Credit: u/No-Refrigerator9154
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 )
YOU DO NOT NEED A VPN.
You don’t need a VPN to watch shit through RD using Stremio/Kodi etc… Better?
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
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.
why would i want the streaming experience when pirating kinda goes against that?
There is nothing inerrantly wrong with streaming, it is the fact that all the streaming services suck. The experience to watch a show through streaming is:
- Look up what streaming service its on.
- Realize you don’t have it, pay $25 a month for a subscription.
- Watch the show in 480p even though you paid for 4k.
- Realize you are using the “wrong” browser & try chromium
- Realize chromium doesn’t work either and install their proprietary app.
- In the time that you were getting their app working, they lost the rights to the show. Restart on new streaming service.
If it were instead:
- go to any streaming service of your choice
- Pay $35 a month
- Watch on Firefox on Linux in 4k, a lot fewer people would pirate.
convenience mostly. Having a streaming like UX is pleasant and It’s easier to browse directly from the app instead of looking for a movie to watch , search for it on torrent sites and then download it to watch it.
I mostly watch in 720p and This is why I watch directly on pirate streaming sites instead of torrenting. It’s more convenient for me.
Also, I don’t think piracy is against anything, it’s about making people’s life easier. At least, that’s what piracy is for me.
Why download beforehand when whatever i want can be instantly viewed ?
Eh paying for debrid(paying for access to pirated content) goes against being a pirate, not streaming. I pay for a seedbox and torrent/stream all my content. Its beautifully automated and worth the $20 a month for the online storage. Dont have to use a vpn, and i can easily download anything from the seedbox locally
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.
i was talking more in relation to the services to setup yourselve
I’m not sure I understand what your question is. You are asking why to not torrent, but rather stream…but in relation to the services to setup yourself…
If you live in Germany or the USA
I live in the states and exclusively use torrents/private trackers 😂 seeding over 100 as we type (however they arent seeding from the states). There’s no valid reason to use debrid or streamio imho, its pretty crap software.
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.Yeah this is impossible to actually read so I’m not going to
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
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.
I don’t think warp change your ip. You’re still traceable.
Started out that way but Warp changes your IP today. Try it yourself.
What is stremio??
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.
Pretty crap software for those not tech savy enough to setup a seedbox. It uses a service called debrid for p2p content that you have to pay subscription to access.
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!
“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
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.
How would I work around Real Debrid rules using a VPN+Stremio on 2 screens at home?
It’s fine to use it on multiple devices at home, as long as it’s all coming from the same public IP (if you use the same internet connection for all your devices, you’re good.)
How does this setup compare to arr?
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.
Im my view its much, much worse. Setup is a one time thing on an arr stack, with maybe some tweaking here an there. But using streamio instead of my seedbox/Arr stack would mean i would have to spend time hunting down torrents again, dealing with shitty torrent indexers and shitty torrent ad-riddled sites, or worse pay for access through debrid. My Arr stack torrent searching and downloading is completely automated based on rules i set. Id have to start paying for a VPN which i dont need with my seedbox. And then i wouldn’t be able to access my content from everywhere like i currently do with my seedbox.
Sure if you’re not tech savy enough to setup a seedbox(and some providers make it so simple with guides and documentation), i guess there’s streamio 😂
I’m not sure you know what you’re talking about? You don’t need to hunt down any torrents, torrentio does that for you. You description of how stremio+torrentio+debrid works isn’t accurate at all…
Eh maybe, I’ll concede to torrent searching but everything else still stands. i used streamio/torrentio for all of ten minutes and uninstalled when i realized it doesnt do half of what my seedbox service does for me. When i discovered its leech only I blacklisted it.
Sure its more limited, but no way setting up the arr-stack is easier that what OP wrote up, I also do both methods, but find myself using Stremio way more.
My biggest issue with streamio/torrentio(besides the lacking functions) and streamio users is that they dont seed back, and now streamio implemented client spoofing to spoof as other clients to circumvent tracker bans. As a private tracker user i like having the community of people with the same common goal, private p2p sharing. Not torrent-streaming/leaching.
All solutions have their ups and downs sadly.
That’s a fair criticism, but worth noting that if you’re plugging in an RD API then the vast majority of the time you’re not torrenting at all (and never on your network). You’re downloading from the cache. One person, one time has to request a torrent file to that cache. Which has likely always happened before you’re making any requests, unless it’s something very niche indeed.
What about using IPTV instead, I pay $80 for two years of live TV channels, movies and tv shows.
That’s a really good deal. Is it reliable?
Pretty good tbh
How does this have so many upvotes?
I used real debrid before. Was ok. Rather just keep my VPN and have it for all my devices. Stremio, vpn and torrentio alone are enough to get 99% of what I watch. Worked ok on Chromecast, but Nvidia shield is 10x faster and better.
I just use the Torrentio add-on, for Stremio, and it works. Torrentio.strem.fun is the site.
Fuck subscriptions
Step 2:
Buy a subscription
