Popular JPopsuki Tracker Makes Return on Gazelle

September 30, 2009 by sharky

JPopsuki, an enormously successful torrent tracker for J-Pop music and videos for the past four years, has returned as version 2.0. Considered by many as the best site for J-Pop torrents, JPopsuki recently switched over to Gazelle and has taken off like a bullet. In less than three weeks, registered members tally in at a whopping 16K with nearly 6,000 total torrents already added. Registration is currently still open, but it’s been mentioned by staff that this won’t last forever.

ScL Open For Signups For 24 Hours (Now Closed)

September 28, 2009 by sharky

Quick news: We’re probably not supposed to publish ScL’s URL or name, so we won’t. Either you know what ScL is, or you don’t. In any event, for the first time that we’ve ever seen, they’re offering open registration for the next 24 hours, beginning earlier today. Here’s your chance to get into one of the top-rated 0day/scene trackers:

http://*********.net/signup.php

UPDATE: Oct. 2nd @ 05:15 EDT - “Open Sign-Ups are closed now!”

Demonoid Set to Return, But With Heavy Losses

September 27, 2009 by sharky

Offline for almost two weeks now and counting, many Demonoid users feared the worst: here we go again. After a lengthy 6-month absence from November 2007 to April 2008 - Demonoid rebounded well, and dutifully reclaimed the top spot among private trackers (if you can classify them as private). Inarguably one of the Internet’s most prosperous & prolific trackers of all-time, Demonoid is poised to make their return, albeit - the news is bleak.

Gazelle Article 2: Invites, Minor Edits and Small Add-ons

September 26, 2009 by MFSL

In this second article on how to install Gazelle, we’ll explain how to implement Invite Codes, configure the Donations, and BT client Whitelists. These last few days I’ve done a few minor edits in and around the code and did one small change to the invite system. Also, our twitter feed for the yet-to-be-announced tracker is running at http://twitter.com/SVTracker/. Invites codes and more fun stuff will be posted!

TorrentDay - Another Scene-Only Tracker Opens

September 25, 2009 by sharky

Hot on the heels of StoreThe.net is another 0day/scene tracker that’s sure to impress. TorrentDay.com which has been online for less than two weeks, is piling up the content fast; already listing more than 1,400 torrents. This TBDev tracker features scene-only content with applaudable pretimes, and better yet - everything is hosted on seedboxes (we checked). Registration is currently open.

Gazelle Article One: Server Config / Gazelle Install

September 24, 2009 by MFSL

Ed. Note: A good friend of ours is in the process of setting up a new Gazelle music tracker, and generously offered his expertise. What’s different about this series of tutorials, is that there will actually be an operational tracker at the end of it. So if you ever wanted to witness the inner workings on how to install, setup & configure a Gazelle tracker from scratch, then this series is for you. Let the documentation begin!

StoreThe.net - A New 0day Scene Only Tracker

September 23, 2009 by sharky

How often is it that FSF introduces a brand-new tracker to the masses, only to disappoint our readers? Oh, right - it happens more than we’d care to admit (duds like SkullnBones and BSC which started out promising but fizzled fast). Angst aside, that’s what we do best: post new trackers. You win some, you lose some …you get it. But we think you’ll win with this new true 0day tracker StoreThe.net which already boasts 3,000+ 11,500+ torrents, complete with a killer unique request system unseen anywhere else.

UPDATE: Oct. 14th - Registration is now open until membership reaches 10,000.

ScienceHD, The Science Tracker now Open For Signups

September 22, 2009 by sharky

It’s been nearly 5 months since ScienceHD.info bestowed the scene with science-related torrents. This rapidly-growing Gazelle tracker has one of the most active dev teams in all of BitTorrent, and has really evolved into something to behold. Innovative, feature-rich and jammed with content - if there was an award for most improved tracker, SciHD would win in a landslide. And for the first time in more than 4 months, the ScienceHD crew has decided to open up registration for a limited time:

https://sciencehd.info/register.php

UPDATE: Sept. 30 - Public registration is now closed.

Scene/DDL News: AfterPre & SceneDDL Return

September 22, 2009 by sharky

Here’s some great news for those who prefer to download (leech) scene releases from 1-click hosters instead of using torrents - two popular scene-to-DDL sites are back up and running. This couldn’t have come at a better time, with the new season’s TV fall lineup just beginning to kick off. AfterPre, which took a 5-month hiatus has now returned; and SceneDDL recently launched a kickass new beta.

Private Trackers With the Most Torrents

September 19, 2009 by sharky

It’s indisputable that most public torrent indexers will offer more torrents than any one individual private tracker. However, if you added up all the private torrents in existence, and compared the stats to what public trackers have to offer (taking into consideration for redundancy and dead torrents of both) private trackers collectively will win in an overwhelming landslide. For example IsoHunt, which boasts an incredible 3.7 million ‘active’ torrents; impressive as it may seem, still pales in comparison to the number of torrents available on just 20 of the top private trackers combined. Here’s a list of 13 private trackers that have the most torrents overall.

xWeasel - A Standalone XDCC Search & Download App

September 16, 2009 by sharky

While IRC Fserves are becoming less popular, XDCC servers continue to thrive. Even if you possess not a single iota of knowledge about IRC, just about anyone can harness the power of XDCC downloading thanks to xWeasel. xWeasel is a standalone IRC XDCC utility that comes with integrated search & download capabilities through indexed XDCC Bots, networks and channels. Behind the scenes, xWeasel functions as an IRC client but with the sole purpose of being streamlined with special features for XDCC downloading. IRC fanatics, we think you’re gonna like this!

15 Tips to Become a Good Seedbox Provider or Reseller

September 14, 2009 by sharky

Seedbox providers are the gateway between those who want to start seeding & downloading fast, but don’t possess the DIY know-how to set up a seedbox from scratch through torrent-friendly reseller hosting companies. However, those who seek a seedbox are more knowledgeable than ever before. That’s why as a seedbox provider, it’s becoming an ever-increasing fine line between staying in business and folding up shop. If you’re a seedbox provider/reseller (or aim to be) - here are a few tips on how to stay competitive & successful in a market that already seems to be over-saturated. Regardless, there’s plenty of room for good seedbox providers - when done right.

20 More Great Sites to Download Free Magazines, Books

September 10, 2009 by sharky

With the Internet being rife with piracy throughout nearly every form of media, most would assume that it should be fairly easy to find the latest issues of popular magazines - scanned, digitized and packed up for download. And it is - if you know where to look. Google can be your best friend here, but more often than not the search results will be unsatisfactory, if not downright misleading. We remove most of the guess-work here by continuing with Part II of 10 great sites in which to find free magazine scans.

How to Create a Torrent Tracker, Part 4: Search Engine

September 07, 2009 by Hangman

One of the most important parts of a torrent site is definitely the search engine. It is probably the first thing people are going to use, and a bug free search form will greatly improve user experience. In this tutorial, we are going to implement a Browse section including torrent details columns, paging, and a form which will be used to filter results based on search queries.

The End is Near For TrackerChecker.org?

September 06, 2009 by sharky

TrackerChecker.org, a top-notch website that tirelessly updates private torrent trackers that are open for registration, could be slated for closure. Launched back in April 2008, it would now appear that the site could disappear soon. Tracker signups haven’t been updated for nearly three days - usually this is every 6 minutes or less - which suggests that this great service is coming to an end - only time will tell.

Update: TrackerChecker is now offline.

13 New Private Trackers: September 2009 Edition

September 03, 2009 by sharky

Traditionally, July and August usually aren’t the busiest months for new private trackers to make a dĂ©but on the torrent scene. Tracker devs located above the equator probably have better things to do than sit inside feverishly working on code during warm days. And who are we to blame them? With Summer winding down, there’s still an impressive list of new private trackers to report about …or is there? For this article, we’ve put a new spin on the format to provide our own insight on these new trackers.

GloryBits and BakedBits - Two New Gazelle Trackers Open

September 01, 2009 by sharky

Trackers GloryBits and BakedBits share a common history: both existed previously and have now recently resurfaced using the Gazelle codebase. GloryBits was a lesser-known site that succumbed to the pressure that AntipiratbyrÄn put on Nordic trackers, many of which have now found new life. BakedBits also sustained a lengthy period of downtime before revamping the site as version 2.