overview for barnaclebill

[–] barnaclebill 3 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I signed up and I'm seeing a lot of torrents w/ RAR files. What's the draw of packaging everything as RAR files instead of just rolling with the original files?

[CLOSED] HD-Torrents.org Is Open – Limited-Time Signup Window (Just a Few Hours!) | General HD tracker. in c/OpenSignups

[–] barnaclebill 1 points 1 month ago

same, rats

[CLOSED] | OnlyEncodes+ (OE) Open Application in c/OpenSignups

[–] barnaclebill 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I applied yesterday evening and got in a few hours later. While I haven't had much time to poke around yet, I've already found some stuff that wasn't on any other trackers I'm on. Open applications and global freeleech are activated until Fri Aug 1st @ 00:00 UTC.

We have a 30 days open signup & Global FreeLeech! in c/trackers

[–] barnaclebill 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

For anyone looking to get into the PT scene, YuScene is a great place to start. I'm not on the staff, but I'm a member and diggin' it. Open registration and global freeleech are activated until ~~Weds July 9th @ 20:00 UTC~~ Fri Aug 1st @ 20:00 UTC.

EDIT: Open reg + global freeleech have been extended.

We have a 30 days open signup & global FreeLeech! in c/[email protected]

[–] barnaclebill 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

For anyone looking to get into the PT scene, YuScene is a great place to start. I'm not on the staff, but I'm a member and diggin' it. Open registration and global freeleech are activated until ~~Weds July 9th @ 20:00 UTC~~ Fri Aug 1st @ 20:00 UTC.

EDIT: Open reg + global freeleech have been extended.

[OPEN SIGNUP] Yu-Scene | General tracker in c/OpenSignups

[–] barnaclebill 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

YuScene would make a great first tracker for anyone looking to get into the PT scene. Open registration and global freeleech are activated until ~~Weds July 9th @ 20:00 UTC~~ Fri Aug 1st @ 20:00 UTC.

EDIT: Open reg + global freeleech have been extended.

Where do you go for audiobooks? in c/piracy

[–] barnaclebill 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Right? I see lots of people recommending MaM for audiobooks, but not allowing VPN during the initial registration process is a hard no for me. Oh well.

Where do you go for audiobooks? in c/piracy

[–] barnaclebill 3 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Heads up about myanonamouse - they forbid VPNs during the initial interview, although apparently they allow VPNs after that.

Start Here! (beginner resource list & community information.) in c/OpenSignups

[–] barnaclebill 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thank you! 🫡

[PERMANENTLY OPEN] Milkie.cc invite thread. in c/OpenSignups

[–] barnaclebill 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'd like an invite, please. Thanks!

What tools are people using to create batches of torrents? in c/piracy

[–] barnaclebill 3 points 1 month ago

Seems like this might still be the way in 2025. Thanks for chiming in!

What tools are people using to create batches of torrents? in c/piracy

[–] barnaclebill 3 points 1 month ago

I had a feeling this might be the answer, so thanks for confirming my suspicion!

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What tools are people using to create batches of torrents? (self.piracy)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by barnaclebill to c/piracy

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For occasional torrent creation, qBittorrent has Tools > Torrent Creator, but suppose one has hundreds of folders from which to create individual torrents. A quick internet search yields forum posts from more than ten years ago mentioning dead projects. For example, this Reddit post from 2013 mentions qMakeTorrent, which is no longer maintained.

How are people doing this in 2025? I reckon one could write a bash or python script for this, but are there any user friendly tools out there that are built for this purpose and still actively maintained?

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Sharing/uploading content across several private trackers—combine announce URLs into one torrent file or create a separate torrent file for each tracker? (self.piracy)

submitted 1 month ago by barnaclebill to c/piracy

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One has a folder of original content that they'd like to share/upload across the multiple private trackers that they're a member of. In qBittorrent, there's Tools > Torrent Creator, with various fields and a "Create Torrent" button. The "Tracker URLs" field accepts multiple URLs.

When creating the new torrent file(s), does one add the announce URLs for all their private trackers and then click Create Torrent (a single torrent file for all trackers), or is it best to only include one announce URL at a time (a separate torrent for each tracker)? Thanks.

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Fresh Proxmox install w/ full disk encryption—so install Debian first, then Proxmox on top? (self.selfhosted)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by barnaclebill to c/[email protected]

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Background: I'd like to turn an old personal laptop into a Jellyfin server so that I can stream media to my living room TV. I want to be able to expand what I use this server for over time. I'm leaning toward Proxmox as the OS so that I can spin up new containers for various services instead of installing a bunch of services on a base Debian install. I also want full disk encryption so that any data on the OS drive is less likely to be compromised by theft or Craigslist.

Question #1: I gather the general accepted approach for this is to first install Debian as a base w/ full disk encryption enabled and then install Proxmox on top because there is no option for full disk encryption in the native installer for Proxmox. Is this still the case?

Excerpt from this tutorial from November 2023 on the Proxmox Forum:

This tutorial deals with encryption of an existing installation. If you are starting fresh, my recommendation would be to install Debian with full disk encryption and then add Proxmox to it.

Excerpt from this post from February 2019 on the Level1Techs Forum:

The easiest way to do an encrypted Proxmox setup is to start with a minimal, vanilla Debian install. Set up the encrypted partition using the installer like you would with any other Debian system. Once installed, reboot. Then follow the guide for installing Proxmox on Debian.

Question #2: I don't mind entering the key manually whenever I reboot the server, but will I be able to unlock the server remotely? For example, suppose I'm tinkering in the web admin panel or an SSH session and I want/need to reboot—will I have to physically go over to the laptop and enter the key every time?

Also, I appreciate any other tips from the community to help me think about this in the right way. Thanks!