Torrenting Server

Proven on:

13 (trixie)

As always...
Start with:	sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade

Preparation

Storage

Storage space for downloading (Torrents & such) should be done on a dedicated drive.

I tend to do most of my storage via NFS served up by my dedicated storage server.

Create a DONE & a WIP folder on the storage drive. This will make it easier to keep things organised.

• sudo mkdir /mnt/Download_Space
• sudo vi /etc/fstab

StorageServer:/Download_Space /mnt/Download_Space nfs rw,user,exec 0 0

• sudo mkdir /mnt/Download_Space/DONE
• sudo mkdir /mnt/Download_Space/WIP

Useful things

Configure your download server to use a good VPN.

Install Transmission-daemon

• sudo apt install transmission-daemon

Configure Transmission-daemon

Note: Any time you edit settings.json, You need to stop transmission-daemon first or it'll overwrite your changes.

• sudo service transmission-daemon stop
• sudo vi /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json

Here is an incomplete list of items to edit. (based on my own setup...):

 "bind-address-ipv4": "0.0.0.0",
 "download-dir": "/mnt/Download_Space/DONE",
 "incomplete-dir": "/mnt/Download_Space/WIP",
 "incomplete-dir-enabled": true,
 "lpd-enabled": false,
 "ratio-limit-enabled": true,
 "rpc-bind-address": "192.168.8.25",
 "rpc-username": "greybeard",
 "rpc-whitelist": "127.0.0.1,192.168.0.*,192.168.8.*,192.168.9.*,192.168.11.*",
 "script-torrent-done-enabled": true,
 "script-torrent-done-filename": "/usr/local/bin/TorrentDone.sh",
 "umask": 18,

• sudo service transmission-daemon start

Take a look at what passes for documentation for further pointers.

Notes

Folder permissions are VERY important...

• sudo chmod -R 777 /mnt

Seems to work... But it's FUGLY

Some Links

• TransmissionHowTo on Ubuntu Help Wiki
• Transmission on ArchWiki
• Editing Configuration Files transmission on transmission wiki - github
• Permission denied when downloading with transmission deamon on askubuntu