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<h2 id="function">Function</h2> <p>Seedboxes generally use the <a href="/facts/BitTorrent_(protocol)/HP9ChWWW">BitTorrent protocol</a>, although they have also been used on the <a href="/facts/EDonkey2000/VyJlegGg">eDonkey2000</a> network. Seedboxes are usually connected to a high-speed network, often with a <a href="/facts/Throughput/6zAUsXqw">throughput</a> of 100 Mbit/s or even 1 Gbit/s. Some providers are testing and offering 10 Gbit/s shared servers, while others are developing other systems that will allow users to scale their needs on the fly. Once the seedbox has a full copy of the files, they can be downloaded at high speeds to a user's personal computer via the <a href="/facts/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol/TWtvf7JD">HTTP</a>, <a href="/facts/File_Transfer_Protocol/THuWgzfw">FTP</a>, <a href="/facts/SSH_file_transfer_protocol/88YptbER">SFTP</a>, or <a href="/facts/Rsync/H4UlsQ3U">rsync</a> protocols. This allows for anonymity and, usually, removes the need to worry about <a href="/facts/Glossary_of_BitTorrent_terms/QIpcWccG">share ratio</a>. More expensive seedboxes may support <a href="/facts/Virtual_Network_Computing/xTmWVgV4">VNC</a> or <a href="/facts/Remote_Desktop_Protocol/A5e9ILdI">Remote Desktop Protocol</a>, allowing many popular clients to be run remotely. Other seedboxes are special-purpose and run a variety of torrent-specific software including web interfaces of popular clients like <a href="/facts/Transmission_(BitTorrent_client)/nUHJoYyR">Transmission</a>, <a href="/facts/RTorrent/1o0x6HFh">rTorrent</a>, <a href="/facts/Deluge_(software)/I7QSU7G9">Deluge</a>, and <a href="/facts/%25CE%259CTorrent/NB05H7Ke">μTorrent</a>, as well as the <a href="/facts/TorrentFlux/HP9ChWWW">TorrentFlux</a> web interface clients. Mobile interface support is also offered by clients such as <a href="/facts/Transmission_(BitTorrent_client)/nUHJoYyR">Transmission</a>. </p><p>Seedboxes on high-speed networks are typically able to download large files within very quickly, provided that the <a href="/facts/Glossary_of_BitTorrent_terms/QIpcWccG">swarm</a> can actually handle such a high upload bandwidth. For example, a seedbox with a transfer rate of 300 Mbit/s can finish downloading a 1 <a href="/facts/Gigabyte/s2hb2SEg">GB</a> file in under half a minute. That same 1 GB file can be uploaded to other users in the same amount of time, creating a 1:1 share ratio for that individual file. The ability to transfer files so quickly makes them very attractive to the P2P communities. Because of the mentioned high speeds, seedboxes tend to be popular when using private <a href="/facts/Torrent_tracker/GPz9m4LU">torrent trackers</a>, where maintaining a share ratio above 1 can be very important.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p><p>Seedboxes are also used to circumvent <a href="/facts/Bandwidth_throttling/YDU2fa3p">bandwidth throttling</a> by <a href="/facts/Internet_service_provider/dUacAxef">Internet service providers</a> or to evade laws such as the <a href="/facts/HADOPI_law/2DKrY8Ie">HADOPI law</a> in France.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Kishore, Aseem (7 November 2018). "Use a Seedbox and WinSCP for Fast, Private Torrents". Help Desk Geek. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2019. <a href="https://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/use-a-seedbox-and-winscp-for-fast-private-torrents/" target="_blank">https://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/use-a-seedbox-and-winscp-for-fast-private-torrents/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"What is a Seedbox?". Seedbox Guide. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2015. <a href="http://seedboxgui.de/guides/what-is-a-seedbox/" target="_blank">http://seedboxgui.de/guides/what-is-a-seedbox/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Andy (4 March 2018). "Torrent Seedbox Veterans Bow Out of Changing Market". TorrentFreak. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019. <a href="https://torrentfreak.com/torrent-seedbox-veterans-bow-out-of-changing-market-180304/" target="_blank">https://torrentfreak.com/torrent-seedbox-veterans-bow-out-of-changing-market-180304/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Advantages on owning a Seedbox, SeedBoxList, 14 March 2012, archived from the original on 24 March 2015, retrieved 24 April 2017 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150324074648/http://www.seedboxlist.com/seedboxnews/6910-10-reasons-why-you-need-a-seedbox.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20150324074648/http://www.seedboxlist.com/seedboxnews/6910-10-reasons-why-you-need-a-seedbox.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>