Anyone know what's going on with ShadowBG? (shadowbg-test.xav1erenc.workers.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by FartsUnited@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I'm not sure if it's common knowledge, but a 'shadow' RARBG search engine went up when the site went down.

https://shadowbg-test.xav1erenc.workers.dev/

As far as I could tell, it provided direct access to all of its original torrents and/or continually seeded torrents by other dedicated seeders (or sites).

But the search engine has suddenly become inaccessible. Anyone know why? Is there an alternative?

thanks

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[-] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Make your own ! Disclaimer: you need to use docker

Acquire the database rarbg_db.zip - 393.8Mb, there's torrents
docker-compose.yaml...

shadowdb:
   image: "fullaxx/shadowbg"
   container_name: "shadowdb"
   ports:
     - ${SHADOWDB_PORT}:80
   restart: unless-stopped
   volumes:
     - ${DOCKERDIR}/shadowdb/rarbg_db.sqlite:/data/rarbg_db.sqlite

There is no 3, search and profit...

[-] abbadon420@lemm.ee -3 points 1 year ago

"Just download the db.zip" sounds kinda scammy. Just saying...

[-] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 year ago

Eh, it's this com, if you know, you know, and due diligence is expected.

But to help, when they fell they dropped their db as a torrent. I passed the size as an indicator of a known (to me) good. Try or don't.

[-] Dirk_Darkly@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Anything involving pirating is scammy, that's just the nature of things. It's expected one knows how to do research and take calculated risks.

[-] abbadon420@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago

And a file called "rarbg-db.zip" doesn't raise any flags? There's naming conventions for files like this, so you know what the general content is, who the uploader or repackager is, some more info and also to make it look more honest. I wouldn't trust this.

[-] Necronomicommunist@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Cool, then don't.

[-] DeimosE2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

It's mostly text files. Completely safe.

[-] WoodenBleachers@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago

I wish I would’ve known about this. 1337 isn’t nearly as good of a site. I’m thinking about getting something like Overseer just to not have to deal with torrent sites since RARBG went down

[-] Fenzik@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You still have to have indexers, so you need to deal with them indirectly, but the UI is sooo much nicer. Sonarr/Radarr are pretty easy too. If you know your way around docker you can get it up and running pretty quick.