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A '''seedbox''' is a high-bandwidth remote [[Server (computing)|server]] for [[upload]]ing and [[download]]ing of [[digital file]]s from a [[Peer-to-peer|P2P network]].<ref name="Butler2018">{{cite web |last1=Butler |first1=Sydney |title=Torrenting? You Need to Get a Seedbox Right Now! |url=https://www.technadu.com/what-is-a-seedbox-and-why-you-need-one/15436/ |website=TechNadu |accessdate=27 September 2019 |date=10 January 2018 |archive-date=12 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312194826/https://www.technadu.com/what-is-a-seedbox-and-why-you-need-one/15436/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Kishore2018">{{cite web |last1=Kishore |first1=Aseem |title=Use a Seedbox and WinSCP for Fast, Private Torrents |url=https://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/use-a-seedbox-and-winscp-for-fast-private-torrents/ |website=Help Desk Geek |accessdate=27 September 2019 |date=7 November 2018 |archive-date=30 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130020206/https://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/use-a-seedbox-and-winscp-for-fast-private-torrents/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The bandwidth ranges generally from 100 [[Mbit/s]] to 20 [[Gbit/s]]. After the seedbox has acquired the files, people with access to the seedbox can download the file to their personal computers.<ref>{{cite web|title=What is a Seedbox?|url=http://seedboxgui.de/guides/what-is-a-seedbox/|publisher=Seedbox Guide|accessdate=10 September 2015|archive-date=17 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417030735/https://seedboxgui.de/guides/what-is-a-seedbox/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Function==
Seedboxes
Seedboxes on high
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