Tag: torrent

  • Install Transmission on CentOS

    Install Transmission on CentOS

    transmission is a torrent client. This come with a web GUI, that make it easy to installed on a remote server with no X-Windows. To install transmission on CentOS server, run

    yum install -y transmission-daemon transmission-cli
    

    Allow Web Access

    To access transmission web GUI, you need to white list your IP address. To do this, first stop tranmission

    service transmission-daemon stop
    

    Edit file

    vi /var/lib/transmission/.config/transmission/settings.json
    

    Find

        "rpc-whitelist": "127.0.0.1",
    

    Replace with

        "rpc-whitelist": "127.0.0.1,YOUR_IP_ADDR_HERE",
    

    YOUR_IP_ADDR_HERE – replace with your actual IP address.

    Start transmission

    service transmission-daemon start
    

    You will be able to access web GUI at

    http://YOUR_SERVER_IP:9091
    

    Downloaded files are stored in folder

    /var/lib/transmission/Downloads
    
  • Install Transmission torrent client on Ubuntu Server

    Install Transmission torrent client on Ubuntu Server

    To install transmission torrent client on Ubuntu, run

    apt install transmission-cli transmission-common transmission-daemon
    

    Before you can configure transmission-deamon, you need to stop it.

    service transmission-daemon stop
    

    Edit configuration file

    vi /var/lib/transmission-daemon/info/settings.json
    

    Once edited, start transmission-deamon with

    service transmission-daemon start
    

    Settings Password

    Default user and password is “transmission”.

    You can modify it by editing config file

    "rpc-password": "{62b16db87b89a91dd49a5110a7cafc06d20eb4f2wtK6kqPj",
    "rpc-username": "transmission",
    

    Password you can use plain text. Transmission will convert it to SHA1 encrypted format on startup,

    Allow remote access

    You need to put your IP

    "rpc-whitelist": "127.0.0.1,192.168.*.*",
    

    Only white listed IP can access the web interface.

    Download folder

    By default download will be stored in folder

    "download-dir": "/var/lib/transmission-daemon/downloads",
    

    You can modify this folder as required.

    Web interface

    Transmission web client

    Web interface can be accessed using port 9091.

    http://SERVER-IP:9091
    
  • rtorrent

    rtorrent is a command line torrent client.

    https://github.com/rakshasa/rtorrent

    This can be run from SSH connection/terminal.

    CTRL + S Start torrent.
    CTRL + Q Quit torrent.
    CTRL + D Delete selected torrent. You can use arrow keys to select torrent to delete.

    Download Magnet Link

    1. Press Enter
    2. Paste Magnet link.
    3. Press Enter.