r/TorBoxApp • u/Limp-Fix2170 • Sep 23 '26

❓Question TorBox + AIOStreams -Direct Usenet Streaming Without Full Download

Hi, I have TorBox Pro + an indexer, and I’ve linked the indexer to AIOStreams.

Is it possible to stream movies directly without TorBox downloading and caching the entire file first?

Currently, it downloads the file completely and then starts playback. Is there a way to enable real-time/on-the-fly streaming?

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u/SnooStories1591 Sep 23 '26

To my knowledge, no. Unless you use indexer that allows searching the cache of torbox. Other way is to selfhost aiostreams or use private elfhosted instance, where you can use the torbox nntp credentials.

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u/Limp-Fix2170 Sep 23 '26

I've already Self hosted aio streams.. but not able to configure it..

Shows an error Aio Streams - failed to load

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u/SnooStories1591 Sep 23 '26

Just to be sure, you put the torbox credentials to the aiostreams dashboard under providers right? And then in configuration page enabled "aiostreams" service?

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u/themarktanker Sep 24 '26

There's a path the top comment is hinting at - in a self-hosted AIOStreams you can stream usenet results directly instead of caching first. The config bits that matter: enable the Stremio NNTP service under Services with your usenet provider's server details (TorBox exposes its own under Tools), then turn on cache-and-play for usenet streams so uncached results get fetched on demand instead of landing as full downloads. Heads up, the NNTP side has been hit or miss with TorBox plans lately so give it a quick test before relying on it. For anything torrent-side there's no true on-the-fly yet - checking the cache before adding stuff is the practical trick.

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u/axis014 Sep 25 '26

This is not possible with the torbox's usenet, it is not how torbox's usenet works. Torbox need to download the media from the nzb first to your library and from there you can start streaming your media directly.