I have some questions about soulseek. (Hopefully this fits here) (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Sentry64@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Hello, i've been thinking about using soulseek for the very first time to download some music and such. I had a couple of questions from the c/piracy community.

Do i need to stay logged in on soulseek even if i am or am not sharing stuff? Obviously i can't be online and have my pc powered on 24/7 as i have a life outside the web (and other things aswell). so i hope that's understandable as to why i asked, i was worried i'd get banned if i don't be online like all the time.
Would a vpn work just fine with soulseek even if the vpn has support for port forwarding? There's an obvious reason as to why i'd use one.
Which soulseek client should i use, Nicotine+? or soulseek's actual client (i use Linux Mint, in case y'all were wondering. I might move to debian though!)

That's all i want to ask for now, hopefully these aren't dumb to ask. I'll be waiting for replies (might not reply to all of them so i apologize), thanks!

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[-] paequ2@lemmy.today 21 points 1 month ago

Obviously i can’t be online and have my pc powered on 24/7 as i have a life outside the web

You... don't have to sit in front of your computer while it's on... leave it on and go to work/school/sleep. Sharing is caring. 🙂

[-] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 3 points 1 month ago

This is why I picked up an old SFF desktop. Idle power is about 12 watts. I can live with that - my previous box idled at 100w.

[-] Sentry64@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Fair enough, i think i will try to keep my pc powered on and share at least something!

[-] GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Though do keep in mind the power draw of your computer as well. I have an old laptop that I use as a server, and while I'm not sure exactly how much electricity it consumes it's got to be like 1/10th as much as my desktop pc. So I don't mind leaving it on.