What is the new trend "Seedbox" in overseas rental server industry?

Beginning with shared servers and dedicated servers, new services are being deployed one after another in the rental server / hosting industry such as VPS and cloud services, but overseas, as a new trend further beyond, "Seedbox" It is beginning to be offered. What on earth is it?

Details are as below.
Seedbox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seedbox

ByTom Raftery

Seedbox is to upload and download files on a dedicated server, and in reality most of them use BitTorrent. This service is born because there are many cases where the dedicated server is large in bandwidth and there are many high-speed services, and there are no restrictions such as speed limitation as in the case of providers. As for the actual speed, there are many services of 10 Gbits even for shared lines and throughput is about 100 Mbits per second, and the time to download 1 GB file is about 2 minutes.

this is"Fiber NetworksAn example of a hosting company named. You can see that there is a plan that allows you to run BitTorrent with the name "Seed Box" mixed with shared server, VPS, dedicated server.


Another one, this is "SwitchlinkAn example of a hosting company named. At first glance it is an ordinary hosting company.


However, if you look at the item of VPS, you can find a plan that can run BitTorrent by saying "SeedBox Servers".


The OS of the server is almost the same as the OS used on a general dedicated server such as Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, etc. It connects using VNC or Remote Desktop, and operates various BitTorrent clients by remote operation . Some BitTorrent clients implement functions that can be remotely controlled via a browser, for example TorrentFlux, μTorrent, Transmission etc. have a web interface.

· TorrentFlux
http://www.torrentflux.com/


· ΜTorrent
http://www.utorrent.com/


· Transmission
Transmission


BitTorrent clients that operate on the command line like rTorrent are also suitable for Seedbox.

RTorrent
http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/


This way you can download files saved on a dedicated server to your computer in any way, such as FTP, SFTP, rsync, HTTP, and so on.

There are two main advantages of using Seedbox, and one is that it can escape various regulations such as bandwidth regulation of the provider and port regulation. The other isFrench anti-corruption download crackdown bill "HADOPI"It can surmount such laws. In the case of HADOPI in France, it has the following contents.

We will obtain information from copyright holders and Internet providers (the IP industry provides the IP address of the music industry and movie industry performing illegal downloads, and the ISP will provide personal information of the IP address holder) To the illegal actor, first send a first warning by e-mail. If the action seems to continue, mail the second warning by registered mail. However, if illegal downloading is confirmed, access to the Internet can be disconnected (*). Moreover, a person whose access is disconnected must continue paying the contract fee to the ISP, and it can not escape by making a new contract with another ISP.

* The third part of the punishment three-step Internet access disconnection is unconstitutionally deleted by the Constitutional Council on June 10 prior to promulgation.

Normally, you need to be in that country to contract with a provider, but if you are a dedicated server such as Seedbox, which country you live in is not a big problem, and such HADOPI law etc. Since it is not known whether or not it will be applied, it will be possible to avoid the problem for the time being.

Also, as a secondary merit, since it runs in a remote environment completely separated from your local environment, you can use the net as usual and keep downloading and uploading 24 hours a day, 365 days It is also easy, and unlike a provider it is extremely easy to transfer, and in some cases you can use a quality line that can not be used for home use.

There are several patterns in the hosting company that provides Seedbox, but it seems that there are three patterns of "dedicated server" "shared server" "VPS server".

As the name suggests, "dedicated server" occupies one server. Although the price is more expensive than the fee paid to the provider, stable operation is possible because it can occupy resources such as line, HDD, CPU, memory etc. by one person.

As an example of a dedicated server, "Seedbox 4U.comIn case of 150 euros per month, you can convert dedicated servers into Seedbox. There is only high, the line is 1 Gbps, there is no limitation on the transfer amount, 2 750 GB HDDs or 2 SSDs of 80 GB can be selected and access using FTP and VNC is possible.


"Shared server" is a type of sharing and using one dedicated server, for example, three users. Not only will the performance worsen as the number of people entering becomes worse, but if people living together live with resources, it will be disastrous, so recently there is no momentum as of a moment, It seems to be decreasing.

As an example of the shared server, "SEEDHOST"12 euros per month for the cheapest shared plan, 100 Mbps guaranteed for the line, no transfer limit, 60 GB HDD, 5 torrents active at a time.


"VPS server" appeared with the decrease of shared server, it secures resources such as bandwidth, HDD, CPU, memory exactly. If it is a normal rental server, root privilege is attached so that it will make it to be like a dedicated server, but in the case of Seedbox it means that resources are reserved itself and it is cheaper than the dedicated server itself That's why.

As an example of the VPS server, "Dedi SeedboxIn case of 30 dollars per month, the line is 100 Mbps and there is no transfer limit, 300 GB HDD, FTP and SSH access is possible.


If it's changed, "SEEDBOXWORLD.NET"In addition to Linux VPS, VPS plan of Windows is also prepared, Windows XP / Vista / 7/2003 can be selected, so you can connect by remote desktop and operate It is.


When searching for "Seedbox" like Google etc., many hosting companies are displayed, and overseas, the site called FileShareFreak continues to provide a provider that offers Seedbox with the following feeling It lists the list that I actually used and used (In the case of unused Seedbox, that fact is stated, in case of Seedbox already collapsed, there is a note written).

Seedbox Roundup - 12 All - New Seedbox Providers | THE source for BitTorrent & P2P Tips, Tricks and Info. | FileShareFreak

12 All-New Seedbox Providers for Faster Torrents | THE source for BitTorrent & P2P Tips, Tricks and Info. | FileShareFreak

New Seedbox Providers (and Other Seedbox News) | THE source for BitTorrent & P2P Tips, Tricks and Info. | FileShareFreak

14 New Seedbox Providers to Speed ​​Up Your Torrents | THE source for BitTorrent & P2P Tips, Tricks and Info. | FileShareFreak

11 New Seedbox Providers to Speed ​​Up Your Torrents | THE source for BitTorrent & P2P Tips, Tricks and Info. | FileShareFreak

Complete List Of Torrent Seedbox Services - Part III | THE source for BitTorrent & P2P Tips, Tricks and Info. | FileShareFreak

Complete List Of Torrent Seedbox Services - Part II | THE source for BitTorrent & P2P Tips, Tricks and Info. | FileShareFreak

Complete List Of Torrent Seedbox Services - Part I | THE source for BitTorrent & P2P Tips, Tricks and Info. | FileShareFreak

When I look at the list, it really ranges from pins to kiri, from the rather firm firms provided by the hosting company to places like plans to make profit as a dedicated server reseller (resale) obviously, such as cobblestones It is feeling.

As you can see from the above list, it is a business that is very easy to enter newly, so it seems like a bamboo shoot after rain, a bumpy new agent comes out and disappears, and inside There is a case that you can not remotely control the server, sometimes you sell only BitTorrent client usage account, there seems to be a case where there is a limit on the number of torrents that can be active at one time.

Basically, the precautions are the same as when borrowing overseas rental servers, so be careful where only "Unlimited" like "Unlimited!" Like "Unlimited transfer!" Is lined up. On the contrary, the quality of service seems to be higher for those who stated clearly like "OK to use this transfer amount properly". Also, in overseas, there are many cases where forums (bulletin boards) are attached as rough support, and it is easy to understand what kinds of disadvantages are found by looking at the contents of the bulletin board.

If you look at this way, you might think that "There is no hand to use something like a cloud service?", But since the transfer amount ultimately becomes a division of judgment, it will be transferred It has become a genre unsuitable for cloud services that will be charged as quickly as possible.

It compiles the regulatory situation of each provider in Japan "ISP regulation information WikiIf you look at "in Japan, the bandwidth limitation of providers etc is becoming increasingly tight in Japan, and it may be that Seedbox-like business of hosting file sharing software may come out in those days ... ....