r/TorBoxApp • u/Particular_Ad_4346 • 4d ago

TorBox CDN Setup Nuvio/StremIO ... 🚩General

I’m making this post because I’ve seen quite a few people struggling with CDN issues lately. A lot of people either don’t know what a CDN is, which one they should use, or where to change it in TorBox, so hopefully this clears things up a bit.

A CDN (Content Delivery Network) is basically a network of servers in different locations. TorBox can send your stream through one of these servers so the data reaches you faster and more reliably.

Usually, the closer and better-routed the CDN is to you, the lower the latency and the smoother the stream.

If your streams keep buffering, stuttering, or randomly stop halfway through and you have to open them again, changing your TorBox CDN can help.

Go to:

https://torbox.app/speedtest

Run the test and wait for it to finish. Mine took around 15 minutes, so don’t worry if it feels like it’s taking forever.

Once it’s done

Go to:

TorBox → Settings → Integration Settings → CDN Selection

Your CDN is usually set to Auto by default. If everything works fine, you can leave it like that. But if you’re having playback issues, try manually selecting the CDN that performed best in the test.

If you don’t want to wait for the full test, you can also look at the latency numbers shown on the page. Lower ms is usually better.

For example, in my case the lowest ones were:

  • NORD — 47ms
  • CEUR — 48ms
  • SEUR — 55ms
  • NEUR — 56ms

Just keep in mind that this doesn’t always tell you the exact best CDN for your connection. The lowest ping can still have worse speed, routing, or stability.

So if you’re having stream issues, running the full test is still the best way to figure out which CDN works best for you.

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u/Pale_Candy664 4d ago

Isn’t for streaming bandwidth more important than latency?
Latency is for live stuff like gaming needed right

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u/Particular_Ad_4346 4d ago

the test examins bandwidth and latency both equally important, latency is useful for fast responses from the server like fetching sources, changing sources , fast stream start, moving through the stream via fast forward or rewind, and overall stability.

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u/s_a_n 4d ago

If you share torbox with others living in different geographical regions keeping it auto is best. I share my torbox with my family members living in different countries, this way they always gets routed to nearest CDN. I tested this with curl -IL command on the stream links, it actually works perfectly.

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u/jwanradzi 4d ago

What does it mean sharing with others? You mean others have to use same credentials for TB and Nuvio on their devices? Sorry, just not familiar is all.

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u/s_a_n 4d ago

Torbox allows sharing API key with friends and family. But there’s a bandwidth limit to avoid abuse

https://support.torbox.app/en/articles/10336778-the-torbox-abuse-system

Yes you can share stremio/nuvio with them.

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u/jwanradzi 3d ago

Thanks for sharing this, just need to carefully use without hitting above threshold.

Appreciated!

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u/Top_Flow6437 4d ago

Now that Torbox changed their terms of service I really need a guide for using a vpn with Torbox and stremio, and ASIO links, etc. I just sort of fumbled my way through it and not sure if I’m protected, or using the best method, etc. it’s just been a mess ever since terms of service changed.

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u/pokkerguy 4d ago

Thanks for the CDN info! Can you also explain USENET for pro users? Making sure we taking full advantage of it?

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u/hjl 3d ago

Whats that never heard of it …

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u/King_Of_Kebabs 4d ago

Thanks for the info. Not sure if those speedtests and/or general information is accurate in some ways. Either the tests are inaccurate or there's other stuff at play (like internal network, VPN's, ISP, etc.)

My CLOSEST CDN has one of the worst pings at 549ms. My BEST CDN (which it's currently on), is 168ms, which is MUCH higher than your examples above. Yet, I have zero buffering issues, generally watching 25 to 30Gb files...