Ben Sarmiento posts
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Experimenting with a new zurg repo access manager
You might have noticed that I purged everyone's access to the repo. Worry not, im just experimenting with a new app I built to auto-issue access to the repo. Please go to https://gatekeeper.debridmediamanager.com/ and test it out. Back to regular zurg programming!
Big June updates
Hey everyone!I'm excited to share the latest DMM updates I recently released, and zurg updates coming in the next nightly release. Here's what's new:zurg:🎯 Enhanced Plex IntegrationScheduled Plex Matching with Rating Key VerificationAutomatic daily matching of torrents to Plex items (configurable with plex_match_every_secs)Verifies existing rating keys are still valid in Plex libraryMarks torrents as broken if removed from Plex with clear reason: "removed from Plex library"...
Stability, Performance and Torrent Manager Interface
Torrent ManagerFixed UI navigation issuesResolved crashes during normal operationFixed race conditions causing unpredictable behaviorAddressed application freezing when refreshing torrentsMedia Server IntegrationAdded 5-second delay before triggering scans to prevent file conflictsReduced status message frequency for cleaner logsImproved compatibility with Plex, Jellyfin, and EmbyFile ManagementFixed .strm file creation/deletion when content is reassignedCorrected file visibility issues for medi...
Breaking Changes, Tag+STRM Overhaul, and Performance Boosts
First off, a new STRM tutorial drops! Big thanks to Nikephoros I. (He gets 3 months of RD vouchers)Breaking ChangesRemoved Auto-Dump Library Feature (change from Apr 30)The automatic library dumping feature has been completely removedRemoved configuration option: `dump_torrents_every_mins`Users will need to use manual utilities in the dashboard for library backupsMedia Info Based Filtering Replaced with Tags (change from May 9)All `media_info_*` filters in directory configurations have been repl...
Make a STRM tutorial with zurg and get 1 month RD sub
I'm getting tons of questions about how to setup strm files with zurg but since I am not using this workflow, I am not able to provide a straight answer besides it only working on Infuse or Jellyfin or Emby. I'm gifting a 1 month RD sub to anyone who can create a tutorial (post it in r/RealDebrid or your own website, doesn't matter). 1 RD voucher per person only. To join, just comment on this post (or in the reddit post) of the tutorial you made and I'll contact you for your vou...
Improved Dashboard & New Media Server Reconnect Feature
Here's a summary of the changes I've made to Zurg today (April 30, 2025) that might impact your setup. This is coming on the nightly version later.Dashboard Improvements🔄 New "Reconnect Media Servers" ButtonWhat it does: Allows you to quickly reconnect Zurg to your Plex/Jellyfin/Emby serversWhen to use it: If you start Zurg before your media server, or if your media server restartsWhere to find it: In the Utilities section on the dashboard🔧 Reorganized Dashboard LayoutThe &...
April Release Notes
First of all, thanks for your continued support while I grind away on the codebase. I am not able to reply to each one of you but I'm sincerely grateful to the support I've received. As always, please ping me on Discord if anything feels off.Here’s a concise rundown of what changed since the March 19 post.DMMScraper overhaul: rebuilt from scratch; fresh torrents should now appear noticeably faster.DMM's own “Instant” RD cache has a caveat: some torrents still start at 0 %. The ...
Breaking changes on the new zurg nightly
Hey guys, I've been catching up on the debrid scene so please allow me some patience as I ramp up my development pace.Here are some recent changesI've made on zurg:General: address the large virtual memory allocation of go's runtime - thanks @efraimbartBreaking, zurgtorrent Files: naming convention changed to make it work consistently between Windows, Mac and Linux.Breaking, Config: serve_from_rcloneis now disable_stream_proxy- essentially this means you stream a video file directly ...
It's been a while
tl;dr zurg 2025.03.09.0522-nightlynow supports STRM filesWhat's NewSTRM file integration for Infuse, Jellyfin, and EmbyServes STRM files instead of direct video filesConfiguration:# Will serve .strm files instead of direct video files# IMPORTANT: When true, video files won't be listed in place of .strm files# With rclone, may cause Plex to clear your library serve_strm_files: falseMore to come!
December 2024 Updates
First of all, updates on Real-Debrid's cache database. We've now recorded 4 PETABYTES+ and 300,000++ unique torrents. Real-Debrid is very much alive and thriving.Here are some updates that just dropped for DMM and zurg:🆕 Related Movies/Shows: Discover content faster with Related Movies/Showsnow displayed on the movie or show page.🔍 Title-Based Search Tokens: You can now search more precisely with tokens based on the content's title.⚡ Improvements on "Scan Available" B...
RD is dead; long live RD!
When that blue "DL with RD" button is clicked and turns to "RD (100%)", DMM saves this torrent's information so that other users will know that this torrent is cached.This is the solution we've designed to cope up with the loss of instantAvailability endpoint. I didn't expect it to work so well, especially now that I've bought 2 new RD subscriptions that powers up bots checking every hash in the database if they're cached.After 72 hours of releasing this featu...
FAQ
1. What is RD Cache?Answer: Real-Debrid cache is synonymous to their storage servers. Every content that their users download are stored so that when another user requests for it, it's not redownloaded again. It is available instantlyfor other users, and without waiting, you can watch content immediately.When RD removed their "instant availability" endpoint, we lost the ability to look into which content are available to be watched immediately. A lot of users in Reddit panicked about...
5500+ torrents added in first day of DMM's availability database
RD's cache is alive and healthy. This set represents 200++ TB of content across 2,500++ unique movies and shows. And this is just purely community effort from the first day.Tomorrow I'll start doing some automation on this but thanks to everyone who is participating!
RD implements new rules. Watch this post for updates.
Changes observed:1. They've removed CORS headers from their API and even my local development is affected. (Fixed in DMM)2. They've killed the instantAvailability endpoint. (Fixed in DMM)3. Torrents are mostly unaffected. (zurg is still working fine)--- Update: 23.11.2024 22:59 CET4. RD has put an active download limit of 6--- Update: 24.11.2024 02:44 CET5. They've removed the links again from /torrents endpointIt's great that it's the onset of the weekend as I can work on th...
Stability, performance and new UI!
The version.txtfile in the dav directory will now be available ONLY when the files are fully available on zurg. This makes version.txt a proper health check file. Check this bash one-liner to update zurg.I've removed the "concurrent_workers" config to prevent lockups. This was previously causing library updates not working because of big libraries and not freeing enough workers to trigger an update. Now it will utilize all compute it can access and do parallel processing. If you are ...
DMM Episode Count Grouping
All show torrents are now color coded to show you if a torrent contains all episodes or not! Enjoy!
DMM updates
DMM has been packaged now as a Progressive Web Appand can now be "installed" on your device. I will start working on its offline experience.To lessen the database load and make DMM more stable and reliable, I'm capping the torrent results to 100 items. You will have to use "Biggest movie size to show" and "Biggest episode size to show" in the Settings if you wish to see lower file sizes.Instant RD, Watch and Cast buttons now available conveniently at the top of the pa...
Hotfix for zurg!
Apologies for those having issues recently with zurg unrestricting too much or featurettes or trailers being selected or having incosistent torrents when fetching the whole list. These are all fixed now in the latest "nightly" released just a few minutes ago.
What Do You Think About Dumped Torrents?
Hey everyone,I wanted to take a moment to talk about the “dump” feature I rolled out a few releases ago and get your thoughts on it. For those who’ve been using it, the dump feature creates a new `dump` directory on your mount where you can find content from zurgtorrent files. The idea was to foster a community space for sharing these files and helping each other build our libraries—kind of like DMM’s hashlists, but specifically for zurg.When I first launched it, I thought it was a sol...
Your Real-Debrid account is compromised and you don't even know it
UPDATE: Less than 1 hour of posting this, Real-Debrid has fixed the issue, thanks to u/LayeZeefrom r/elfhosted's report.TL;DR:Real-Debrid’s HTTP folder links are publicly accessible without authentication, making your account vulnerable if these links are leaked or indexed. Real-Debrid needs to implement better security measures to protect user accounts.Hey reddit,Lately, I've seen a surge in posts about Real-Debrid accounts receiving warnings or bans. However, many of these posts lack...
New nightly to address erratic RD API responses
Tonight, the latest nightly release of zurgdrops! This nightly release focuses on improving reliability, configurability, and code quality. Here's a comprehensive overview of what's new:1.Handle Erratic RD API responsesVery recently, I noticed that sometimes, when fetching a page of torrents in your library, RD API will return an empty list. This causes zurg to think that you've deleted your torrents so it will mess up your library badly. zurg is now updated to handle this.2. New Con...
DMM Updates: Hashlist, Trakt watchlist
First of all, the Chrome extension update is now live here https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/debrid-media-manager/fahmnboccjgkbeeianfdiohbbgmgoibbI am still working on making the Safari userscript work. Please standby.Second, new additions to the hashlist page: (1) you can now specify a title, and (2) there is now pagination.Third, you can now view your Trakt watchlist from DMM https://debridmediamanager.com/trakt/watchlistThat's it for now!
Browser extension update: DMM support comes to your nearest torrent website
New update to DMM extension adds support to all torrent websites sporting magnet links. I only tested a few public indexers and no more manual work of copy pasting or uploading of torrents.GreasyFork userscript is liveFirefox is live!Chrome is under review but coming very soon!
Weekend nightly drop!
Hey everyone!I'm excited to share the latest changes to zurgarriving on the next nightly release. This release focuses on enhancing performance, adding new features, and fixing some pesky bugs. Here's what's new:✨ New Features + 🚀 ImprovementsMultiple User Info shown for all download tokensNow you can manage multiple RealDebrid accounts seamlessly from a single interface.Audio Supportzurg now supports popular audio formats like .mp3, .m4a, and .flac for a wider range of media fi...
I'm making DMM faster, no more "cors proxy"
Now DMM should be noticeably faster. Please report any issues!I will be moving towards client-side requests for all RD API calls, this is just part 1.
New Nightly Implements probable BW Limit Fix
Recently, a second user reported successfully bypassing Real-Debrid (RD) bandwidth restrictions using Zurg's nightly release. The first user who identified this issue was operating on version 0.9.3. With these two data points, we observed a correlation linked to the unrestrict caching mechanism.Understanding the Issue:My analysis suggests that when a non-residential IP reaches the 400GB bandwidth limit, the restriction primarily applies to previously unrestricted download links. If a new lin...
RAR Extraction Fix & New Auto-Delete Torrents Feature
Hey everyone!Today's nightly release brings some important updates and a cool new feature!RAR Extraction FixI've fixed the RAR extraction issue that many of you reported, and it’s now working perfectly again, especially for music files. Here’s what’s in my config:Network Test Crash FixI've also addressed a crash that was happening during the network test due to a race condition in Zurg. This bug should now be resolved, making the process smoother.New Feature: Auto-Delete Torren...
Improved Repairman & Early Work on IMDB Auto-Detection
I've been working hard on the latest Zurg nightly release, with a focus on improving how repairs function. This update ensures that the repair process won't consume excessive bandwidth, addressing an important issue with the repair loop. The main goal here is to make repairs safe and efficient again.Here’s how repairs now work in Zurg: It's reactive. If Zurg attempts to unrestrict a file and the RD API returns an error, that file is flagged as broken and Zurg will automatically que...
Backing up your RD data?
If you're ever interested on having an offsite backup of your RD library (or a subset of it) it is now possible with BorgBackup + rclone + zurg (webdav)https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/2.0.0b11/changes.html#version-2-0-0b11-2024-09-26
Flu's Over, Code is Flowing Again
Hey everyone,The past few weeks have been a bit challenging, as I came down with the flu right when I was starting my new job. Unfortunately, this meant I had to put my projects on hold. But after some much-needed rest, I’m finally feeling better and ready to get back into coding. Expect some exciting updates and releases before the week starts!Thanks for your patience and support!
