@esterlion No need to switch programs. I only needed that info so I'd know exactly what advice to give.

In order to see if you have port fowarding go to Options > Setup Guide, then click the "Run Tests" button. If it says the port is open then you're all set and can't really do anything else to improve your peer finding.

If port fowarding in not enabled, then go to Options > Connection and make sure "Enable UPnP port mapping" and "Enable NAT-PMP port mapping"are both checked. If they're not checked then please do that. If they ARE checked, then you probably have an issue with your router, and that's a bit too tricky to diagnose without somone actually looking at your router settings.

@rectaltemp Thank you for the info. I'll maybe try to get an invite at some point if it isn't a hassle.

@esterlion Hmm, you might have that depending on your router settings. For the time being, may I ask what bittorrent program you're using? If you're using qBittorrent, do you see a small green plug image in the bottom right area? If you have the green plus then port forwarding is enabled.

@esterlion I think we should start with the most common troubleshoot question. Do you have port fowarding enabled?

@young That is a valid concern. In other private trackers you're asked to let the admins know you're using a VPN or seedbox and they'll make an exception for you. I think if you reach out to the helpdesk (https://www.gaytorrent.ru/helpdesk.php) they'll be able to do something similar.

@young The site rules don't prohibit Tor or VPN usage. Still, there's only a limited number of Tor exit nodes, so if you & another Tor user ends up using the same IP address to access this website that would violate the one account per IP rule. I would consider getting a VPN that supports P2P, or a seedbox instead of using Tor.

I already posted this on Gay-Torrents.Org, but since I've gotten no reply in ~3 days I figured I'd also ask here.

I heard Empornium is the biggest general porn tracker in existence. I'm curious, how is the gay content there compared to other sites like gaytorrent.ru? Is it worthwhile for someone who's only into gay porn to try and get an invite to that website?

Also, is it true you can get an invite to Empornium by ranking up in Redacted?

@thebadman What do you use to remaster the videos? It seems most folks use Topaz Video Enhance AI.

@poskudnyaq To be honest, I'm not sure. I used to have an account but lost it a few years back.

@poskudnyaq There are 3 others I know of:

https://gay-torrents.org/index.php
https://www.gay-torrents.net/
https://www.ourgtn.org/

To the best of my knowledge this site is the biggest with the most torrents. Next best is gay-torrents.org, then gay-torrents.net, then ourgtn.org.