Have a quarries to know

[ElitUser]

One private tracker asking to its members to donate money to run their server and the money target is 2000 usd.
My question is how come a non-english private tracker need 2000 usd every month to run a private tracker site. This private tracker does not have any scene release, no international TV series, has poor quality video of TV program only for a particular country even no non-scene releases from reputed group, though 2 or 3 reputed group can be seen and those torrent are copy paste from other non-english private tracker.

So is it really need 2000 usd every month to run that kind of private tracker or they are earning those money for their pocket, though staff member refuge that kind of allegation.

[anon]

It's BWTorrents, right?

[Joillin]

How many users does said private tracker have?

Joillin

[ElitUser]

It's BWTorrents, right?
:cool::rolleyes::whistling

so do you have any idea how much it's cost to run a tracker site ?

[Burnsy]

Well it's just before Christmas right? Gotta get the cash for presents from somewhere...

[absent_today]

Every second day a thread is created asking for donation at bwt

[R3zN1ck5]

Yeah they keep nagging every other month with donation falling short kinda a bullshit.I don't believe they need 2000$ so I don't donate them a single penny.
This could have been realistic for vast and huge communities like what.cd (and to which I am more than happy to donate) but trackers like BwT,go fuck your self.

[ElitUser]

to running a private tracker site never needs 2000$ per month. I am not running private tracker site but have good idea.

[anon]

I am not running private tracker site but have good idea.

Then why do you ask me if I have an idea of how much running a tracker can cost? At least I didn't reply back because I honestly don't know. :unsure:

[ElitUser]

Then why do you ask me if I have an idea of how much running a tracker can cost? At least I didn't reply back because I honestly don't know. :unsure:

Because I want to verify that which I know it is correct and that is why I am opening this thread for the discussion. Because I could be wrong.

[Joillin]

Well, if you let me know how many roughly how users are on the tracker, how many torrents and how many seeders, you can do a rough traffic guess, and processor guess, and then work out how many servers would be needed to host that much volume, and then work out a price from there.

Alternatively, you could use the numbers above, to compare the amount of $2000 to other trackers e.g. PTP which has a monthly donation target of $700, if they are way off then you know they are out to "scam".

A quick bit of research will do wonders...

Joillin