Credit: u/No-Refrigerator9154
Opening Notes (important stuff, please read)
This configuration of the Stremio app will allow you to stream movies/TV from most devices, with the exception being IOS devices such as the iPhone and iPad. If you want to stream from those devices, this guide is not for you.
You can use this Stremio configuration to stream movies/TV on most other platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, FireOS (includes Fire Stick and Fire TV), Linux, AndroidTV, and even the Steam Deck.
However, the Stremio setup guide will require that you use a Windows, Mac, Linux, or Android device. Please don't attempt the setup steps on another device.
Additional information for FireOS (includes Fire Stick and Fire TV) and Linux devices is located below the Stremio setup guide, but you need to go through the Stremio setup guide beforehand with a required device (Refer to previous bullet point).
Stremio Setup Guide
Part 1: Stremio
For Windows/Mac users - Go to https://www.stremio.com/ and download the relevant client for your platform
For Android users - Install Stremio through the Google Play Store: Stremio - Apps on Google Play
Open Stremio and sign up with email or Facebook
Part 2: Real Debrid
Go to https://real-debrid.com/
Sign up
Go to Premium Offers
Choose a package and subscribe. I found that using Amazon Pay as the payment method is the most convenient (if you have an Amazon account)
Part 3: Torrentio
Go to Torrentio Lite - Stremio Addon
Towards the bottom of the page, select the "Debrid Provider" option and select "Real Debrid" from the drop-down menu. This will cause a new text box to appear underneath.
Copy the API key from this link https://real-debrid.com/apitoken and paste it into the "RealDebrid API Key**"** box
In the Debrid Options menu: Check the box "Don't show download to debrid links" and leave the other boxes unchecked.
Click "Install" at the bottom. It should open the Stremio app and prompt you with an "Install Addon" window. Click the green install button at the bottom.
Optional but highly Recommended - In Stremio, click the puzzle piece in the top right to view your addons. Click "My Addons" and uninstall the "WatchHub" addon. It's an eyesore and it clutters your streams list.
Now that you have completed the setup, you may install Stremio on any device of your choice (excluding IOS) and log in to your account to start streaming Movies/TV. Refer to the section below for Stremio installation on FireOS devices (Fire Stick, FireTV).
FireOS devices (Fire Stick, FireTV)
After you have gone through the setup on another device, watch this video on how to install Stremio on your FireOS device https://youtu.be/U1o-scADuIg and then log into your account in the Stremio app. At this point you're good to stream. It will download everything that you just set up and sync your shows across all devices. However, some FireOS devices may not be capable of 4k streaming.
Edit 10/16/2023 - if you are on firestick, make sure to download the Android TV apk from the Stremio downloads section. The youtube video linked above was created before Stremio had an Android TV version. The UI is much improved over the base android UI for use on a smart tv.
Linux
At the time of making this guide, I had issues in the setup process on Linux but I'm pretty sure that was my fault for having weird defaults on my Arch install. You should be able to complete the setup process on Linux without issues and streaming is guaranteed to work. In the case that you run into issues, Just complete the setup steps on a recommended device first, then install and log into the Stremio app on your Linux device.
Additional information
YOU DO NOT NEED A VPN.
Account sharing: You should only share your Stremio account with people who are connected to the same WiFi network as you. If you do not follow this rule, your Real Debrid account may be suspended.
Bugs/Glitches:
Sometimes, an episode of a show or a movie will display "No streams found" even though it should be available. This has only happened to me a handful of times, but the problem will resolve itself eventually.
If the picture is black but the audio is still playing, you should go back and select a stream with a different resolution.
Issue: No streams are appearing at all, or none of them work. Here are the possible explanations:
Your Real Debrid Subscription has expired. Go to Real-Debrid and check your account status.
Real Debrid servers are down/undergoing maintenance. Wait an hour or so, and then try again.
You made a mistake while following the guide. My DMs are open if you can't figure it out. I'll probably try to help.
Credit to u/OnlyTheCruxes for most of this stuff because I kinda just copied their guide and added more detail based on my own personal experience with the setup process (Original guide: Installing Stremino + Torrentio + Real Debird )
It's a lot easier to setup, and dont need to use time on seeding torrents or finding private torrents in the first place. I do both, by the solution described by OP is by far my favorite. But I guess this can depend from person to person.
Im my view its much, much worse. Setup is a one time thing on an arr stack, with maybe some tweaking here an there. But using streamio instead of my seedbox/Arr stack would mean i would have to spend time hunting down torrents again, dealing with shitty torrent indexers and shitty torrent ad-riddled sites, or worse pay for access through debrid. My Arr stack torrent searching and downloading is completely automated based on rules i set. Id have to start paying for a VPN which i dont need with my seedbox. And then i wouldn't be able to access my content from everywhere like i currently do with my seedbox.
Sure if you're not tech savy enough to setup a seedbox(and some providers make it so simple with guides and documentation), i guess there's streamio 😂
I'm not sure you know what you're talking about? You don't need to hunt down any torrents, torrentio does that for you. You description of how stremio+torrentio+debrid works isn't accurate at all..
Eh maybe, I'll concede to torrent searching but everything else still stands. i used streamio/torrentio for all of ten minutes and uninstalled when i realized it doesnt do half of what my seedbox service does for me. When i discovered its leech only I blacklisted it.
Sure its more limited, but no way setting up the arr-stack is easier that what OP wrote up, I also do both methods, but find myself using Stremio way more.
My biggest issue with streamio/torrentio(besides the lacking functions) and streamio users is that they dont seed back, and now streamio implemented client spoofing to spoof as other clients to circumvent tracker bans. As a private tracker user i like having the community of people with the same common goal, private p2p sharing. Not torrent-streaming/leaching.
That's a fair criticism, but worth noting that if you're plugging in an RD API then the vast majority of the time you're not torrenting at all (and never on your network). You're downloading from the cache. One person, one time has to request a torrent file to that cache. Which has likely always happened before you're making any requests, unless it's something very niche indeed.
That's only if you're paying for debrid, which i think the service is a joke. But everyone using streamio/torrentio for torrent-streaming is a leach to the community theyre benefitting from. I admittedly dont know the numbers but I imagine the majority of streamio users arent paying for debrid because of the paywall. Debrid is just another Netflix to me, with less rules i guess. I will never understand why people pay for access to pirated content when p2p sharing doesn't paywall access.
Right but OP isn't talking about Stremio/Torrentio without Real Debrid, and neither is the guy in the comment chain you were replying to. I'm not sure you've a good grip on what Debrid services are by saying "just another Netflix"; it reads like you're imposing your grievance about Stremio onto a thread that mentions it but does not recommend the use case you specifically object to.
Op responded to another comment in this post where they stated they werent familiar with streamio/torrentio torrent streaming nuances(being a leech on the community), and that they would get RD implying they didnt have it or use it before, contrary to what the post/guide says now.
I'm familiar with debrid services, thanks. They pose as a download utility. But they cache movies in servers around the world for subscribers to stream, similar to how Netflix caches movies in servers around the world for subscribers to stream
All solutions have their ups and downs sadly.