How to seed & run a mirror
Seeding is how the community keeps models available. Here's how to help.
Seed a model in three steps
- Open the model you want to seed on the catalog, accept the license, and add its magnet to a BitTorrent client (qBittorrent, Transmission, Deluge, or similar).
- Let it finish downloading. Once complete, your client automatically switches to seeding — uploading pieces to others.
- Keep the client open. The longer you seed, the healthier the swarm. There's no ratio requirement and nothing to earn — seeding is voluntary and appreciated.
Pledge to seed
Verified members can publicly pledge to seed a torrent. A pledge is a statement of intent — it tells others you're helping. Because our tracker is anonymous, we can't (and don't) measure exactly who is seeding what, so a pledge is never presented as a verified measurement. It's a thank-you and a signal, nothing more.
Run a mirror
A mirror is a machine (often a seedbox or VPS) that seeds many torrents around the clock. To run one:
- Provision a box with enough disk for the models you want to host.
- Run a headless client (qBittorrent-nox, Transmission-daemon) as a service.
- Add the magnets for the models you want to mirror and leave it running.
- Open the client's listening port so peers can reach you.
Webseeds
Every torrent here also carries a webseed (an HTTP mirror of the files). Webseeds let a client download directly over HTTPS when peers are scarce, so a model stays available even at very low seeder counts. You don't need to configure anything — modern clients use webseeds automatically. Running your own webseed (a public HTTPS mirror of the files) is an advanced way to help; the webseed URL is embedded in the torrent metadata.
Why it matters
Models with few seeders download slowly and risk disappearing. The needs-seeders queue shows which torrents most need help right now. Even seeding one model for a few days makes a real difference.