10 Tips and Tricks for Private BitTorrent Sites
The first thing to notice when you join a private BitTorrent site is the eye-popping quality of the torrents. Each one is carefully culled, hand-picked through a strict moderation process. However, before you start hammering away on that download link - here are a few things you need to know.
On private torrent sites, everything revolves around ratios. A 1:1 ratio (or 1.0) means that you’ve downloaded exactly the same amount of data as you’ve uploaded. Thus a 0.80 ratio indicates that you’ve uploaded less than you’ve downloaded, which is hurtful to the health of the torrent. Inversely, a 3.0 ratio means you’ve uploaded 3 times more data than you’ve downloaded. Strive to achieve at least a 1.0 ratio - each site will have specific consequences for members who maintain a ratio of less than this. Attain a ratio over 1.0 and the rewards shall follow you into the P2P afterlife.
If you’re brand-new to a private site, it will be difficult in the beginning to acquire a 1.0 ratio. Luckily, users are given a ‘grace’ period to achieve this. Since there are so many more seeds than leechers (a total flip-flop from public BT sites), it becomes harder to upload to others - due to the fact that there are fewer people to share with.
So why go through all the trouble to keep an honest ratio? Because deep down, you’re an upstanding denizen of file-sharing society! Aside from that shameless pat-on-the-back, good ratios offer many perks, including an upgraded account on the tracker (i.e. VIP status), higher download speeds, free “invites” for your friends, and no waiting periods associated with accounts in arrears.
Here are Ten Tips to get your ratio in top-shape as fast as possible:
1. Start out with Smaller Files
Initially, opt for smaller (i.e. under 1 GB) files for downloading. This gives you a greater chance of someone coming along after you and downloading the same torrent (and you’ll be able to upload to them). Obviously a 700MB movie file will be more appealing to other site members than a 30GB ‘Blu-Ray’ rip.
2. Jump on the ‘Newly Released’ torrents
This is a great tip for increasing your ratio in a hurry. Camp out in your favorite private BT site, and refresh the torrent listings frequently. Newly added entries will have many more leechers than seeds, so you’ll be able to share (upload) more data. To maximize this tip, select smaller files - the “TV Episode” category works great for this.
3. Select Files that have a High ‘L’ or upload number
This is important. When selecting torrents, base your initial selections on a high number of leechers (the more, the better). This will ensure you have many avenues to upload to during (and after) the transfer. When starting out on a new private BT site, we would even go so far as to say that you should download torrents that you don’t want - just start grabbing torrents that have lots of leechers. Once your ratio get over the 1:1 (1.0) mark, delete them.
TIP: If one of your seeding torrents remains popular, leave it running in µtorrent permanently. This will always help to boost your upload ratio.
4. Avoid ‘Zero-Leech’ torrents
When you’re new to a private site, steer clear of the ‘zero-leech’ torrents - it is impossible to increase your share ratio when there are no other downloaders. When viewing a list of torrents, look for the “Leecher” column (or just “L”) and avoid anything that has a zero ( “0″ ) in it. After your account ratio has become relatively stable, now is the time to snag whatever you want.
5. Leave some tasks running in uTorrent
After the completed download of a torrent, leave the task running (as a seed) in µtorrent to increase your upload statistics. Don’t delete (or move) the files of a running task! You can, however, extract (unRAR) the files, or copy the files from one place to the next. In the event of a movie/video file - you’ll be able to “burn” or “extract” the *.avi file (or even play it on the PC) without affecting the seeding torrent.
TIP: Always keep a few things running as ’seeds’ in your BT client. If you notice that they aren’t uploading, replace them with newer ones.
6. Go for the ‘Freebie’ downloads
Many private sites will offer “free” torrents that won’t count against your download statistics (thus, your ratio will remain unchanged). Grab these freebies - especially when searching for torrents on a new account.
7. Use ‘Credits’ to purchase…
A popular feature among superior private BitTorrent sites is the addition of a ‘credits’ feature for account holders. Credits can be used to ‘purchase’ VIP status, increased sharing ratios and other perks. Not all sites are the same, but some credits can be acquired just from staying active in their IRC channel, or from just having the torrents available for download in your BT client.
8. Do NOT try to ‘cheat’ the Private Trackers
There are a variety of ratio cheating tips available out there, but don’t be tempted. Trackers are fairly sophisticated and ever-evolving. If you get caught cheating, you won’t even be warned - it’s a permanent ban for you and bye-bye for good.
9. Set a proper Upload Limit
Setting a proper upload limit in the BT client makes all the difference! You’ll want to supply a high enough limit to maximize uploading, but not have it eat into your download bandwidth. The general rule is to set it at 80 - 85% of your upload limit. To figure this out, visit www.speedtest.net and conduct the simple test. Results are shown in kilobits, so divide the result by 1/8 and then multiply that by 0.85. This will give you the proper number in KB/s (KiloBytes).
In µtorrent, go to OPTIONS > Preferences… > Connection and enter your upload rate. Click “Apply” and then “OK” to save the changes. While your in that same ’settings’ page, make sure to use a port number from the good list (e.g. 49152 - 65535).
10. And if all else fails…donate
Most sites allow for monetary contributions to keep up with the server costs. If you enjoy a particular site immensely but cannot seem to be able to approach a decent sharing ratio (due to turning off your computer at night, going to work, or sharing your computer with your kids, wife, husband or siblings), think about donating. In most cases even a not-so-generous gratuity will robustly affect your account status - plus you’ll feel good about helping out the BitTorrent community.
Other Tips - Follow ‘The Rules’
Yeah, we know: you hate rules! That’s why you probably moved out of your parents’ basement. Rules are probably why some turned to P2P.
Nevertheless, rules are an important aspect to private BT sites - they ensure healthy torrents and blazing-fast download speeds for all. Each site will have their “rules” posted - the link is usually not hard to find. Below are some general rules / tips that pertain to any private BitTorrent site:
Use an ‘Accepted’ BitTorrent client
Not all private trackers are the same - and each one has different rules in regards to which BitTorrent client is on the “allowable” list. Most sites recommend µtorrent, but only specific versions (or builds) of it. If you stick with v1.6.1 or the latest version v1.7.7 (recommended), you can’t go wrong with ANY private site (avoid any versions in between these numbers). And do not use BitComet on private trackers.
Proper BitTorrent client configuration:
Many trackers recommend that you disable DHT and Peer Exchange (PEX) in your BT client’s settings. To do this in µtorrent, go to OPTIONS > Preferences… > and select the BitTorrent tab. Remove the three checkmarks that pertain to DHT and PEX (see image below):
Do not ‘Hit & Run’ a Private BT site:
A ‘Hit & Run’ (or H&R) is when someone joins a private tracker, and downloads as much as they can before making off without uploading to a proper ratio. While this practice is frowned upon even on public sites such as mininova.org, it is deplorable to private sites. This can (and sometimes will) lead to your IP address being banned from the site - forever.
Stick within these guidelines for HAPPY Torrenting!
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it is still wrong and does not convert to kb though ;]
Pay 2 Leech? Great guide.
If anyone is still in the holiday mood, I’d like an invite to either BitSoup or feedthe.net:
ekpyotic@gmail.com
Rr…sorry, that is:
ekpyrotic@gmail.com
https://feedthe.net/
Post your e-mail for an invite.
cool one
http://www.viewmablogs.blogspot.com/
[quote] zero ( “0″ ) [/quote]
LOL!!!!!
I usually keep my radio up to 10.0!
My tip is not to seed new torrent, but old! Ever wanted to download a old movie with 1 seed, and you wait days for it…
There are some old and popular torrent that are worth seeding.
I have files with ratio like 85.0 (and it’s a 400 MB file not a small crack/keygen).
Yeah, small crackz usually give you good ratio, because lots of people will download.
#83 - Have you tried a free service like Rapidshare or Megaupload? Depends how large the files are, but that way you can upload them overnight, send your friend the link and he can download them whenever. I think the limit on those sites is usually around 100 MB, but if you use a program like WinRAR to compress your files, there should be an option to split it into separate archives, 100 MB each, that can then be combined once all are downloaded.
i do hit&run, i use bitcomet on private trackers, my ip is different each time and i don’t give a fuck about you hippies from private trackers!
Leach 4 life!
I make lame re-encodes because I am a n00b. Torrentleech sucks and is a pay to leech scum site. FUCK w00t + NEO!
https://feedthe.net/
1 Invite left.
i got a 1mbps line.
how in the name of fuck am i meant to upload 1:1!
took me EIGHT FUCKIN DAYS to get that COD4 iso…..fair fucks to razor1911 by the way..guys are legends.
and what the fuck is with all these cunts knockin TPB?
guys saved my fuckin life!
they tried to buy Sealand, they helped form the Swedish PP, and they really FIGHT for p2p rights, they dont leave shitty comments on TF.
brokep for president.
sunde can be the minister for justice.
Ask yourself this.
Do the Admins of your private sites actively defend you, and send fuck you letters to lawyers?
[quote comment="317423"]OFFICIAL aXXo Forum: http://www.aXXoForum.com/quote
Fuck you randy saaf!
That site is 100% A fucking trap by MD or RIAA
I’m inclined to shy away from any torrent site that operates a policy of pay or you’ll be banned. To me that isn’t what file sharing is all about. The operators of the site aren’t providing the files that are shared yet they are dictating ultimately as to who gets to share them. Maybe they should seek the advice of the seeder to see how they feel about banning “members”?
I’ve seen some member sites that offer absolutely no possibility for anyone to maintain a ratio of 1.0 or more as there are simply no leechers and I have thought on occasions that maybe they adjust their published statistics to extract cash from the unsuspecting - but then that would be dishonest so perhaps I should retract that suspicion. Ultimately though we always have to remember though that we have a choice and these things should not become an obsession.
I do understand that servers have to be maintained though and I realise that cash has to be raised by some means, however, this in many cases seems to be done through advertising and contributions.
I also think that the circumstances of individuals have to be considered too and that bandwidths are many and varied and in some cases seeding a file completely would be impractical if not impossible.
For me public sites suit my needs and I do seed back but I can sympathise with those who due to their circumstances cannot.
I am aware of the community aspect of some member sites however and have been a member of one for years but they seldom offer anything that I couldn’t get in the public area and I mostly go along for the chat.
As I said, in my opinion filesharing should be kept as easy and as accessible as is possible to encourage more and more people and any form of restriction or control should be avoided. Well, that is, unless you have a need for really obscure or unusual pr0n/movies/music/tv series.
BTW #89 I only skipped through your “comment” but I think you’ll find that “their” should be “there” just after the illiterate child bit.
Torrentleech = Pay 2 Leech scum site.
https://feedthe.net/
Can anyone recomend some private torrent sites????
[quote comment="317569"]Torrentleech = Pay 2 Leech scum site.
https://feedthe.net//quote
is that supposed to be ironic? ratio is easier to come by on TL than FTN…
Gallus
Look at you morons who are members of private torrent sites thinking your top shit, bottom line who gives a flying f**k, i get all the files i want and need from public ones without a problem, the only reason you cum snorters use those private sites is so you can sit around and think your in some exclusive club, NEWS FLASH your not, you can get all the same content if not more from public sites, there has not been one thing i have been after that i have not been able to get on public sites.
[quote comment="317597"][quote comment="317569"]Torrentleech = Pay 2 Leech scum site.
https://feedthe.net//quote
is that supposed to be ironic? ratio is easier to come by on TL than FTN…
Gallus[/quote]
Explain how it would be ironic? Torrentleech is pay to leech scum, do you disagree?
https://feedthe.net/
Usenet FTW!
ratios suck! Reminds my of private FTP sites in the late 90’s. I’ve been banned 5 times from audionews.ru and i did my best to follow their rules. People with fast upload speeds should also be banned for having ratios OVER 1.0 so us slowpokes get a chance to seed up our ratio.
fuckers
aeroflotanc.at.hotmail.com
O my god what a bunch o whining gits we have on here……. If youve got issuses with private trackers and keeping a ratio…its simple Don’t bloody sign up to one. What some of you all fail to understand most of the torrents u guys use come originally from private trackers as many sceners upload there first off then lets the general public leech from them. eg Moviex. Wait before you all start moaning about moviex and all the articles youve read on the site….most of the bad press youve read is crap. try actually going to the sites and checking them out before bitching about things you know nothing about and just rehash crap youve been told…it appears that most of you who state your not n00bs….actually are and are very misinformed. if it wasn’t for private trackers….wellllll most of you wouldnt ever get what your looking for…….
Personnally i prefer RS MS etc……… to torrents but i always give back to the torrent community.
O i’m sure all the users of tpb know of Loder……..guess where he likes to make camp……O Yeah moviex (founder…one of)……
there many private trackers that are excellent. and as for ratio….if you can’t keep a ratio of 0.8 or above …..your just lazy. My 11 yr old managers it fine.
Peace…..
Download.
Seed.
enjoy.
GOOD LUCK MOVIEX WITH MOVING SERVERS
T1
Need a good ratio on a private tracker?
If they have a XXX section it’s easy.
Download 3-5 new movies. Now leave them seeding for a week. Most XXX torrents have leechers for many weeks;)
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