VPS provider to host a cheap WireGuard relay for torrenting (lemmy.pierre-couy.fr)

submitted 2 weeks ago by pcouy@lemmy.pierre-couy.fr to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I'm looking for a cloud provider with a cheap VPS offer to host my own wireguard relay and use it to seed.

I've read that Switzerland is safe for torrenting, so I was thinking about using Infomaniak. Does anyone has experience with seeding torrents from their IP addresses ? I'm also interested in other suggestions.

Thank you :)

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[-] pcouy@lemmy.pierre-couy.fr 1 points 2 weeks ago

Are you using it to seed torrents ?

[-] state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 weeks ago

No, only for Wireguard. For torrents I use Mullvad from my home line.

[-] pcouy@lemmy.pierre-couy.fr 1 points 2 weeks ago

I've read somewhere Mullvad no longer offers port forwarding. Do you still manage to seed without it ?

[-] jsparrow@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Long story short, in a limited way.

If you look at the protocols available, there are two, BT and μTP.

BT needs one of two peers to have a port open to connect to, either they initiate the connection, or you initiate connection. So if you want to download Arch Linux 2024.12.01(magnet:?xt=urn:btih:265863cbbb5ed9ef39e7c891ebebdf1623b09d5e&dn=archlinux-2024.12.01-x86_64.iso), you'll need to either connect to a seeder that has a port open, or if you have a port open the seeder can connect to you.

μTP can solve this by performing NAT traversal using UDP hole punching. The way this works is a third peer with open ports will relay information for both peers with closed ports to connect to each other.