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qBittorrent

What is it?

qBittorrent is a bittorrent client programmed in C++ / Qt that uses libtorrent (sometimes called libtorrent-rasterbar) by Arvid Norberg.

It aims to be a good alternative to all other bittorrent clients out there. qBittorrent is fast, stable and provides unicode support as well as many features.

Details
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1. Installation

sb install qbittorrent

2. URL

  • To access qBittorrent, visit https://qbittorrent._yourdomain.com_

3. Setup

  • Access qbittorrent at https://qbittorrent._yourdomain.com_

      username: `admin`
      password: `adminadmin`.
    

  • First go to Options -> Web UI and set a new username and password.

    Authentication Section Screenshot

  • Under Options -> Connection, set the port to 56881.

    Port Section Screenshot

  • Under Options -> Downloads, set the following;

    • Save files to location: /mnt/unionfs/downloads/torrents/qbittorrent/completed/

    • Keep incomplete torrents in: /mnt/unionfs/downloads/torrents/qbittorrent/incoming/

    • Copy .torrent files to: /mnt/unionfs/downloads/torrents/qbittorrent/torrents/

    • Copy .torrent files for finished downloads to: /mnt/unionfs/downloads/torrents/qbittorrent/torrents/

    • Additionally you can set monitored folder to: /mnt/unionfs/downloads/torrents/qbittorrent/watched/

    • tick Run external program on torrent completion and paste this into the box: /usr/bin/unrar x -r "%F/." "%F/"

    Hard Disk Section Screenshot

Note

if you're using private trackers be sure to go to Options -> BittTorrent and uncheck everything in Privacy section.