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ISO storage VPS for public torrent through VPN

pgslvwdkpgslvwdk Member
edited March 2025 in Requests

Take two.

I'm looking for a storage VPS to use for torrenting through a VPN (per @wadhah suggestion). I torrent about one movie or season of a TV show per month. I'm looking to avoid DMCA notices against my home IP even if my VPN config leaks the IP. This would be a bare-bones, single-task VPS.

Other bits:

  • The provider needs to allow torrents
  • It would be great if I wasn't shut down the moment I screw up my VPN config and leak an IP
  • I don't want to colocate with anything bulletproof
  • I will run Linux and want root
  • I only use public trackers
  • I won't be streaming
  • I generally don't care how fast the torrent completes although it would be nice to pay more when I do.
  • 99.9% uptime is all I really need

VZ Type: ANY
Number of Cores: minimum
RAM: 2GB
Disk Space: 100 GB
Disk Type: ANY
Bandwidth:100GB down / 600GB up (per month)
Port Speed: 1 Mbps
DDoS Protection: Yes
Number of IPs: 1
Location: anywhere but US or Canada with a 200ms ping from US-East
Budget: as cheap as possible meeting the above
Billing period: ANY

Hopefully this is more realistic than my last request.

Thanks!

Thanked by 1wadhah

Comments

  • SeederKunSeederKun Member

    BuyVM Lux should do. but if you want 2gb ram that will cost 7$

  • conceptconcept Member

    honestly most VPS will work for your needs if you are tunneling the torrent traffic through VPN. Get your favorite KVM vps provider and use a guide like this:
    https://fossengineer.com/selfhosting-qBittorrent-with-docker-and-VPN/

  • pgslvwdkpgslvwdk Member
    edited March 2025

    @concept That was my thought but I've been having trouble finding something low cost and reputable that allows torrents and is not headquartered in North America.

    FWIW, virtually of the LowEndBox reccs have their headquarters in the US or Canada:

    • CheapWindowsVPS
    • CloudServer
    • Dedirock
    • RackNerd
    • ServerHost
    • LetBox

    @SeederKun BuyVM Lux was the top of my list but they're sold out. Also they were bought by Cloudzy and now they're headquartered in the US. FWIW I'm not wedded to the 2GB. I've just had smoother sailing torrenting with 2GB machines than with 1GB.

  • pgslvwdkpgslvwdk Member

    In case anyone tries to figure this out in the future...

    1. With help from another post I determined that DMCA-free VPS are either very sketchy or very expensive. So I decided on standard VPS+VPN.
    2. With help from another another post I decided that, since I'm behind a VPN, I can use a VPS that seemed like it might not like torrents.
    3. I got a Europe-based VPS with a terrible CPU, little RAM, and 100GB storage ($7/mo).
    4. I signed up for AirVPN.
    5. I set up gluetun and qbittorrent on the VPS using Docker (this was a total PITA, particularly because it was IPV6, and I would not wish it on anyone).

    Things seem to be functioning and hidden.

    Thanks to everyone for the guidance!

  • itachikonohaitachikonoha Member

    @pgslvwdk said:
    In case anyone tries to figure this out in the future...

    1. With help from another post I determined that DMCA-free VPS are either very sketchy or very expensive. So I decided on standard VPS+VPN.
    2. With help from another another post I decided that, since I'm behind a VPN, I can use a VPS that seemed like it might not like torrents.
    3. I got a Europe-based VPS with a terrible CPU, little RAM, and 100GB storage ($7/mo).
    4. I signed up for AirVPN.
    5. I set up gluetun and qbittorrent on the VPS using Docker (this was a total PITA, particularly because it was IPV6, and I would not wish it on anyone).

    Things seem to be functioning and hidden.

    Thanks to everyone for the guidance!

    .... Or just limit yourself to private trackers if possible.

    Thanked by 1Void
  • VoidVoid Member

    @itachikonoha said:

    @pgslvwdk said:
    In case anyone tries to figure this out in the future...

    1. With help from another post I determined that DMCA-free VPS are either very sketchy or very expensive. So I decided on standard VPS+VPN.
    2. With help from another another post I decided that, since I'm behind a VPN, I can use a VPS that seemed like it might not like torrents.
    3. I got a Europe-based VPS with a terrible CPU, little RAM, and 100GB storage ($7/mo).
    4. I signed up for AirVPN.
    5. I set up gluetun and qbittorrent on the VPS using Docker (this was a total PITA, particularly because it was IPV6, and I would not wish it on anyone).

    Things seem to be functioning and hidden.

    Thanks to everyone for the guidance!

    .... Or just limit yourself to private trackers if possible.

    Yep. Monthly one movie or season - even a semi-private one like Milkie should be fine along with any VPS provider here. Servarica should work fine location-wise and also they explicitly allow “legal” torrents.

  • pgslvwdkpgslvwdk Member

    Truth.

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