FAQ

FAQ

The quirks and questions, answered calmly for once.

Why don't 1337x / Torlock / LimeTorrents show magnets instantly?

They don't put the magnet in search results. OdysseySearch fetches it from each torrent's details page, which makes those three engines about half a second slower. Nothing to do about it.

Why do Torlock seed counts seem inflated?

They are. "Verified 6000 seeders" is not always gospel. Smart ranking exists partly because of this, and min:N lets you set your own bar.

Why did my download die with a 403?

Real-Debrid links expire. If a download dies mid-flight, just run it again. OdysseySearch refuses to save the 403 error page as your movie — that used to be a bug.

Why does Archive.org show 0 seeders?

It's a library, not a swarm. Those results surface under smart sort by relevance, and get filtered out if you use min:N.

Where do downloads go?

~/Downloads/Odyssey/ by default. Change it:

python odyssey.py prefs --dl-dir "D:\videos"

Do I need the Real-Debrid token?

Yes. The whole tool is built around it — there's no "organic" download path, and that's deliberate.

Is this a torrent client?

No. OdysseySearch never joins the swarm. It finds torrents and hands them to Real-Debrid, which does the heavy lifting. You download from RD's CDN.

How is this different from Stremio + Torrentio + RD?

Stremio is great for watching but you browse what the addon serves — it doesn't really search. JDownloader/Plowshare don't search at all. qBittorrent + VPN still puts your IP on the swarm. OdysseySearch is: search + debrid in one terminal screen.