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Opening Notes (important stuff, please read)

This configuration of the Stremio app will allow you to stream movies/TV from most devices, with the exception being IOS devices such as the iPhone and iPad. If you want to stream from those devices, this guide is not for you.

You can use this Stremio configuration to stream movies/TV on most other platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, FireOS (includes Fire Stick and Fire TV), Linux, AndroidTV, and even the Steam Deck.

However, the Stremio setup guide will require that you use a Windows, Mac, Linux, or Android device. Please don't attempt the setup steps on another device.

Additional information for FireOS (includes Fire Stick and Fire TV) and Linux devices is located below the Stremio setup guide, but you need to go through the Stremio setup guide beforehand with a required device (Refer to previous bullet point).

Stremio Setup Guide

Part 1: Stremio

For Windows/Mac users - Go to https://www.stremio.com/ and download the relevant client for your platform

For Android users - Install Stremio through the Google Play Store: Stremio - Apps on Google Play

Open Stremio and sign up with email or Facebook

Part 2: Real Debrid

Go to https://real-debrid.com/

Sign up

Go to Premium Offers

Choose a package and subscribe. I found that using Amazon Pay as the payment method is the most convenient (if you have an Amazon account)

Part 3: Torrentio

Go to Torrentio Lite - Stremio Addon

Towards the bottom of the page, select the "Debrid Provider" option and select "Real Debrid" from the drop-down menu. This will cause a new text box to appear underneath.

Copy the API key from this link https://real-debrid.com/apitoken and paste it into the "RealDebrid API Key**"** box

In the Debrid Options menu: Check the box "Don't show download to debrid links" and leave the other boxes unchecked.

Click "Install" at the bottom. It should open the Stremio app and prompt you with an "Install Addon" window. Click the green install button at the bottom.

Optional but highly Recommended - In Stremio, click the puzzle piece in the top right to view your addons. Click "My Addons" and uninstall the "WatchHub" addon. It's an eyesore and it clutters your streams list.

Now that you have completed the setup, you may install Stremio on any device of your choice (excluding IOS) and log in to your account to start streaming Movies/TV. Refer to the section below for Stremio installation on FireOS devices (Fire Stick, FireTV).

FireOS devices (Fire Stick, FireTV)

After you have gone through the setup on another device, watch this video on how to install Stremio on your FireOS device https://youtu.be/U1o-scADuIg and then log into your account in the Stremio app. At this point you're good to stream. It will download everything that you just set up and sync your shows across all devices. However, some FireOS devices may not be capable of 4k streaming.

Edit 10/16/2023 - if you are on firestick, make sure to download the Android TV apk from the Stremio downloads section. The youtube video linked above was created before Stremio had an Android TV version. The UI is much improved over the base android UI for use on a smart tv.

Linux

At the time of making this guide, I had issues in the setup process on Linux but I'm pretty sure that was my fault for having weird defaults on my Arch install. You should be able to complete the setup process on Linux without issues and streaming is guaranteed to work. In the case that you run into issues, Just complete the setup steps on a recommended device first, then install and log into the Stremio app on your Linux device.

Additional information

YOU DO NOT NEED A VPN.

Account sharing: You should only share your Stremio account with people who are connected to the same WiFi network as you. If you do not follow this rule, your Real Debrid account may be suspended.

Bugs/Glitches:

Sometimes, an episode of a show or a movie will display "No streams found" even though it should be available. This has only happened to me a handful of times, but the problem will resolve itself eventually.

If the picture is black but the audio is still playing, you should go back and select a stream with a different resolution.

Issue: No streams are appearing at all, or none of them work. Here are the possible explanations:

Your Real Debrid Subscription has expired. Go to Real-Debrid and check your account status.

Real Debrid servers are down/undergoing maintenance. Wait an hour or so, and then try again.

You made a mistake while following the guide. My DMs are open if you can't figure it out. I'll probably try to help.

Credit to u/OnlyTheCruxes for most of this stuff because I kinda just copied their guide and added more detail based on my own personal experience with the setup process (Original guide: Installing Stremino + Torrentio + Real Debird )

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[–] adamnejm@programming.dev 272 points 11 months ago (6 children)

Fuck subscriptions

Step 2:

Buy a subscription

[–] ninjan@lemmy.mildgrim.com 59 points 11 months ago

You beat me to it... Talk about tone deaf

[–] LunchEnjoyer@lemmy.world 33 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Tbf; You're paying less, for a better experience.

[–] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 11 months ago

Yeah a lot less for a lot better.

Also, people paying for Usenet subscriptions since forever.

[–] deleted@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

You’re right. The title says “subscriptions” not a subscription. So one subscription is fine. /s

[–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 23 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Beat me to it. Like… wow. Is this an ad?

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[–] neosheo@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 11 months ago

In their defense debrid is the same cost as vpn

[–] pifroproth@lemmy.zip 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I miss the days where you didn't have to spend anything to pirate, of course you don't have to now but it's much tougher to get large files from file hosts. And the video quality on most streaming sites is mostly 720p and if a website does have higher quality there's just a lot of buffering

[–] rambos@lemm.ee 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I miss the days where you didn't have to spend anything to pirate

Nothing changed with torrents afaik. Never tried streamio tho

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[–] jon@lemmy.tf 80 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Your title should be "fuck subscriptions, except subscriptions from this site pulled from 1998" since everything in your guide relies on a paid debrid sub.

[–] Gooey0210@sh.itjust.works 11 points 11 months ago

Pro Pirate tip: go and buy pirated DVDs

[–] Yoz@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (6 children)

Sorry, you can use RD subscription or you can use it for free with torrentio add-in.

[–] WarmApplePieShrek@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Please do not use Stremio without RD - you'd be a freeloader on the torrent ecosystem. Stremio doesn't seed back.

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[–] ninjan@lemmy.mildgrim.com 63 points 11 months ago (6 children)

Yeah I'm not really so sure running Real-Debrid without a VPN is much of a genius move:

"Files links that Users download are stored in a database for legal concerns and our internal use. All saved links are erased within 1 month for security reasons and service needs. However all requests made on our site are stored for 1 year, the legal retention period."

"We may be required to disclose Users personal data in order to protect our legal rights or where disclosure of Users personal data's are required of us by the judicial authorities only when legal procedures are followed."

"Our servers can detect the IP Address of Users connection through the Internet. These IP addresses (public) and their approximative geolocations are recorded by our servers for internal use only (registration on the site, optimal use of downloads, protection against thieves, etc.)."

All from Real-Debrid Privacy information

[–] janguv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 11 months ago

It's a question of whether they would ever get subpoenaed really, and then whether they'd comply. I'm not sure it's worth it from the copyright holders' perspective. The individual users are getting DDL links, so they're not uploading – i.e. "sharing" – anything. These days, if holders go after anyone, it's for the sharing not the downloading. As for compliance, I don't think we have any evidence one way or the other, as (afaik) they are yet to be subpoenaed (despite running for a long time).

It's also worth noting if you do want to do this totally privately: when you buy an RD subscription, you cannot use a VPN during that process (they block known IPs). So, you would want to use a public WiFi connection somewhere, and choose an anonymous payment method like paysafecard.

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[–] micka190@lemmy.world 55 points 11 months ago (5 children)
[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 23 points 11 months ago

Yeah that part of the guide is top-tier advice from the FBI and Bundespolizei.

[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 8 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Depends on the country. Some countries don't give a flying fuck about people pirating

[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

Mexican here, I can confirm, I can torrent and seed all the way I can (sadly through CGNAT).

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[–] anguo@lemmy.ca 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

In most countries that actually penalize pirating, what is illegal is sharing a file, not downloading it. You don't need a VPN in this case, as what you're doing isn't illegal.

[–] neosheo@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 11 months ago (3 children)

In this case you are given a real debrid link for the stream which cannot be opened without am account. Meaning people can't really tell what it is

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[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

You don't need a VPN to watch shit through RD using Stremio/Kodi etc... Better?

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[–] Mandy@sh.itjust.works 48 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Im a cavewoman who downloads with torrents and just opens them on my pc when needed

what reasons would there be to not...do that

[–] Diabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (8 children)

The difference is that with this kind of setup you have a somewhat similar experience to streaming services. You browse directly from the app and directly play the movie.

Torrent tip : if you make the download sequential you can start watching the movie using a player like VLC without it having to fully download. you start the download, wait a bit for it to load a few pourcentages and you can start watching while it's still loading.

It depends on your internet speed, the file size and the movie length but if you're internet is fast enough then no worries.

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[–] Staple_Diet@aussie.zone 11 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Stremio works on android TV. I use the Stremio + RD + Torrentio setup, it's great for essentially mimicking the Netflix experience in that you can sit down and browse movies/series, watch trailers then just select something to watch right then and there. It's intuitive so my family can use it easily.

If you mainly watch movies on your PC/laptop then there may not be that much material gain from the above setup - but it is a good option if wanting to fully replace the Netflix-esque experience.

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[–] Bitswap@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If you have decent internet...zero. why would you start to pay for services to get the same content you are already getting with a tiny bit less effort.

[–] Mandy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

i was talking more in relation to the services to setup yourselve

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[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 33 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Don't use the triple-backtick code block markdown if the text doesn't contain code. Most markdown renderers don't wrap overflowing lines and it becomes a pain in the ass to read. Use the > quote block markdown instead.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 5 points 11 months ago

Yeah this is impossible to actually read so I'm not going to

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[–] hottari@lemmy.ml 12 points 11 months ago (2 children)

If anyone came here for the free tip, just use Cloudflare's free VPN service - WARP instead. They don't care and you are not required to give them any information to use the service.

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[–] Skullz77@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

Real instructions:

Download/install stremio from www.stremio.com

Download/install pimpmystremio from https://github.com/sungshon/PimpMyStremio

Make free account in stremio

Install English add-ons that you want from both

[–] Bassiette@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Stremio is a video player that can run videos directly from certain Web sources.

The part of interest here is it can run directly from torrent magnet links too.

It has serie and movie browsing capabilities similar to a streaming service, and the interface also looks that way too. With plugins you can see various sources to stream the movies and series from, which includes plugins from various torrent trackers.

Ongoin series you want to follow can be added to your library. Doing so will add a calendar showing you on which days new episodes will drop, and notify you when they do.

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[–] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks 6 points 11 months ago

Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

https://piped.video/U1o-scADuIg

Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.

[–] JoeKrogan@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (8 children)

Still better off paying for a VPN in these trying times. It has more use cases and can be shared between multiple users to bring the cost down to practically nothing. You can also download and keep your Linux ISOs .

That being said if it works for you then you do you.

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[–] raaron773@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 months ago

Beauty of living in 3rd world country is that I don't even need debrid like service. Just the torrentio add-on. It's great!

[–] Willowtree2222@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

“If the picture is black but the audio is still playing, you should go back and select a stream with a different resolution.“

This is actually a fire stick specific issue relating to HDR 10 and Dolby Vision. TLDR is use the Kodi branch in this thread: https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-androidtv/issues/2630 and inside that set either Dolby Vision or HDR 10, not both (the fire stick not being able to handle files with both is the bug.) Lastly, set the external player option in Stremio so Kodi is opened when you open a video

[–] biflip@infosec.pub 4 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Seems like a neat option, but it still costs more than twice as much as a usenet+arr setup.

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[–] AbsurdityAccelerator@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

How does this setup compare to arr?

[–] LunchEnjoyer@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (10 children)

It's a lot easier to setup, and dont need to use time on seeding torrents or finding private torrents in the first place. I do both, by the solution described by OP is by far my favorite. But I guess this can depend from person to person.

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