Hold 4
$ 22 /month
- vCPU
- 2 × shared
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 2 TB Enterprise HDD
- Transfer
- 20 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
Solution
VPS seedbox: high-ratio seeding with terabytes of storage
Hold 4 · $22/moHold 8 · $39/mo
Short answer
A seedbox needs disk and uplink, not cores. Two shared cores, 4 GB of RAM and 2 TB of storage on a 10 Gbit port will seed hundreds of torrents at ratio. The jurisdiction is the real decision: choose a country where copyright enforcement runs through local courts rather than automated notice-and-takedown, and where the provider is not obliged to forward complaints as account terminations.
What you need
| Resource | What you actually need |
|---|---|
| CPU | 2 shared cores (encryption and hashing only) |
| RAM | 4 GB for ~500 active torrents in rTorrent |
| Disk | 2–16 TB, priced per terabyte on the Hold line |
| Transfer | 20 TB and up; the Hold 16 is unmetered |
| Jurisdiction | Outside the US — DMCA is US statute and binds US-situated hosts |
Recommended plans
Hold 8
$ 39 /month
- vCPU
- 4 × shared
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 4 TB Enterprise HDD
- Transfer
- 30 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
Hold 12
$ 72 /month
- vCPU
- 4 × shared
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 8 TB Enterprise HDD
- Transfer
- 40 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
Recommended locations
Location is usually the decision that matters most for this workload — either because latency dominates, or because jurisdiction does.
Why OnionVPS for this
- Hold instances are priced per terabyte, so 4 TB costs less than a mid-range compute plan.
- DMCA notice-and-takedown is a US procedure; it does not reach a server in Moldova or Panama.
- We forward genuine legal process, never speculative rights-holder mail, and never as an automatic suspension.
- Unmetered transfer on the Hold 16 means ratio is a matter of patience, not budget.
How to set it up
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Deploy a Hold instance outside the United States
Moldova, Panama, Bulgaria, Romania and Curaçao are the usual choices.
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Install rTorrent with ruTorrent, or qBittorrent-nox
Both run comfortably in 4 GB; qBittorrent has the friendlier web UI.
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Bind the client to a WireGuard interface if you want a second layer
Optional, and it costs throughput — most users skip it when the jurisdiction is already right.
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Set up remote access
nginx with basic auth over TLS, or access the web UI only through a WireGuard tunnel.
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Sync down with rclone or Syncthing
Both saturate a gigabit link and resume cleanly.
Frequently asked questions
Is a seedbox legal?
The technology is entirely legal. What you transfer is what determines legality, and that is your responsibility. We prohibit distributing material you have no right to distribute, and we act on valid legal process from a competent court.
Does the DMCA apply to an offshore seedbox?
The DMCA is United States copyright statute. Its notice-and-takedown safe harbour applies to service providers situated in the US. A server in Moldova or Panama is governed by that country's copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a notice.
How much storage do I need?
A 1080p film is roughly 8–15 GB and a season of television 30–60 GB. 2 TB holds a substantial library; 8 TB holds an unreasonable one.