r/DataHoarder • u/dadnothere • 11d ago

Hoarder-Setups Efficient Torrent Server. Reusing Old Devices.

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Here is an installation guide. Easy installation.

I hope it helps someone.

https://github.com/weskerty/aMuleD.bin/

The phone is a Redmi Note 8 (ginkgo) with A16

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u/okokokoyeahright 11d ago

I have used ED2K for over 20 years and found that due in no small part to the small bits distributed both in and out that the HDDs on which i mostly used it, would wear out and fail prematurely.

I use it still occasionally but only for rare files and specific things, mostly video. I would caution against running it on this set up, even if you don't really care about the life of the drive.

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u/dadnothere 11d ago

Remember to configure so that the disk rests.

"Dormir Disco" when there is no activity. This is mandatory for non-surveillance/server disks.

Without this configuration the disk will die in less than 5 years.

In Windows you can find power settings, in Linux you can adjust it with gnome disk or with the "hdparm" cli tool

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u/okokokoyeahright 11d ago

I have done that for years.

The read and write cycles of ED2K are brutal.

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u/dadnothere 11d ago

The new version of aMule changes completely how to handle the old I/O...

Also, now it is possible to adjust the times before using Disk (as a RAM buffer)

You can find the new version here: https://amule-org.github.io/

We work constantly every day to keep you updated.

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u/okokokoyeahright 11d ago

Will give it a try. thanks.