from experience what's the best seedbox provider you have used?

[AJ1804]

thank you guys for all the good recommendations, I'm gonna check them all out and ill see how i go

[stingray]

In my opinion, it is better to rent a vps with unmetered bandwidth from a respected provider and set it up as a seedbox. That way you will have full control of everything.
get in touch with chociz.com , hosthatch, seednet.eu or any other provider that makes you feel happy with their support and server specs.

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If you do insist on renting a seedbox rather than a vps, check out chociz.com, seed.st (the ssd plans only) , ultraseedbox.com . I have used in the past whatbox.ca (heat plan) and their service is excellent but they had an upload bandwidth cap (2,5 T) which was easily exceeded in a week !!!

[AJ1804]

i was considering getting a vps for this purpose but i just thought it would be easier to get a seedbox from a well known provider that someone has used and could recommend as i have no experience setting up a seedbox. but it is easy to find helpful tut, but what script would you recommend i should use ? if i do make this choice.

[stingray]

There is a thread here in KWWHunction with an excellent tutorial on how to install rtorrent/rutorrent which is based on forums dot rutorrent dot org thread found here
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http://forums.rutorrent.org/index.php?topic=608.0

With this script , you can create multiple user accounts , install a secure ftp server, choose a web server to work with (personal preference nginx - more light on resources)

Another excellent torrent client with aggressive seeding properties is deluge.

 http://totallynoob.com/deluge-torrent-server-seedbox-ubuntu-headless

ftp server you have to install it yourself . Google how to install and configure vsftpd . very easy

If you rent a linux vps but you have a windows background and insist on using μTorrent, then you must install wine , download (a good old version like 1.8.5 or 2.2.1) μTorrent from filehippo or oldapps and run μΤorrent via wine. Before that , you must install desktop gui of your preference and vnc ( I use NXserver which is more secure than vnc)
hope my views helped you

[AJ1804]

thank you stingray for sharing your knowledge about this topic and your opinion / views. you have helped me make my mind up

[DarkSlider]

There is a thread here in KWWHunction with an excellent tutorial on how to install rtorrent/rutorrent which is based on forums dot rutorrent dot org thread found here
->

http://forums.rutorrent.org/index.php?topic=608.0

With this script , you can create multiple user accounts , install a secure ftp server, choose a web server to work with (personal preference nginx - more light on resources)

Another excellent torrent client with aggressive seeding properties is deluge.

 http://totallynoob.com/deluge-torrent-server-seedbox-ubuntu-headless

ftp server you have to install it yourself . Google how to install and configure vsftpd . very easy

If you rent a linux vps but you have a windows background and insist on using μTorrent, then you must install wine , download (a good old version like 1.8.5 or 2.2.1) μTorrent from filehippo or oldapps and run μΤorrent via wine. Before that , you must install desktop gui of your preference and vnc ( I use NXserver which is more secure than vnc)
hope my views helped you

This ruTorrent tutorial is no longer valid, and will result in errors on an install, just as a heads up.

Also if you are really looking for the best speeds out of a seedbox steer clear of utorrent. It barely can achieve good speeds and will under-utilize whatever seedbox you get. Stick with ruTorrent or Deluge.

[soundlover]

Do not use ultraseedbox. Very slow download speeds and upload too. Tested same files on other vps seedbox and shared seedbox. The difference was huge.
Tried many different trackers with same ridiculous results.