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Torrents on VMs

tl;dr: Yes you can, but read this

Commercial IP vs Home IP

  • Datacenter IPs are treated differently from home internet IPs
  • Authorities ignore torrenting by home users but actively monitor commercial IPs
  • Torrent activity from datacenter IPs is treated as commercial copyright infringement
  • Movie and music industries routinely monitor and act on traffic from commercial infrastructure

Why Torrents are Problematic

This is not theoretical - it's routine

Using torrents on datacenter IPs can bring serious legal problems to both you and the hosting provider

The Difference

Home Internet vs Datacenter

Home Internet: - Considered personal use - Generally ignored by authorities - Dynamic IPs make tracking difficult

Datacenter IP - Considered commercial activity - Actively monitored by copyright holders - Static IPs are easily tracked - Viewed as "profiting from illegal content"

If You Must Use Torrents

Don't let us catch you!

The key is to avoid triggering traffic control systems that monitor for sustained high-bandwidth usage

Critical: Limit Upload Speed

Download: Not usually a problem - you download once and it's done
Upload: The real issue - torrents upload 24/7 at full capacity
Solution: Limit upload speed to absolute minimum in your torrent client. We will probably not react up to 50KB (no promises) but anything above that is a risk