I would suggest adding a warning to connect to a VPN before using the service. You could even add proxy detection to warn if they aren't.
Show HN: I made a site that lets you stream any torrent
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#32OT: Guess I am missing something but who is actually watching torrents (or has the time) in times of Netflix, Twitch, Youtube, Fortnite?
Not all good shows and movies are legally available around the world, so even if you had the money to pay you can't. Youtube and twitch are limited, you can;t watch a good SciFi movie on youtube .
Yeah I know but is it really all the hassle? There's tons of great stuff on Netflix. If you are really into video then all those monthly subs won't kill you. Plus amenities like where did I stop watching, great clients for any platform, always top-notch quality up to 4K, multiple languages incl. subtitles.
A decade ago torrents made sense. Then, official offerings were rare/poor/expensive but now? The current most expensive productions come from Netflix and Amazon and cost you few bucks a month...
Edit: You changed your post, so my reply above doesn't fit anymore. However, in which countries is Netflix not available?
Re: Show HN: I made a site that lets you stream any torrent
#33OT: Guess I am missing something but who is actually watching torrents (or has the time) in times of Netflix, Twitch, Youtube, Fortnite?
netflix content is crap in a lot of countries outside major western countries.
youtube doesn't have films / series
twitch, I don't really know what this is, I thought it is where you watch people play games? Why the hell would I want to watch this?
fortnite, I think is a game? Again, why would I want to watch this?
Also, a lot of places connection speeds make streaming difficult, so downloading a torrent to watch later that evening makes sense
Re: Show HN: I made a site that lets you stream any torrent
#34I hope you registered that domain anonymously. And the hosting too. Also related: Popcorn Time
Any suggestions on how to do that? Asking for a friend
Even the popular registrars accept Bitcoin payments and offer free whois protection. All that is left is a temporary email address and not using your own IP.
I'd call that reasonably anonymous. Pay attention to the TLD, because it might be against ToS to register some of them anonymously (mostly ccTLDs). There's plenty that don't have such restrictions.
Re: Show HN: I made a site that lets you stream any torrent
#35So, why would you stream something that is designed to be downloaded? How is that better in any way? The whole advantage of streaming is from the publishers' point of view.
Re: Show HN: I made a site that lets you stream any torrent
#36OT: Guess I am missing something but who is actually watching torrents (or has the time) in times of Netflix, Twitch, Youtube, Fortnite?
netflix content is crap in a lot of countries outside major western countries. youtube doesn't have films / series twitch, I don't really know what this is, I thought it is where you watch people play games? Why the hell would I want to watch this? fortnite, I think is a game? Again, why would I want to watch this? Also, a lot of places connection speeds make streaming difficult, so downloading a torrent to watch lat…
"youtube doesn't have films / series"
Yes, it does, if you pay. It works the same as Google Play Movies.
Re: Show HN: I made a site that lets you stream any torrent
#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not all good shows and movies are legally available around the world, so even if you had the money to pay you can't. Youtube and twitch are limited, you can;t watch a good SciFi movie on youtube .
Yeah I know but is it really all the hassle? There's tons of great stuff on Netflix. If you are really into video then all those monthly subs won't kill you. Plus amenities like where did I stop watching, great clients for any platform, always top-notch quality up to 4K, multiple languages incl. subtitles. A decade ago torrents made sense. Then, official offerings were rare/poor/expensive but now? The current most ex…
what hassle?
During the day:
go to torrent site click link
watch film that evening. Browse video review sites of new releases, find a film to watch. No more hassle that finding a film on netflix.
Only extra hassle is, you have to click a link a few hours before you want to watch it.
I have not used US netflix, but torrents have more content than the netflix I have seen (UK and Latin America)
Re: Show HN: I made a site that lets you stream any torrent
#38I hope you registered that domain anonymously. And the hosting too. Also related: Popcorn Time
Any suggestions on how to do that? Asking for a friend
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#39OT: Guess I am missing something but who is actually watching torrents (or has the time) in times of Netflix, Twitch, Youtube, Fortnite?
Isn’t that how “fire sticks” get their content? Lots of people talk about using those for free.
Re: Show HN: I made a site that lets you stream any torrent
#40I hope you registered that domain anonymously. And the hosting too. Also related: Popcorn Time
Any suggestions on how to do that? Asking for a friend
Buy with cryptocurrency, make sure your coins are not traceable to you.
Domains can be bought on njal.la, NameCheap, EasyDNS and many others.
Hosting can be bought on Simafri, Accu, and many many others.
Make sure you use Tor and VPN and NoScript throughout.