Hi,

Sorry if this has been posted before but I’m looking at trying Usenet instead of torrents.

I’ve done some Googling and honestly, it’s a little overwhelming knowing what Usenet provider to use, where to get quality indexers and which download client would be the best.

If anyone has any resources or advice to help me sail the Usenet seas I would be eternally grateful!

  • Bitflip@lemmy.mlEnglish
    7·
    6 months ago

    I switched in the fall, black Friday deals on account and several indexers. Looks like it’s gonna be just at $100ish per year. After configuring an arr ecosystem with overseer handling all user interaction and automation, I don’t think I’ll ever go back. Totally worth the price imho

    • ditty@lemm.eeEnglish
      5·
      6 months ago

      Same. I got lifetime memberships to 3 usenet provides but the *arr suite gets ~95% of my media from nzbgeek. Now the only recurring cost is for my provider. Downloads are so much faster and reliable than torrenting, and the automation is amazing.

      • beaxingu@kbin.run
        1·
        6 months ago

        faster only depends on the server automation is easier too because it all comes from one central server. this also means its easier too shut down just look at all the Usenet providers that have been sued and closed down. downloads of torrents go faster the more people use it and download seed also depends on the internet connection of the people in the swarm. if enough people seed a torrent it will always be faster then a central sever that is bottle necked with how many connections it can handle at a time and is very hard to shut down because as long as one person is still seeding you can still download and you could build up the users of the swarm again. with usenet you can shut everything down by taking one server down and your paying money for it to so if this happens you also loose your money and then better hope you did not pay with a credit card because now they have your info too.

    • Kangy@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
      4·
      6 months ago

      That’s what I’ve done. The arr suite is pretty damn convenient. Last time I did this I had to manually go fetch everything myself.

      Keeping my eyes peeled for deals and things but may have to bite the bullet and just pay for one to at least try it out

    • bktheman@awful.systemsEnglish
      3·
      6 months ago

      You set this up in docker? I’ve been fighting docker all day, finally trying to set up some arr stuff. I’m not convinced that docker is the right way to go.