Hey fellow pirates, new to the fediverse but I thought I would share a torrent of the complete RARBG database in txt format that I downloaded from https://github.com/2004content/rarbg on 6/4 about a week before the github page got taken down:

magnet:?xt=urn:btih:69ffcaa45d6fdc112832dd6c158fdca7e1eee912&dn=Github_RARBG_db.7z

To download, copy and paste that link into your client where it says add torrent link.

This is the most complete database I’ve seen, with 3,459,526 magnet links, and it is easy use because it is formatted as a single 395 mb text file. Just open with notepad++ or notepad2 and search. (just make sure to use periods instead of spaces when searching titles)

I’m always seeing a lot of incomplete versions of this database floating around, along with that old sqlite one from r/piratedgames that this one is based on, so I thought I’d make an account just to share this awesome work by 2004content.

Enjoy, and happy seeding!

Edit: See my comment below for the link with trackers added if you have trouble downloading trackerless torrents (the database itself contains trackerless links, so you will have to add trackers manually for those if needed.)

  • BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    1 year ago

    We gotta stop putting this stuff on GitHub or another place it’ll get taken down immediately. I2P? Zeronet? Password protected archive on MediaFire?

    • Ignacio@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      IPFS is a good alternative. It’s accessible through the browser via gateway websites so it’s easy for new people but it’s also distributed so it can’t be taken down as long as people have it in their personal IPFS cache. It’s kind of slow but text files like this would work.

      Edit:

      ipfs://QmUhZMw55yovidC6eJeA7g6RKe5r1QG2RGN3JpKmntxLcx

  • stulli@feddit.deEnglish
    10·
    1 year ago

    Technical question: how do these still work? How does a BitTorrent Client know where to download the files if the initial tracker (rarbg in this case) is offline? I thought that trackers are quiet essential for torrent.

    • Marauder20@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
      15·
      1 year ago

      These are magnet links that use the decentralized DHT network built into modern bittorrent clients. You must have DHT enabled (check the settings in your client.) When you add a magnet link, your client will then send the hash number to the DHT nodes which will then fetch the metadata from other peers who have the same file with the same hash number and connect you to them. All you have to do is copy a magnet link to your clipboard, then in your client select ‘add torrent url’ and paste it in the box, and your client will do the rest. This way you can download trackerless torrents.

  • leavemealone@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    1 year ago

    I will miss this website for a long time I think. The quality and variety of the movies and tv show we found there was astonishing. Want 4k? Want HDR, what quality? And the tv browser was fantastic too navigate. I didn’t use it much for other stuff, but for video files, it was the GOAT.

    • Marauder20@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      The torrent is working. I’m seeing at least 30 seeds right now. If anyone is having difficulty, here is a link to the same torrent with trackers added. Not sure if this is against the rules but here it is:

      magnet:?xt=urn:btih:69ffcaa45d6fdc112832dd6c158fdca7e1eee912&dn=Github_RARBG_db.7z&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.opentrackr.org%3a1337&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.tiny-vps.com%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.torrent.eu.org%3a451%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2fopen.stealth.si%3a80%2fannounce

      In your client, select add torrent by url and copy/paste that entire link into the url box.

  • B3_CHAD@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    I already had the sqlite one but also downloaded this and am seeding currently. You said these are tracketless links and we will have to add trackers manually, so will the trackers from ngosang’s list from github work.

    • Marauder20@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      They should work. I usually just add the default pirate bay trackers to my torrents and it’s usually all it needs:

      udp://tracker.opentrackr.org:1337 udp://tracker.torrent.eu.org:451/announce udp://open.stealth.si:80/announce udp://tracker.tiny-vps.com:6969/announce udp://tracker.openbittorrent.com:6969/announce

  • BeigeAgenda@lemmy.caEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    It’s torrents all the way down:

    A magnet link that via DHT fetches a torrent of magnet links that via DHT …