Pirate Netflix

With the recent password sharing crackdown, I decided to ditch my Netflix subscription and try piracy. What I miss about Netflix is scrolling through content and finding something to watch. With piracy I need to know exactly what I am looking for.

So I am wondering if it’s possible to have a Netflix like GUI but powered by piracy? And as this is the pirate world, it shows shows and movies not just from Netflix but also from the other streaming services? And finally it is available on TVs ( Samsung tizen in my case). Something like this would be the best case scenario. Wondering if someone has a similar setup?

Gamey,

I had a lot of success with StremIO and the TorrentIO addon, that allows me to stream directly from the torrents of various sites with autoplay, IMDB, remembering where I am at and all that good stuff

Otome-chan,
Otome-chan avatar

This. Stremio is great for discovering content.

nevernevermore,
nevernevermore avatar

Another +1 for stremio and torrentio. Their popular lists don’t update as frequently as I’d hope, but all other debrid solutions require either a learning curve or a bunch of automation. Stremio just works.

jeanofthedead,
@jeanofthedead@lemmy.world avatar

You’re looking for Stremio / Syncler.

ivanafterall,
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I've got Stremio + Torrentio on my NVIDIA Shield and haven't subscribed to any streaming service in literal years. Optionally add Real-Debrid for more/faster streams.

rachel,

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grilled_cheese_eater,

Isn’t popcorn still a thing?

inflatablerobot,

Check out overseer, it’s a request system that has a streaming service like UI that pairs with sonaar and radaar.

nudnyekscentryk,
@nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info avatar

Cloudstream.

Rootiest,
@Rootiest@lemmy.world avatar

So I am wondering if it’s possible to have a Netflix like GUI but powered by piracy?

It’s called Plex.

Check out Sonarr and Radarr to automate downloading.

Then there’s tools like Ombi that work with those and Plex to allow your users to make requests that can download automatically

Postis2,

Nah plex suck atleast use jellyfin. I prefer stremio

vd1n,

Get stremio.

Psythik,

This. Stremio is exactly what you’re looking for OP. Works just like Netflix, runs on your TV. Every show/movie from every streaming platform is there.

Just make sure to install the Torrentio and Streaming Catalogs plugins to get the free content to show up. I also recommend a Real-Debrid subscription cause it it allows you to stream instantly without delay. (In fact, you can download any torrent you want instantly with Debrid.)

chimmy_chonga,

Is this possible without torrents? Like getting content from a streaming website rather than torrents?

Psythik,

Stremio uses torrents, but they’re direct downloads. Everything is stored on a separate server. It’s similar to a seed box, except no waiting cause the files were already downloaded beforehand by what’s called a “Debrid service”.

You can also use Debrid to directly download any torrent you want, not just movies and TV. I have a gigabit connection so it’s way faster than any torrent client could ever dream to achieve.

Shameless,

Is streamio similar to Kodi? I used to use that back in the day and it was good, then suddenly it got super popular and a bunch of the plugins were taken down/blocked by ISP’s and I moved back to torrenting

vd1n,

Not really. Is like Netflix but it streams torrents. You just need the toreentio or tpb plugin. And then take all the normal torrent precautions.

FoodseXe,

No there’s nothing like this. You’ll still have to search and download stuff before watching it.

You can have your setup auto download lists and try to mimic things. But you’ll never be able to have the mindless scrolling like Netflix. Don’t let anyone convince you there’s a solution out there currently.

Netflix UI, sure. Plex does a great job with showing content from all over. But it’s still not the same cohesiveness.

Psythik,

You forgot about Stremio. It’s exactly what OP is looking for. Every show and movie from every streaming platform, all in one place.

FoodseXe, (edited )

So you’re telling me Stremio let’s you stream anything from any platform, for free?

This is based on torrents, this is terrible advice for the basic user because they won’t be using vpns to mask anything. There’s literally no solution that will suffice for OP if they’re looking to be safe.

Psythik,

You don’t need a VPN cause Stremio relies on a Debrid service. (And they’re cheaper than a VPN).

Vendetta9076,
@Vendetta9076@sh.itjust.works avatar

Debrid

Stuka, (edited )

This is the first I’m hearing of streamio / debrid. What does debris do exactly? Their website isn’t really clear.

Psythik,

A Debrid service caches torrents to their servers, so that users can download them directly at their maximum connection speed, without waiting for seeds. Basically, direct downloads for torrents. This is useful for an app like Stremio cause you can stream anything you want instantly. Also useful for AAA PC games cause if you have a fast connection, you can easily download, install, and play a game or three all in under an hour.

Furthermore, since you’re downloading the files directly — and not sharing them with anyone like you would in a torrent client — you don’t need a VPN, since ISPs don’t go after people who pirate content, just those who distribute it.

I use Real-Debrid and it’s only $35/year. Best money I’ve ever spent. No more Netflix. No more Hulu. No more HBO Max. No more QBittorrent. No more VPNs. No more angry letters from your ISP. Just all the torrents you could ever want, delivered directly to your TV or device, at gigabit speeds (or whatever your max download speed is). It sounds too good to be true, I know. You should try it for just one month and see for yourself.

flynnguy,

I think what you want is either plex or Jellyfin which will give you a nice UI to browse your already downloaded files.

Now how do you browse new releases and figure out what you want to download? I just setup overseerr.dev to go along with sonarr, radarr, prowlarr, nzbget, transmission… it’s a lot of different services but they all work well together. Now to look for new movies, I or my family goes to Overseerr to request downloads, then plex to watch.

inflatablerobot,

I set up plex, overseer, sonaar and radaar to let my family request videos and stream from me when Netflix kicked them off my account. My boomer dad hasn’t had any issue using overseer to request stuff to watch. I even overheard him kinda bragging to a friend of his about the setup.

Overseerr pings me on discord when someone makes a request. I auto-approve movies but require approval for series to keep from them from downloading every episode of Grey’s anatomy all at once.

JVT038, (edited )
@JVT038@feddit.nl avatar

My setup:

Jellyfin for the frontend. Has apps for android, iOS, windows, android TV, bunch of other platforms as well…

Deluge as torrent downloader. It’s old, but it just works without the (in my opinion) complicated configurations of qbittorrent.

Prowlarr to search a bunch of sites simultaneously for torrents.

Radarr to add movies, search them with Prowlarr and add the best torrent to deluge, eventually moving the downloaded content to Jellyfin to view.

Sonarr to do the same as Radarr but for TV shows instead.

piratetarip,

I would add jellyseer as a nice option to request movies rather then doing it directly through so are/radarr

Diffuser5593,

Nice list but sub out torrenting for usenet. There’s a fee associated with usenet but worth it imo as you get higher quality releases, more likely to find niche stuff and don’t have the issue of no seeders.

JTode,

Kind of amazed Usenet is still a thing, I assume all the info is somewhere in the megathread how you find your nzbs and whatnot these days?

My favorite period of piracy was back when I did private trackers, and it seems like they’re still around but back then I didn’t have to use a vpn, can you get credit for your seeding through a vpn? I recall them requiring I actually forward a port back in the day. Not getting into any of that mess lol

Diffuser5593,

I would start here: www.reddit.com/r/usenet/wiki/index/. I’m using NZBGeek as my main indexer. Cost me $12 USD for a year of access. There’s lifetime for $80 or something but I’ve only just gotten into usenet over torrenting so testing it out. DrunkenSlug is also another highly recommended indexer, currently open for registrations. I’m using their free tier as NZBGeek has been sufficient so far. For my usenet provider I’m using frugal, $40 USD for a year of access. I’ve got this all setup with an old pc running Debian using docker compose with radarr, sonarr, jellyfin, sabnzbd and jellyseerr.

Can’t speak to private trackers as I’ve never used them.

MeatsOfRage,

If you have all these setup I’d recommend getting NZB360 on Android. play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kevinfo…

killeronthecorner,
@killeronthecorner@lemmy.world avatar

Not heard of prowlarr before! Any comments on using it over Jackett?

dangblingus,

A lot of people recommend Plex, which I’m sure is great, but if you want an actual Netflix GUI, Titan Bingie Mod for Kodi is the way to go. From what I understand about Plex, Titan Bingie on Kodi provides all of the same features.

frazorth,

So you want to be able to browse films and TV shows to add to your queue?

I use NZB360 for that. It has upcoming for me to schedule, recently released and popular for me to add to sonarr or radarr.

Is that what you are looking for?

merthyr1831,

Front End:

Plex

  • You can have multiple users,
  • tracks your progress in a series,
  • gives you imdb and soundtrack info,
  • metadata and cover art.
  • Automatically handles discoverability - Log in with your account and it’ll find your server wherever you are in the world!
  • Great app support across mobile, tv, web, and desktop.
  • Automatically syncs to films/tv folder(s) when new shows are downloaded.

Back end:

qBitTorrent

  • Versatile and stable torrenting client.
  • Can control up/download speed
  • Online front end can be a lifesaver when diagnosing issues remotely.
  • FOSS

Sonarr, Radarr

  • Automatically discovers torrents for your chosen shows and movies, and forwards them onto torrent client.
  • Can track unreleased content, downloading it as it becomes available.
  • Supports user-configurable quality formats to weed out torrents that don’t meet your quality or space requirements.
  • Automatically searches multiple trackers - If one tracker lacks a show, it can try another!
  • FOSS

Prowlarr

  • Indexes thousands of known torrent trackers for all kinds of content, with sonarr/radarr-ready configs.
  • Add tracker to Prowlarr and it syncs to Sonarr/Radarr clients automatically
  • Add your own private trackers too with a simple interface
  • FOSS

Operating System:

DietPi

  • Debian-based server OS with powerful terminal interface for managing and starting your first streaming server
  • Rock-solid stability of debian, paired with a curated packaging system that reduces risks of breaking configurations
  • Popular services are auto-configured to align with best practices, such as Nextcloud, Plex, Sonarr etc. all installing and configuring their own databases at install
  • Powerful utilities for managing disks, files, power management and other server necessities with minimal existing knowledge of the command line
  • Can be set up in a day on a raspberry pi, and be streaming torrented content by the evening!
  • Great support, both with hardware and software. The devs are active and helpful on github if you have problems.
  • Loads of tutorials for installing every single service you could need for a piracy server, from VPNs to linking services together and accessing them remotely.
  • FOSS

DNS:

freedns

  • Link your IP to a friendly domain name for free.
  • Like, free. I can type in my domain anywhere on earth and access my rpi server easily.
  • Loads of choices available
  • Just log in once every 6 months to keep the DNS listing active.
chimmy_chonga,

Is it possible to have such a setup without the torrents but rather using a streaming website? Also does are there prepackaged setups with all these ready to use for example a raspberry pi os built with everything. I just hook it up with my NAS for storage and am good to go?

merthyr1831,

Dietpi is pretty good to get up and going in a day or so. Loads of videos on youtube for setting up various services too :)

Open media vault might be an option over dietpi but I’ve never used it myself. Again, lots of youtube documentation:)

If you want to stream torrents, you can use stremio and torrentio which let you stream the content of a torrent instead of download, but depending on the media you watch youll find it difficult to get enough seeders to download it fast enough to stream.

The benefit of running the downloads over streaming is that a poorly seeded torrent won’t ruin my viewing experience since by the time I view it’s stored locally.

Diffuser5593,

Using docker containers is a lot easier to manage than installing all the packages directly to the OS. Using docker compose simplifies this even more. You have a simple docker-compose.yml file and it’s usable to any other Linux environment! Just have to be aware of where your drive mount mappings are.

Leax,

Very detailed, thank you!

sturmblast,

Omby+Emby+Sonarr+Radarr+BitTorrent= Best Streaming Service

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