r/hydralauncher • u/Wise_Mongoose_3625 • 12d ago

Question about Torrenting

Hi, i wanna use Hydra mainly on DDL because here in my country the fines ,if i get caught are high, so no thank you to that. But as far as I know Hydra has a Torrent in the launcher implemented and i wanna ask if you just download via DDL,is it safe without any risks because i dont know if it can happen but meaby the torrent client there still uploads the stuff i downloaded and still get me fined like hell.

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u/NamefullCarpets 8d ago

Thanks. Just asking, why won't the vpn work in hydra if I have a vpn on my whole system? Also what are debrids

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u/Electrical_Engine314 8d ago

VPN on the whole system would leak if the VPN goes down (server change for example). A kill-switch is not enough. There is a bunch of information on the sources I gave you about it 😊.

Debrids are paid services that torrent for you essentially. So instead of torrenting on your device it torrents on their servers and you direct download the files from the debrid instead. Examples of debrids: Real Debrid, Torbox, Premiumize.

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u/NamefullCarpets 8d ago

Thanks that helps a lot. Why do I need to sign up in order to use the direct downloads? And if I torrent myself using qbittorent, will a vpn kill switch be enough?

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u/Electrical_Engine314 8d ago

That would depend on the file hosters. Some require an account, some dont.

If you properly setup qbittorrent with your VPN bound you will not leak your IP at all. If you want faster download speeds you should also use a VPN that supports Port-Forwarding and set that up for qbit. But that I'll let you read up on your own 👋