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--- vms:bittorrent [2017/05/31 04:10]
admin [Transmission]
+++ vms:bittorrent [2017/06/01 17:49]
admin [Transmission]
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 We'll start with the installation of a **Transmission** server, based on a [[vms:debian|Debian template]].
+=== Installation ===
 <Code:json>
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 "incomplete-dir": "/var/lib/transmission/seeding",
 "dht-enabled": true,
+"lpd-enabled": true,
 "pex-enabled": true,
 "peer-limit-per-torrent": 10,
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 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]]