Sometimes, when I try to torrent, the search for metadata appears to take forever (self.piracy)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Thebay to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Sometimes, when I try to torrent using qBittorrent or Transmission, the search for metadata appears to take forever. What could be causing this issue?

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[-] hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Go to the connection settings and copy the "Port used for incoming connections". Paste it into a service like: https://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/

If your port isn't "open", that's your issue. You need to configure port-forwarding in your router or VPN client.