# [How to torrent](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ScDCIQI1LLI)

## Why Bittorrent?

- Most popular filesharing method worldwide.
- Shares files in a web, instead of single uploader.
- Can find most movies, shows, music, and books, for free.
- Once seeded, impossible to take down.

## Get a [VPN](https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2403388,00.asp)

- ISPs watch what you download.
- Hides your traffic from your ISP.
- Protects you using [tunneling and encryption](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yB1KiboEWC4).

## Find a Torrent Client

- [qBittorrent](https://qbittorrent.org/)
- [Deluge](https://www.deluge-torrent.org/)
- [LibreTorrent (Android)](https://github.com/proninyaroslav/libretorrent/blob/master/README.md#copylefted-libre-full-featured-torrent-client-for-android)

## Find a Torrent Search Engine

- Use [Google](https://www.lifewire.com/top-torrent-sites-alternatives-to-kat-2483512)

## Find a Media Player

- [VLC](https://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html)

## Next steps

- Get a media server like [Plex](https://www.plex.tv/) for a Netflix-like experience.
- Get a remote controller for your torrent machine like [qBittorrent Controller](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lgallardo.qbittorrentclient&hl=en)