There is no denying there are plenty of other methods that work better for others. However if you want:
- Cheap
- Quick & Easy Setup
- Run on any device (Exception for iOS but you can get around this with Stremio Web + VLC)
- Whole Movie + TV Shows catalog to browse. Seeing trending items is handy.
Only issue I have had is niche Movies or TV Shows just do not have a Real-Debrid entry to stream so I’ll have to manually search, but this is rare.
http://movie-web.app is the most simple one to have.
If your android tv browser is updated enough, you can watch via android tv browser. Otherwise use Chromecast feature.
Been using Stremio/Syncler + RealDebrid for a while but this is awesome! Definitely something to share with friends who aren’t as savvy lol
Why does rotating my phone crash that website? The whole screen turns white and it has to be reloaded.
Please check there is existing issue or not
https://github.com/movie-web/movie-web/issues
If not, you can always open an issue there.
I have a pretty advanced setup. Big dual xeon server with 40TB of drives. Dockerized everything running radarr, medusa, deluge, jackett, vpn etc. I’m a pixel snob and love the 4k remuxes with lossless Dolby sound for my Atmos speaker setup.
BUT I read about stremio toreentio and RD a few times here in this community and thought I’d install it on my NVIDIA shield.
And we use it ALL THE TIME!
It’s just so easy even for someone with my hugely automated setup.
It’s perfect for anything you’re probably only going to watch once.
The Sopranos, The Wire, Better call Saul… Yeah download it cause I rewatch it often.
Fboy Island or whatever guilty pleasure reality tv garbage… Stremio it is.
1917 or The Godfather. Download highest quality. Legally Blonde for movie night with my daughter … stremio.
It’s a great little app and setup.
I’m in Australia and no VPN for stremio because I use real-debrid. As I understand it I’m just direct downloading from there. If I didn’t have RD and had to torrent for stremio I’d use a VPN for sure.
Greetings from across the ditch, I never use vpn for torrents as it’s not actively monitored here at the moment. Is that different over there?
I guess you are not renting that setup from someone, right? (colo?) I am asking because I have been renting a dedicated server from Hetzner for a few years now (one AX line, other from auction - got a good disc space with it) and with the price hike it’s getting a bit costly (and can’t self-host).
It’s not about the space. It’s that it’s just like Netflix. You browse and see something and play it directly. There’s no planning needed… Even if that is as simple as a quick search on radarr. And no waiting for the torrent to finish even if it’s usually less than 10 mins.
Instant gratification.
How is it setup to your tv? I love using it but currently it’s only when I’m at my desk watching. Want to figure out a setup for the living room
I’m curious why someone who is able to afford 40TB of drive space is interested in piracy. Is it more about archiving and ownership than saving a buck?
I’m subscribed to 4 different streaming services and it’s still not everything. Also I’m not giving Rupert Murdoch a cent for all the damage he’s done to Australia. And Foxtel is owned by him and the only way to get any HBO shows for instance. And even if you paid them they only do 1080p.
I’m not the guy above, but I dont see how they’re comparable really. One is god knows how many monthly subscriptions for the rest of time, or the up front cost of storage.
I got tired of kodi’s shit configuration interface and came across a tutorial for setting this up (pre-reddit enshitification) about a year ago and it has hugely changed how we consume media in our house.
As long as they seed the torrents…
Can you configure streamio as a source for Kodi Player? Can you configure it with subtitles from OpenSubtitles?
Edit: I just did a bunch of research and it looks like Real Debrid is the actual source I’d set up in Kodi player. Streamio is just a player and streamer.
I downloaded Streamio to my Chromecast and tried to use it, but it’s forcing a login. During the account creation process I decided to actually read the privacy policy, considering what the use for the player will be. They collect information about your use, they log your IP address, the times and dates when you use the player, they set cookies, and most importantly, they share analytics data with the following services:
- Google Analytics
- BigQuery
- Sentry
- YouTube
They say that they don’t keep logs of your streaming sources, or watch history, but like any other privacy policy, they could change that whenever they want. Everything I read just now indicates that Streamio makes a better player than Kodi, but given the above considerations I think I’ll stick with Kodi.
Thanks for the post though! You got me to do a bunch of research and turned me onto Real Debrid. I’ve seen a lot of posts about these services, but this is the first one that prompted me to learn more and now I understand how it all works. Cheers.
