Set up an arr stack on a seedbox. Or better yet, a bittorrent client on a seedbox and the rest of the stack, plus plex, on a local NAS. Learn Linux, networking, and docker in the process.
Project length to range between a day and a year depending on technical ability.
Yeah, this isn't quite the direction the thread should go in, since I'm using the stuff I'm using. And no offense, but with 30 years on the seas, it's pretty lol to hear "don't use Apple if you want to pirate freely." I appreciate the heads up about VPNs though!