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A seedbox is a server instance you rent out specifically for torrenting.
I guess you could build a computer for the purpose with a very high speed connection and a VPN to match. But I assume people are usually referring to the ones you pay monthly for. They usually make managing private tracker access easier because you have a 24/7 machine with lots of storage and a high speed connection running constantly for keeping your ratio up.
Functionally your set up is doing the same thing as a seedbox. They are generally thought of as remote and usually have a very good Internet connection. I think people tend to share seedboxes as well.