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We'll start with the installation of a **Transmission** server, based on a [[vms:debian|Debian template]]. | We'll start with the installation of a **Transmission** server, based on a [[vms:debian|Debian template]]. | ||
- | <Code:bash> | + | === Installation === |
+ | |||
+ | <Code:json> | ||
> apt-get install transmission-daemon | > apt-get install transmission-daemon | ||
</Code> | </Code> | ||
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"incomplete-dir": "/var/lib/transmission/seeding", | "incomplete-dir": "/var/lib/transmission/seeding", | ||
"dht-enabled": true, | "dht-enabled": true, | ||
+ | "lpd-enabled": true, | ||
"pex-enabled": true, | "pex-enabled": true, | ||
"peer-limit-per-torrent": 10, | "peer-limit-per-torrent": 10, | ||
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"watch-dir": "/var/lib/transmission/seeding", | "watch-dir": "/var/lib/transmission/seeding", | ||
"watch-dir-enabled": true, | "watch-dir-enabled": true, | ||
+ | </Code> | ||
+ | |||
+ | For a complete description of all options: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20160428165927/https://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/EditConfigFiles]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | For detailed instructions on how to use Transmission: [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/TransmissionHowTo]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | === System Configuration === | ||
+ | |||
+ | To avoid Transmission eating up all the system's resources, edit ''/lib/systemd/system/transmission-daemon.service'': | ||
+ | |||
+ | <Code> | ||
+ | > nano /lib/systemd/system/transmission-daemon.service | ||
+ | ADD @ end of [Service] section | ||
+ | [Service] | ||
+ | ... | ||
+ | Nice=16 | ||
+ | IOSchedulingClass=idle | ||
+ | CPUSchedulingPolicy=idle | ||
+ | MemoryMax=25M | ||
+ | MemoryHigh=35M | ||
+ | ProtectSystem=true | ||
+ | |||
+ | > systemctl daemon-reload | ||
+ | </Code> | ||
+ | |||
+ | Note that we reload daemons for our changes to take effect. | ||
+ | ===== mitorrent ===== | ||
+ | [[https://github.com/da2x/mitorrent]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | First we must follow [[vms:python:dev|this installation guide]] to setup an appropriate python environment, we also need to have 'git' installed, so we can clone the GitHub repo. | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Install=== | ||
+ | <Code:bash> | ||
+ | > apt-get install git-core | ||
+ | > su py3 | ||
+ | > cd $HOME | ||
+ | > git clone https://github.com/da2x/mitorrent.git | ||
+ | > cd mitorrent | ||
+ | > mkvirtualenv mitorrent | ||
+ | > chmod +x mitorrent-runner.py | ||
+ | </Code> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Usage=== | ||
+ | <Code> | ||
+ | > su py3 | ||
+ | > cd $HOME/mitorrent | ||
+ | > workon mitorrent | ||
+ | > ./mitorrent-runner.py path/to/original/file > path/to/torrent/file.torrent | ||
</Code> | </Code> |