[Hamuko]

I don't really desire the added complexity of having my files somewhere else.

[that_guy_iain]

Seems same level of complexity to me as adding a VPN into the mix.

[Hamuko]

Not really. With a VPN, the only change is that the networking between A and B now go through a tunnel with no changes to A or B. But if you get a seedbox, A is completely removed from the picture and you just have a connection between B and C.

[theshrike79]

The level of complexity is running a rsync cron job every X minutes to check if you have new files to transfer back home.

It's not exactly rocket surgery.

[Hamuko]

So it's more complex and slower.

[theshrike79]

I can wait for the extra 60 seconds it takes for my cronjob to check new files :D

[katbyte]

it can take a long time to sync files home if they are large enough/your connection is slow

[theshrike79]

It takes just as long to download them on a torrent client ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I don't live in the time zone as the TV shows I watch, so having a delay isn't really an issue. And even if I did, I wouldn't watch them immediately anyway, that's kinda the whole point.

[katbyte]

fair, i moved away from a seedbox because it took so long to sync back home

[emeril]

dude, at least for tv/movies, just use ultra.cc (cheapest plan) and kodi can connect to it via https so no need for vpn and you don't even need to to download anything - super easy

you can even pay more if you really need plex