Start out simple and stick with a basic BitTorrent client. Figure out where you want to download from and get a torrent client configured. I use an ISP that frowns upon piracy so here’s a quick overview:
Look for public torrent sites. I’m out of this game so I don’t have any suggestions.
Research private torrent trackers. I don’t think I can provide any help with this, but there are other corners of Lemmy who can.
Find a VPN. Everyone has thoughts on this and Proton VPN is the one I’m currently using.
Pick a torrent client. I’d recommend qBittorrent myself.
Configure your VPN to include your BT traffic.
If/when you want to try Lidarr, you’ll be much better off knowing the basics of BitTorrent because *arr software is confusing in its own regard. Lidarr is just a tool to organize your music library folders and also automatically queue downloads. It is not a requirement to enjoy downloading music.
VPNs are only needed in some countries (e.g. France). They’re not needed in every country (i.e. Italy doesn’t give a fuck about piracy, unless it’s football matches).
Start out simple and stick with a basic BitTorrent client. Figure out where you want to download from and get a torrent client configured. I use an ISP that frowns upon piracy so here’s a quick overview:
If/when you want to try Lidarr, you’ll be much better off knowing the basics of BitTorrent because *arr software is confusing in its own regard. Lidarr is just a tool to organize your music library folders and also automatically queue downloads. It is not a requirement to enjoy downloading music.
Usenet and soulseek are other alternatives.
VPNs are only needed in some countries (e.g. France). They’re not needed in every country (i.e. Italy doesn’t give a fuck about piracy, unless it’s football matches).
For music, soulseek is a great resource too