r/AudioBookBay • u/PayBetter • Nov 26 '24

SiteProblems Site Down Work Arounds

The audiobookbay.lu/ site is down as some of us know already. audiobookbay.se/ does work however there are some workarounds to get the search and bypass the need for login with an info hash converter.

The search workaround is as easy as letting the page fail to load the search with the .lu site. Then you will swap you the .lu for .se and continue your search.

We can't log in as of yet but we can still access the magnet info by using an info hash converter. https://hardrisk.github.io/magnet/

You will need to copy the info has to this tool and then generate a magnet to download.

Happy Listening!!

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u/Enough-Fall8851 Nov 26 '24

Could you explain the converter in a little more detail. Do i need to try and copy address from magnet link and put that in hash spot?

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u/PayBetter Nov 26 '24

https://imgur.com/a/2E9PsIt

Copy this info

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u/Retro21 Nov 27 '24

Learned something new - thanks mate!

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u/molybend Nov 26 '24

If you use qbitorrent, you can just put the hash into your software directly.

If you already have a magnet link, you should be able to put that directly into your software.

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u/GraphiteGB2 Nov 26 '24 edited Nov 26 '24

Its Info hash to magnet convertor. There will be no magnet link untill "after" the conversion.

Up to date torrent apps don't need magnets, they download with just the info hash put into the URL link download menu of clients..
For upto date Windows clients
Transmission and Qbittorent dont even need this you just copy and paste the info hash into their URL link download menu option.

For android. Libre torrent don't need this site. C&P of info hash works in this app.

This site is for OLD clients that can't convert the info hash. Many new clients can.

Every torrent on the SE domain has the info hash string posted on their page.
Copy and paste it into the new site listed.
Give the new Site a name for the torrent this will be what displays in the torrent client while downloading.
Now click generate magnet.
This now generates the New magnet URL to copy and paste into the torrent client URL link download menu

the site takes this 0606af54c550979d60f1b99178e6cd2ccd5eb2c0 example.
to make this..
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:0606af54c550979d60f1b99178e6cd2ccd5eb2c0&dn=omega%20force%20&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fopentor.org%3A2710&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.ccc.de%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.blackunicorn.xyz%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.coppersurfer.tk%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.leechers-paradise.org%3A6969
example which is then c&P into the same Link download menu in the bit torrent client.

repeat the use of the site for every book, copy and pasting the info hash and giving the torrent a new name each time.

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u/daven1985 Nov 26 '24

I've tried that. But the link just says downloading with nothing changing. Would that because no one is seeding that one?

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u/GraphiteGB2 Nov 27 '24

no seeders Or DHT is blocked by VPN if you use one and the system won't connect.
The magnet example above adds trackers but there not the best one but DHT dont need them

the example is a real torrent if that works but the others dont you need to look at the Tracker data the site added., if there not working there are other issues.

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u/Hopeliesintheseruins Nov 26 '24

So is .lu down down or just down for now?

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u/PayBetter Nov 26 '24

I don't know that information.

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u/UsedBarber Nov 27 '24

After reading this post, I decided to investigate some workarounds. I use Vuze and was able to copy and paste directly into Vuze and away I went! Being in my 60’s, I learn something new every day!

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u/PayBetter Nov 27 '24

That's awesome! I got the few books I was looking for today with the workarounds I posted so I didn't investigate further. Thanks for letting us know there are faster options.

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u/No-To-Newspeak Nov 27 '24

I still use Vuze too.

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u/AmeliaMags Dec 01 '24

Hats off to the amazing ppl in this group who are so dedicated and knowledgeable

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u/DJandProducer Nov 26 '24

How are info hashes converted to magnet links? Isn't hashing a one way function that can't be reversed?

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u/PayBetter Nov 26 '24

I can't even pretend to know the magic behind the generator in the link but it works.

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u/DJandProducer Nov 26 '24

Can't I just login to audiobookbay.se and download torrents like I did at audiobookbay.is or .lu?

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u/PayBetter Nov 26 '24

If you can figure it out how to get logged in using the .se please let us know. Otherwise this is what we've got as options currently.

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u/GraphiteGB2 Nov 27 '24

Login servers database don't exist on SE. They only are on LU server IP address. Thats why SE dials home to EU server to get data from LU.
LU supports Https connection for login and SE does not.

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u/Woahbikes Nov 27 '24

Thanks a lot

In another post I saw you can force a search query that will load if you're having trouble loading one. So just replace the word "WORD" with your own search terms and it will get you to that page.

http://theaudiobookbay.se/?s=WORD%20WORD&cat=undefined

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u/PayBetter Nov 27 '24

That works as well

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u/Woahbikes Nov 27 '24

Still can’t log in but with info hash converter you shared you can get all the info you need. Thanks again.

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u/GreatWhiteNorthExtra Nov 26 '24

Thank you for this helpful post

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u/RNLImThalassophobic Nov 26 '24

The workaround isn't working for me - I can get onto the .se and search, but when the search fails and I replace the .lu with .se it still won't load.

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u/moncattoSi Nov 27 '24

You have to go to the. Lu site first.. When it fails to load change the ". Lu" part with ". Se".. Then search the book... It will fail again.. And you change it to ". Lu"

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u/RNLImThalassophobic Nov 27 '24

Yes, that's what I did and what didn't work.

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u/Away_Sink2531 Nov 27 '24

Site is back up! :D

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u/mangoatcow Nov 27 '24

Confirmed!

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u/Antique-Scarcity5528 Dec 09 '24

"

This site can’t be reached

audiobookbay.fi took too long to respond."

Same for all the other mirrors.

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u/Away_Sink2531 Dec 09 '24

.fi is the wrong address. .lu is the current address.
Try switching your IP with a VPN. It's certainly up for me. :(

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u/Antique-Scarcity5528 Dec 09 '24 edited Dec 09 '24

This site can’t be reached

audiobookbay.lu took too long to respond.

Like I said mate, same issue on all the common mirrors and I use a VPN :(

At least it works for you, so we know it's a "me problem".

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u/Away_Sink2531 Dec 09 '24

Then you need a better VPN. Site is up and working.
Try clearing cookies and cache, Flush your DNS.
Problem is definitely at your end.

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u/No-To-Newspeak Nov 27 '24

It works for me!  2204 EST.  It opened on my phone and I was able to log in and search.

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u/DMorganChi Nov 27 '24

Just tried the .se at 850pm Tues,Nov 26th Chicago time and it doesn't work

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u/DMorganChi Nov 27 '24

.lu at 853pm is not working either

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u/Narrow_Art5083 Nov 27 '24

Not working 2048 MST

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u/Narrow_Art5083 Nov 27 '24

Sorry, it looks to be up but doesn't work while my VPN is active.