2016 will be remembered as a dark year for the BitTorrent universe. Many indexes were taken down, and others shut down on their own, leaving millions of users with the need to adapt once more. However, for every portal that falls, two or three new ones appear, and one of the newest is AlphaReign. The combination of mandatory registration and searches through the trackerless DHT system should be enough for AlphaReign to last a good while…
The copyright hawks scored several victories this year, and many people have stopped searching for content on exchange networks thanks to the advance of services like Netflix, but the trained user knows exactly which portals they can still visit. Without going further, The Pirate Bay is a constant within the BitTorrent universe, and if it has resisted everything thrown at it, it stands to reason that they won't bring it down anymore. The problem with The Pirate Bay is that it is too exposed, and in some regions its use involves tracking or warnings from providers. While the VPN resource is valid for most cases, there are other initiatives that aim for greater decentralization and less dependence on the traditional concept of a tracker. Thus we arrive at the doors of AlphaReign.
AlphaReign in Depth
Basically, the goal of AlphaReign is to offer a kind of middle ground between public and private torrents. Its content comes from DHT, Distributed Hash Table, and in theory no tracker intervenes. I say "in theory" because it is likely that some users will have difficulties downloading content using only DHT. In those cases, AlphaReign offers the possibility of activating trackers, though that will leave the user more exposed, so to speak. AlphaReign's interface is impeccable. With a single click you can get the magnet link, vote on the torrent's quality, or report fake content. AlphaReign also supports comments, and organizing results by seeds.
Privacy and Registration
The private aspect of AlphaReign is manifested through its registration system. The site is handing out invitations without incident, and as data it only asks for a username and password, thus guaranteeing anonymity. This artificial barrier seeks to reduce AlphaReign's presence in traditional search engines, and by extension resist a bit better against DMCA demands and/or requests. For now, it works very well. Don't hesitate to try it.
