The original post: /r/seedboxes by /u/CorneliusJack on 2024-10-08 09:31:43.
  1. **Are you OK with direct message offers from vendors?**

NO (the default status is OPT OUT. Unless the user changes this to YES assume NO)

  1. **What are your main reasons for wanting a seedbox?**

Downloading content for home use as well as for seeding mainly on private trackers

  1. **Are you okay with sharing hardware resources with other users [shared] or do you need the seedbox hardware dedicated to just you [dedicated]?**

Shared

  1. **Do you want someone else to be responsible for maintaining the seedbox software (operating system, applications) [managed] or do you want to do it all yourself [unmanaged]?**

Managed

  1. **Please describe your seedbox experience. (You may wish to list any seedbox providers you’ve been with before.)**

Previous have used whatbox for about 2 year

  1. **Please describe your experience with Linux. (Most seedboxes run Linux and some knowledge of it may be helpful.)**

Daily usage of Linux, comfortable with command line but not expert

  1. **What is the high end of your budget? (Please give a specific amount and a currency. “Cheap” might mean something different to one person than it does to another.)**

8 USD

  1. **Do you have preferences or requirements concerning payment? (Paypal, Bitcoin, etc.)**

Paypal preferred

  1. **Do you plan to use public trackers?**

No, primarily private trackers

  1. **What kind of connection speed do you need? (Common answers would be 100Mbps, 1Gbps, 2Gbps, 10Gbps.)**

1Gbps or faster

  1. **How much combined upload and download traffic do you expect each month? Include download of files from the seedbox to your local computer. If you don’t know, tell us what upload amount per month would realistically make you very happy with your seedbox.**

Approximately 500GB - 1TB

  1. **What is the minimum disk space you need?**

200 GB minimum

  1. **Do you require a specific type of mass storage? (HDD, SSD, NVMe SSD) If other than HDD, please explain why you think you need this.**

No specific requirement, HDD is fine

  1. **Do you require a specific torrent client?**

No preference

  1. **Do you require any other applications on the seedbox? (e.g. Plex, Subsonic, Radarr)**

Plex, ftp (sftp)

  1. **Do you require SSH access to the command line?**

No

  1. **Do you require access to a remote desktop?**

No

  1. **Do you require admin level (i.e. ‘root’) access? If yes, please explain why.**

No

  1. **Do you have any other specific requirements?**

Minimal restrictions on simultaneous downloads

  1. **Is there any other information you think might help in getting a useful recommendation?**

Priority is fast download speed from my region (Japan) and reliability for web and FTP(SFTP) access. Budget is strict at around 8 USD.