I use duckduckgo. It is Bing but with more privacy. You could try also searx, swisscows, startpage or qwant

Headless server with debian and mldonkey, I search on ed2k/kad network and public trackers for bittorrent. I use plex to stream to my devices.

Perfectly alive with aprox 100k daily users

I compile the source code: git clone, cd mldonkey, ./configure, make, make install

Removed by mod

You still have realvnc lite. It is free, 1 user, 3 machines, less features, but the basics still there.

You could use i2p for torrent it is free and secure, but slow

Nope, just an encrypted layer. I2p wiki

It’s just Germany, the rest of Europe (EU and non-EU) doesn’t actively care about them unless it’s cp.

It’s still my favorite network (using it from more 20 years ago), but for the latest things I use bittorrent and seed to both networks (bittorrent and ed2k/kad) through mldonkey 24/7.

You could seed on ed2k/kad networks, just share the folder

Then samsung galaxy a35.

Samsung phones nowadays are one of the best software support on every budget, starting with the A15 4G (~150€) with 5 years to the flagship, S24 ultra with 7 years.

Samsung galaxy A15 5G, Cheap phone (~180$), micro-sd, headphone jack, good software support (4 OS updates, 5 years security updates), good battery, 1080p amoled 90Hz 800 nits.

eMule works just fine nowadays with fiber connections.

Maybe you could try ed2k/kad (emule/amule/mldonkey), soulseek or dc++ networks. Just drop the files in the sharing folders and seed. My preference is ed2k/kad.

You could try on ed2k/kad network (emule/amule/mldonkey)

I just use jerboa

eMule/aMule/Mldonkey works like old limewire, it is from the same age, but still kicking

You can still use ed2k/kad network, it works fine.

Snowflake/bridge is used when you do not want the authorities/ISP know, you are using tor or because it might be blocked (like on contries with censorship). When you are running snowflake/bridge you are helping these users. For the contrary, if you use a normal tor relay, they(ISP, authorities, who ever is watching your connection) know, but they do not know what you are doing.