There is no denying there are plenty of other methods that work better for others. However if you want:
- Cheap
- Quick & Easy Setup
- Run on any device (Exception for iOS but you can get around this with Stremio Web + VLC)
- Whole Movie + TV Shows catalog to browse. Seeing trending items is handy.
Only issue I have had is niche Movies or TV Shows just do not have a Real-Debrid entry to stream so I’ll have to manually search, but this is rare.
I got tired of kodi’s shit configuration interface and came across a tutorial for setting this up (pre-reddit enshitification) about a year ago and it has hugely changed how we consume media in our house.
Same here. Ditched Kodi with Stremio in ccwgtv 4k, can’t be happier. Kodi is so user unfriendly and super annoying to install apps.
Can you configure streamio as a source for Kodi Player? Can you configure it with subtitles from OpenSubtitles?
Edit: I just did a bunch of research and it looks like Real Debrid is the actual source I’d set up in Kodi player. Streamio is just a player and streamer.
I downloaded Streamio to my Chromecast and tried to use it, but it’s forcing a login. During the account creation process I decided to actually read the privacy policy, considering what the use for the player will be. They collect information about your use, they log your IP address, the times and dates when you use the player, they set cookies, and most importantly, they share analytics data with the following services:
- Google Analytics
- BigQuery
- Sentry
- YouTube
They say that they don’t keep logs of your streaming sources, or watch history, but like any other privacy policy, they could change that whenever they want. Everything I read just now indicates that Streamio makes a better player than Kodi, but given the above considerations I think I’ll stick with Kodi.
Thanks for the post though! You got me to do a bunch of research and turned me onto Real Debrid. I’ve seen a lot of posts about these services, but this is the first one that prompted me to learn more and now I understand how it all works. Cheers.
Could somebody give me advice regarding this?
I have a samsung tv which doesn’t seem to properly allow stremio. Is there a possibility to run it over some sort of micro computer, preferably a raspberry pi? What are the requisitions? And in addition, could you recommend me an OS that maximizes user experience for streamio?
Get a Google TV or a Firestick
ironic
What’s ironic about it?
“How do I best consume pirated content?”
“Buy this piece of tech that was specifically made to pay a company to stream specific paid services”
I have a seed box and big Nas at home. I’m interested in just streaming anime and tv content I hate downloading them.
Is this what I need? How privacy focused is it? Where does content come from?
TLDR?
TL;DR:
* Stremio is a digital media player that allows you to stream high-quality videos and add subtitles. * Torrentio is an unofficial add-on for Stremio that allows you to stream movies and TV shows from torrent sites. * Real Debrid is a debrid service that allows you to connect directly to a server instead of having your IP shared in peer-to-peer and to speed up performance.Privacy is good. You are just streaming the links through HTTPS link that Real Debrid offer you. You can use without a VPN but if you want to be cautious you can use one on top of it.
Sounds like a seed box? Im assuming it’s a paid service do they take untraceable payment methods?
Similar to a seed box but not the same. Real-Debrid is just another Debrid service. You can use another other Debrid service that Torrentio supports. Real-Debrid just happens to be the cheapest and most used of the bunch.
debrid-link is a real debrid alternative that also seeds
Thank you! I didn’t know this one did both. Checking out now.
I use real debrid so i have not tried them but i think put.io also does it
Real-Debrid
their website is utter shit
there’s absolutely no information (at least before you sign up)
From what i understand, Stremio is just an interface, it doesnt work without plugins
Torrentio is the main plugin you want. The one you use your real debrid account on.
Real debrid is a service that torrents your movie for you, so you are not the one torrenting. Its potentially faster bc if its a movie that it has saved already, maybe because someone else downloaded it recently, you dont have to wait for the torrent to complete. RD also has the bonus of being able to download from multiple file hosters as a premium user.
Anyways when you configure stremio and search for the movie, it will look for any torrent and then you can stream it directly, without downloading.
For your last point, you can add torrentio twice (in the order you want results to appear). One with only Real-debrid links, and one with “RD Download” links, for entries that have torrents available to torrentio, but haven’t been cached. This will download the torrent to Real-debrid first, so it’s definitely not as fast!
I had no idea of this. I’ll check this out now. Thanks for the heads up.
I really only want books, but all I have is an iOS device…if you had an easy for that I’d be interested
I second the library. If you’re looking for something too niche for a library’s online section it might be too niche for whatever piracy solution you can find on iOS anyways. Plus, your taxes are paying for it, might as well use it!
Do you have a library recommendation for an e-card?
Start with your local library. Mine lends tens of thousands of ebooks. It also has partnerships with other local libraries in the region that allow me to borrow from their collections as well.
I don’t think there is such a thing as inter-library loans for ebooks but you should be able to borrow from pretty much any library in the country if you are willing to wait for a paper copy to be shipped to your local branch. There may or may not be a fee associated with this but my local library allows me ten ILL requests a year for free.
Libraries are such an underrated and underutilized resource.
I don’t think piracy is the best solution for books, instead download an e library app like Libby. Then connect one or multiple library cards (some major libraries allow you to get an e-card even if you don’t live in the city). Now you have easy access to a huge catalog of books and ebooks that sync across devices
Do you have a library you recommend for an e-card?
Start with your local library and any other libraries in your area, because they should be free to sign up for.
Then there are some that have an annual fee for out of state residents, this article covers many of them. I’ve heard that you can get around this fee at some libraries by picking a random in state address, though I’ve never tried it myself.
Additionally, the Seattle public library allows a free card for anyone in the US under the age of 26, and Brooklyn public library does the same for anyone under 21.
Sure, until the VC firm that bought overdrive (backend for Libby) decides to run it into the ground even further. Z-lib and MAM all the way. Can’t sell my reading habits if they don’t collect my reading habits.
Zlibrary / libgen and just open the files in apple books. Works across devices for me.
It’s actually kinda mental how easy it is. Do you really read books on your iPhone though? I kinda ended up shelving a dozen epubs but not opening the app.
I don’t, no. I’m on the android train but my mother in law is all apple. She adds books from her phone then they are there to read on her iPad when she goes to bed.
It doesn’t get much easier than using library genesis on your iOS device. You’ll have a book within seconds.
I keep getting pop-ups and can’t seem to access anything.
Yeah the UI is not the greatest.
Libgen.fun, search for a book, press it, click one of the download buttons. Usually numbered like 1,2,3,4,5. I tend to pick the first one. Then you get a large download text, press it, then save file.
Doesn’t appear to work, I get a weird file I can’t do anything with.
This solution is just for Movies & TV Shows. Look into Z-Library.
Just built a new fancy desktop couldn’t get kodi to play any audio. Looked into alternatives found stremio and god damn is it easy to setup. Plus you can just make an account sign in on other devices and its all setup just like w.e machine you originally used.
Could someone ELI5 how this works?
I just finished the docker containers setup with VPN - qbittorrent - sonarr/radarr/…arr - jellyfish and it’s not well automated yet, but quite safe and not too complicated to use.
Recently had to pay quite a settlement for being too clumsy and too lazy in my country, so worried how Stremio works and if it could leak.
What happened? How did you get caught?
This is the setup I’m using. I ordered a tablet as a dedicated device and looking forward to it getting here. We’re all iOS phones and tablets so I needed something else. In the Meantime I have an old android phone I tested it with but it has a swollen battery that split the back open so I’d rather replace it and I’m pretty sure a decent tablet would be snappier so it’s been an investment but only a couple hundred bucks total. I’ve cut paramount, Disney, appletv, hbomax, Hulu, and faith & family. I had no reason for all the bs and it just really crept up on me over a few years after I got a good job. I’m keeping Netflix because I like the standup comedian stuff, it’s only $7 with T-Mobile, and I’ve also made a mint on them in stock so w/e.
The only thing I haven’t been able to find was my kids wanted to watch elemental. I’d love some more categories to find stuff when I’m in a mood but not sure what to watch. Was thinking maybe theirs a website I could find that would do that better anyway though and just search for it once I find it.
Elemental is there, I just checked :)
Awesome! Thank you!
So I have a question here. I live in USA. I have setup stremio with torrentio lite because I don’t have real debrid yet. I have provided the same stremio login to my parents who live in India because I’ve already set everything up. If I set up stremio with debrid, can I still share my login with my parents? I’m asking because I read something about real debrid banning your account if you use it from multiple ip addresses simultaneously.
Yes, you will get banned if you use it simultaneously.
Thanks so much for this post. Spent the last 30 minutes installing this on my SmartTV. Don’t think I’ll be using Kodi again.
doesn’t realdbird require real money?
I have been using Kodi and real-debrid on all of my devices for like 6+ years. I recently tried Stremio and it is a much more streamlined experience for this use case.
Only complaint about the debrid services is what is available depends on what other users added to the service already. So most of the Anime I watch isn’t easily available through it. So I have a self hosted solution to acquire anime. Everything else is very accessible with less effort then torrenting or usenet.
debrid scraping has gotten much worse since rarbg’s downfall. it doesnt seem to scrape torrentgalaxy correctly and idk how to fix it
As long as they seed the torrents…
Don’t think they do
