I'm two days old in piracy (torrent) world

Any suggestion for me. I only known about pirate bay. Any other index sites I should known?
Also can anyone explain what are Leachs and trackers in simple words ? Also what is a magnet ?

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qBittorrent has an inbuilt torrent search function that can search multiple sites from inside the client. you should honestly never need to go to a website, download torrent files, or open magnet links, ever.
if you can host Jackett it really broadens your search options but isn't necessary.
if you decide to host Jackett think about also hosting qBittorrent at the same time since you're already setting up self hosting stuff it's not anymore difficult and the webUI is super convenient.
Disown the Pirate Bay, it has long lost it's usage once the old owners left.
It is only just a symbol now.
You're better off doing research and listening to better-advised voices in this community.
Seeds are users that have 100% of a torrent. More Seeds usually means more speed. Leechers are users that don't have 100% of a torrent yet.
You can grab torrents either with a file (.torrent) or a magnet link. The latter is just a link that tells the client how to get the torrent.
A tracker is a server that manages the torrent. You don't really have to deal with that.
Always use a VPN. Mullvad or if you absolutely want to, Proton.
Make sure to map the network adapter of qBittorrent (or whatever client you use) to the VPN device so you don't leak your IP when you have a disconnect.
Set up something like Sonarr (Shows), Radarr (Movies), Jellyfin (or Plex) to streamline everything.
You can also include Prowlarr in the setup to automatically sync indexers to Sonarr and Radarr. Thats also where you find other indexers like 1337.to and whatnot.
If you want more convenience and speed, get a Seedbox like ultra.cc
Seed, seed, seed!
- Not Mullvad anymore unfortunately. You'll want a VPN with port forwarding like AirVPN or else you won't be able to connect to everyone. Anyone else without port forwarding set up won't be able to connect to you nor will you connect with them.
  
  I'll throw Private Internet Access in there for a known one with port forwarding. I know the general attitude towards PIA has soured since the buyout but there still has yet to be a reason to believe it's not a good service and they've continued to add bells and whistles over time while still being one of the cheapest VPNs out there.
Some resources:
the Megathread
the other Megathread
Fmhy Beginners Guide
Theres also 1337x.
use a VPN, preferably mullvad
Leaches are IPs requesting data from other peers who already have their data they need
In order for a leech to request data, it must first know what IPs it can request it from. A Tracker simply tracks how many users are on the torrent and their IPs
Also a magnet link is simply a torrent file, if you remove the file part and have all the data in a long link
- "1337x.to" to be specific
  Use a VPN or a Seedbox (Ultra.cc has a cheap one)
ext.to
Also what is a magnet ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1lL-hXO27Q
If I can't find it on thepiratebay I can often find it on rargb. The domain name changes often so you'll have to search up the proxy addresses.
- RARBG shut down years ago so whomever is running a site by that name now isn't legit.
  
  Does that make it piracy²?

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