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.)
We gotta stop putting this stuff on GitHub or another place it’ll get taken down immediately. I2P? Zeronet? Password protected archive on MediaFire?
Somewhere in countries that don’t respect American copyright like Iran
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
damn quick takedown
🙏🙏🙏 thank you for service
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.
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.
Thanks for explaining. Awesome technology!
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.
taken down already? feds watching us guys
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%2fannounceIn your client, select add torrent by url and copy/paste that entire link into the url box.
Bro encode links before posting, just to be on the safe side and thanks for this.
i think this is better https://www.reddit.com/r/TheRarBg/comments/14o02z2/update_regarding_original_rarbg_torrents/
You absolute legend
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.
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
holy shit thank you
Out of the loop. What is rarbg?
One of the biggest public trackers for the last 10 years that recently closed down: https://torrentfreak.com/tag/rarbg/
Ah! I was always more of a Usenet user so torrents acronyms sometimes escape me
Thank you!
That’s awesome! Sorry for the noob question, but how can I use that in say for example prowlarr?
I think you would just add them to your download client (qbit, transmission, etc) and then add the title to radarr/sonarr to allow for automatic importing and management.
It’s torrents all the way down:
A magnet link that via DHT fetches a torrent of magnet links that via DHT …
You’re a legend! Thanks!
