need Upload Bandwidth? Get a Seedbox.] |
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*[http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/203408 ISP must come clean on 'traffic shaping'] |
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*[http://consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/08/comcast_ban.html Comcast Cuts Off Heavy Internet Users] |
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*[http://www.news.com/The-P2P-mistake-at-Ohio-University/2010-1027_3-6181676.html The P2P mistake at Ohio University] |
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*[http://www.dispatch.com/live/contentbe/EPIC_shim.php?story=248209 Illegal music sharing? OU tops the charts] |
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Latest revision as of 17:01, 14 September 2024
A seedbox is a high-bandwidth remote server for uploading and downloading of digital files from a P2P network.[1] The bandwidth ranges generally from 100 Mbit/s to 20 Gbit/s. After the seedbox has acquired the files, people with access to the seedbox can download the file to their personal computers.[2]
Function
Seedboxes generally use the BitTorrent protocol, although they have also been used on the eDonkey2000 network. Seedboxes are usually connected to a high-speed network, often with a throughput of 100 Mbit/s or even 1 Gbit/s. Some providers are testing and offering 10 Gbit/s shared servers, while others are developing other systems that will allow users to scale their needs on the fly. Once the seedbox has a full copy of the files, they can be downloaded at high speeds to a user's personal computer via the HTTP, FTP, SFTP, or rsync protocols. This allows for anonymity and, usually, removes the need to worry about share ratio. More expensive seedboxes may support VNC or Remote Desktop Protocol, allowing many popular clients to be run remotely.[citation needed] Other seedboxes are special-purpose and run a variety of torrent-specific software including web interfaces of popular clients like Transmission, rTorrent, Deluge, and μTorrent, as well as the TorrentFlux web interface clients. Mobile interface support is also offered by clients such as Transmission.
Seedboxes on high-speed networks are typically able to download large files within very quickly, provided that the swarm can actually handle such a high upload bandwidth. For example, a seedbox with a transfer rate of 300 Mbit/s can finish downloading a 1 GB file in under half a minute. That same 1 GB file can be uploaded to other users in the same amount of time, creating a 1:1 share ratio for that individual file. The ability to transfer files so quickly makes them very attractive to the P2P communities. Because of the mentioned high speeds, seedboxes tend to be popular when using private torrent trackers, where maintaining a share ratio above 1 can be very important.[3]
Seedboxes are also used to circumvent bandwidth throttling by Internet service providers or to evade laws such as the HADOPI law in France.[4]
References
- ^ Kishore, Aseem (7 November 2018). "Use a Seedbox and WinSCP for Fast, Private Torrents". Help Desk Geek. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "What is a Seedbox?". Seedbox Guide. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ Andy (4 March 2018). "Torrent Seedbox Veterans Bow Out of Changing Market". TorrentFreak. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ Advantages on owning a Seedbox, SeedBoxList, 14 March 2012, archived from the original on 24 March 2015, retrieved 24 April 2017