Build your own seedbox on a VPS
A datacenter connection that seeds around the clock, under your control. Pick a plan with the transfer allowance you need, install qBittorrent in ten minutes with our guide, and keep your ratios healthy without leaving your home upload crawling. For content you have the rights to share.
Your home connection was never built for seeding
Datacenter upload, not home upload
Residential connections are asymmetric: plenty of download, a trickle of upload. A VPS sits on datacenter networking, so seeding does not fight your household for bandwidth.
Always on, ratio friendly
The box seeds while your computer sleeps. If you maintain ratios on private trackers you are entitled to use, an always-on machine does the patient work for you.
Yours, not a shared slot
Dedicated seedbox hosts sell you a slot on a shared box. A VPS is your own server with root: run qBittorrent, Transmission, or whatever stack you prefer, and reuse the machine for anything else.
The rules, stated plainly
BitTorrent is a protocol, and seeding content you have the rights to share is welcome here: Linux distributions, public datasets, your own releases, permissively licensed media, and private-tracker content you are entitled to distribute. Sharing copyrighted material without the rights to it is abuse. Our acceptable use policy applies to every server, DMCA and equivalent reports are investigated and acted on per our published process, and buying with crypto changes none of that.
Pick by transfer allowance first
| Line | From | Transfer allowance | Add capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hetzner Cloud CX line | $9/mo | 1TB at entry | $0.13/GB volume | Wdróż → |
| Hetzner Cloud CPX 20TB plans | $19/mo | 20TB | $0.13/GB volume | Wdróż → |
| Vultr General Purpose | $10/mo | 1TB at entry, up to 5TB on larger tiers | $0.05/GB block storage | Wdróż → |
| Vultr Dedicated CPU | $12/mo | 2TB at entry | $0.05/GB block storage | Wdróż → |
Our retail USD pricing at the lowest-priced region; allowances are printed in each plan name at checkout. The 20TB allowance is on the CPX 22 and CPX 32 plans, not the $9 entry plan. How allowances behave near the cap is covered honestly in our bandwidth guide.
qBittorrent web UI in about ten minutes
qBittorrent-nox
The headless build with a clean web UI. Our step-by-step guide covers the install, a systemd service, locking down the default password and sane starting settings.
Or Transmission
Lighter still, fewer knobs. Either client runs comfortably on the entry plans; RAM matters less than the transfer allowance for most seeding workloads.
Move files your way
Pull completed downloads home with scp or rsync, or leave everything server-side and stream from the box. Full root means the workflow is yours.
Email signup, crypto welcome
Sign up with an email
Registration asks for an email address and a country. No card on file and no identity documents to deploy a server. More on that on our anonymous VPS page.
Pay how you like
PayPal or 18 cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin over Lightning and Monero. Top up a balance, spend it on any server we sell. Details on the Bitcoin VPS page.
Same rules either way
Private payment does not mean private rules. The acceptable use policy applies to every server regardless of how it was paid for.
Seedbox questions
Can I torrent copyrighted movies or shows on this?
No. Distributing copyrighted material you do not have the rights to is abuse, and DMCA and equivalent reports against your server are investigated and acted on under our published abuse process. This page is for content you are entitled to share.
Is BitTorrent itself allowed?
Yes. BitTorrent is a protocol with plenty of legitimate uses, from Linux ISOs to open datasets to distributing your own work. The protocol is welcome; infringement is not.
Which plan should I start with?
Pick by transfer allowance, then disk. The Hetzner CPX 22 at $19 per month with a 20TB allowance and 80GB of storage is the natural seedbox starting point; add volume storage at $0.13/GB if your library outgrows it.
What happens if I hit my transfer allowance?
It depends on the provider line, and the honest answer is in our bandwidth guide: allowances are printed in each plan name, and if you expect to run close to the cap, open a ticket before you get there and we will talk options.
Do you offer managed seedboxes with apps preinstalled?
No. This is a VPS you build yourself with root access, which is the point: your client, your settings, your workflow. The setup guide gets qBittorrent running in about ten minutes.
Build your seedbox tonight
From $9 per month, 20TB allowance plans from $19. Root access, crypto accepted.
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