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M: /* Installation */

2025-05-31T23:49:59Z

Installation

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	Install qbittorrent.		Install qbittorrent.
	sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-stable		# Get the latest from here: https://launchpad.net/~qbittorrent-team/+archive/ubuntu/qbittorrent-stable
			sudo add-apt-repository ppa:qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-stable
	sudo apt update		sudo apt update
	sudo apt install -y qbittorrent-nox		sudo apt install -y qbittorrent-nox
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	# but that just caused a lot of permissions problems so i am not using it		# but that just caused a lot of permissions problems so i am not using it
	sudo systemctl enable qbittorrent-nox.service		sudo systemctl enable qbittorrent-nox.service
			sudo service qbittorrent-nox start

	Set up cron to read rss feed regularly.		Set up cron to read rss feed regularly.
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	=== Waiting for v5.0 ===		=== Waiting for v5.0 ===
	Version 5.0 requires Qt5 and isn't available until Ubuntu 25.04 according to the [https://launchpad.net/qbittorrent/+packages packages list]. What a joke.		Version 5.0 requires Qt5 and isn't available until Ubuntu 25.04 according to the [https://launchpad.net/qbittorrent/+packages packages list]. What a joke.

			AND...I'M THERE!

M at 02:11, 26 February 2025

2025-02-26T02:11:24Z

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	Ensure bandit VM starts at boot; any order is fine.		Ensure bandit VM starts at boot; any order is fine.

			=== Waiting for v5.0 ===
			Version 5.0 requires Qt5 and isn't available until Ubuntu 25.04 according to the [https://launchpad.net/qbittorrent/+packages packages list]. What a joke.

M: /* Config files and folders */

2022-11-03T20:45:41Z

Config files and folders

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	/.config/qBittorrent/qBittorrent.conf saved; preferences and settings; qb clobbers symlink on save(!)		/.config/qBittorrent/qBittorrent.conf saved; preferences and settings; qb clobbers symlink on save(!)
	/.config/qBittorrent/watched_folders.json saved; all our watched folders, one for movies, one for EVERY TV SHOW		/.config/qBittorrent/watched_folders.json saved; all our watched folders, one for movies, one for EVERY TV SHOW
	/.config/qBittorrent/qBittorrent-data.conf ~~saved;~~ apparently just some stats		/.config/qBittorrent/qBittorrent-data.conf apparently just some stats; constantly changes, don't save
	/.config/qBittorrent/rss/feeds.json not used by me (see RSS tag in webUI)		/.config/qBittorrent/rss/feeds.json not used by me (see RSS tag in webUI)
	/.config/qBittorrent/rss/storage.lock not used by me		/.config/qBittorrent/rss/storage.lock not used by me

M: /* Usage */

2022-11-03T18:45:44Z

Usage

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	To watch a new tv show:		To watch a new tv show:
	~~ssh bandit~~		* Add watched folder to qB web ui (NOTE: qbt will restart on next cronjob)
	~~cdtv~~		* subscribe to rss
	~~mkdir "My Show"~~
	~~# add~~ watched folder to qB web ui
	# subscribe to rss

	== Configuration ==		== Configuration ==

M: /* Config files and folders */

2022-11-03T18:27:22Z

Config files and folders

M: /* Config files and folders */

2022-11-03T18:24:41Z

Config files and folders

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	I set up all these so they are stowed. Yes, even the god damned .local folder, which has all kind of shit, because i need the currently active torrents it tracks. Moh rons. On occasion, I suppose i should go to bandit and push all this shit... NOTE that I had to specifically exclude the logs - git won't commit them bc they are left open by qbt... oh you fabulous Qt bastards...		I set up all these so they are stowed. Yes, even the god damned .local folder, which has all kind of shit, because i need the currently active torrents it tracks. Moh rons. On occasion, I suppose i should go to bandit and push all this shit... NOTE that I had to specifically exclude the logs - git won't commit them bc they are left open by qbt... oh you fabulous Qt bastards...

	/.config/qBittorrent/qBittorrent.conf preferences and settings		Another sad story... when qbt saves its config, it destroys the symlink, writing a hard file over it. This really sucks, because everything else respects the symlinking, like qBittorrent-data.conf, watched_folders.json. REALLY sad and inconsistent and just typical Qt fussiness and inconsistency and "i did it this way because i liked it at the moment and so what if it is deep and convoluted it works for me"...
	/.config/qBittorrent/watched_folders.json all our watched folders, one for movies, one for EVERY TV SHOW
			So the bottom line is...
			/.local keep local, remember to cp this out if you need to recreate qbt environment or LOSE ALL SEEDS
			/.config saved in config repo but when qBittorrent.conf loses symlink, we need to copy it (see mh)

			Details:
			/.config/qBittorrent/qBittorrent.conf saved; preferences and settings; qb clobbers symlink on save(!)
			/.config/qBittorrent/watched_folders.json saved; all our watched folders, one for movies, one for EVERY TV SHOW
			/.config/qBittorrent/qBittorrent-data.conf saved; apparently just some stats
			/.config/qBittorrent/rss/feeds.json not used by me (see RSS tag in webUI)
			/.config/qBittorrent/rss/storage.lock not used by me
	/.local/share/qBittorrent/BT_backup cache of torrent files		/.local/share/qBittorrent/BT_backup cache of torrent files
	~~/.local/share/qBittorrent/MDM_backup I created this and set qB to copy finished torrentfiles here~~		/.local/share/qBittorrent/GeoDB ?
	~~/.config/qBittorrent/qBittorrent-data.conf apparently just some stats~~		/.local/share/qBittorrent/nova3 ?
	~~/.config/qBittorrent/rss/feeds.json~~		/.local/share/qBittorrent/rss/articles ?
	~~/.config/qBittorrent/rss/storage.lock~~
	/.local/share/qBittorrent/GeoDB
	/.local/share/qBittorrent/nova3
	/.local/share/qBittorrent/rss/articles

	~~These are not unimportant, but not in the config repo:~~
	/.local/share/qBittorrent/logs/qbittorrent.log the log, not very verbose		/.local/share/qBittorrent/logs/qbittorrent.log the log, not very verbose
	/~~.local~~/~~share~~/~~qBittorrent~~/~~logs~~/move.log I created this and append each torrent move to it		/spiceflow/safe/data/private/qB/move.log I created this and append each torrent move to it
			/spiceflow/safe/data/private/qB/MDM_backup I created this and set qB to copy finished torrentfiles here

	== Installation ==		== Installation ==

M: /* Installation */

2022-11-02T23:20:59Z

Installation

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	# MDM Move torrents into place every minute.		# MDM Move torrents into place every minute.
	0-59 * * * * /home/m/scripts/ubuntu/bandit/cron_movetorrents.sh >/dev/null		0-59 * * * * /home/m/scripts/ubuntu/bandit/cron_movetorrents.sh >/dev/null

			I pushed the crontab to the config repo and stowed it.
			🤠 m@bandit [~] sudo ls -lad /var/spool/cron/crontabs/m
			lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 77 Nov 2 23:03 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/m -> ../../../../home/m/development/config/ubuntu/bandit/var/spool/cron/crontabs/m


	Ensure bandit VM starts at boot; any order is fine.		Ensure bandit VM starts at boot; any order is fine.

M: /* Config files and folders */

2022-11-02T23:19:17Z

Config files and folders

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:19, 2 November 2022
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	The app is supposed to store settings in ~/.config. But it has permissions problems when running as non-root. Once you run as root, the stupid thing stores all its settings under the root [/] folder (NOT the ~root folder!). Idiots.		The app is supposed to store settings in ~/.config. But it has permissions problems when running as non-root. Once you run as root, the stupid thing stores all its settings under the root [/] folder (NOT the ~root folder!). Idiots.

	I set up all these so they are stowed. Yes, even the god damned .local folder, which has ~~logs and~~ all kind of shit, because ~~it ALSO has all~~ the currently active torrents. Moh rons. On occasion, I suppose i should go to bandit and push all this shit...		I set up all these so they are stowed. Yes, even the god damned .local folder, which has all kind of shit, because i need the currently active torrents it tracks. Moh rons. On occasion, I suppose i should go to bandit and push all this shit... NOTE that I had to specifically exclude the logs - git won't commit them bc they are left open by qbt... oh you fabulous Qt bastards...

	/.config/qBittorrent/qBittorrent.conf preferences and settings		/.config/qBittorrent/qBittorrent.conf preferences and settings
	/.config/qBittorrent/watched_folders.json all our watched folders, one for movies, one for EVERY TV SHOW		/.config/qBittorrent/watched_folders.json all our watched folders, one for movies, one for EVERY TV SHOW
	~~/.local/share/qBittorrent/logs/qbittorrent.log the log, not very verbose~~
	/.local/share/qBittorrent/BT_backup cache of torrent files		/.local/share/qBittorrent/BT_backup cache of torrent files
	/.local/share/qBittorrent/MDM_backup I created this and set qB to copy finished torrentfiles here		/.local/share/qBittorrent/MDM_backup I created this and set qB to copy finished torrentfiles here
	~~/.local/share/qBittorrent/logs/move.log I created this and append each torrent move to it~~
	/.config/qBittorrent/qBittorrent-data.conf apparently just some stats		/.config/qBittorrent/qBittorrent-data.conf apparently just some stats
	/.config/qBittorrent/rss/feeds.json		/.config/qBittorrent/rss/feeds.json
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	/.local/share/qBittorrent/nova3		/.local/share/qBittorrent/nova3
	/.local/share/qBittorrent/rss/articles		/.local/share/qBittorrent/rss/articles

			These are not unimportant, but not in the config repo:
			/.local/share/qBittorrent/logs/qbittorrent.log the log, not very verbose
			/.local/share/qBittorrent/logs/move.log I created this and append each torrent move to it

	== Installation ==		== Installation ==

M: /* Installation */

2022-11-02T22:41:54Z

Installation

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	== Installation ==		== Installation ==

			Install qbittorrent.
	sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-stable		sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-stable
	sudo apt update		sudo apt update
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	qbittorrent-nox		qbittorrent-nox
	Ctrl-C		Ctrl-C

			Set up a service.
	# set up a service, see bandit ~/config/etc/systemd... for details		# set up a service, see bandit ~/config/etc/systemd... for details
	# note that I set up a qbittorrent user to run the service under...		# note that I set up a qbittorrent user to run the service under...
	# but that just caused a lot of permissions problems so i am not using it		# but that just caused a lot of permissions problems so i am not using it
	sudo systemctl enable qbittorrent-nox.service		sudo systemctl enable qbittorrent-nox.service

			Set up cron to read rss feed regularly.
			# MDM Grab torrents from RSS very often
			/5 * * * /home/m/scripts/ubuntu/bandit/cron_getrss.sh >/dev/null

			# MDM Move torrents into place every minute.
			0-59 * * * * /home/m/scripts/ubuntu/bandit/cron_movetorrents.sh >/dev/null

	Ensure bandit VM starts at boot; any order is fine.		Ensure bandit VM starts at boot; any order is fine.

M: /* Installation */

2022-11-02T22:35:02Z

Installation

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:35, 2 November 2022
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	sudo systemctl enable qbittorrent-nox.service		sudo systemctl enable qbittorrent-nox.service

	Ensure bandit starts at boot; any order is fine.		Ensure bandit VM starts at boot; any order is fine.

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:27, 3 November 2022
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	The app is supposed to store settings in ~/.config. But it has permissions problems when running as non-root. Once you run as root, the stupid thing stores all its settings under the root [/] folder (NOT the ~root folder!). Idiots.		The app is supposed to store settings in ~/.config. But it has permissions problems when running as non-root. Once you run as root, the stupid thing stores all its settings under the root [/] folder (NOT the ~root folder!). Idiots.

	I set up all these so they are stowed. Yes, even the god damned .local folder, which has all kind of shit, because i need the currently active torrents it tracks. Moh rons. On occasion, I suppose i should go to bandit and push all this shit... NOTE that I had to specifically exclude the logs - git won't commit them bc they are left open by qbt... oh you fabulous Qt bastards...		WARNING: when qbt saves qBittorrent.conf, it destroys the symlink, writing a hard file over it. This really sucks, because everything else respects the symlinking, like qBittorrent-data.conf, watched_folders.json. REALLY sad and inconsistent and just typical Qt fussiness and inconsistency and "i did it this way because i liked it at the moment and so what if it is deep and convoluted it works for me"...

	~~Another sad story...~~ when qbt saves ~~its config~~, it destroys the symlink, writing a hard file over it. This really sucks, because everything else respects the symlinking, like qBittorrent-data.conf, watched_folders.json. REALLY sad and inconsistent and just typical Qt fussiness and inconsistency and "i did it this way because i liked it at the moment and so what if it is deep and convoluted it works for me"...

	So the bottom line is...		So the bottom line is...
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	/.config/qBittorrent/rss/feeds.json not used by me (see RSS tag in webUI)		/.config/qBittorrent/rss/feeds.json not used by me (see RSS tag in webUI)
	/.config/qBittorrent/rss/storage.lock not used by me		/.config/qBittorrent/rss/storage.lock not used by me
	/.local/share/qBittorrent/BT_backup cache of torrent files		/.local/share/qBittorrent/BT_backup cache of torrent files; CRITICAL DATA
	/.local/share/qBittorrent/GeoDB ?		/.local/share/qBittorrent/GeoDB ?
	/.local/share/qBittorrent/nova3 ?		/.local/share/qBittorrent/nova3 ?
	/.local/share/qBittorrent/rss/articles ?		/.local/share/qBittorrent/rss/articles ?
	/.local/share/qBittorrent/logs/qbittorrent.log the log, not very verbose		/.local/share/qBittorrent/logs/qbittorrent.log the log, not very verbose; locked by qB (don't symlink)
	/spiceflow/safe/data/private/qB/move.log I created this and append each torrent move to it		/spiceflow/safe/data/private/qB/move.log I created this and append each torrent move to it
	/spiceflow/safe/data/private/qB/MDM_backup I created this and set qB to copy finished torrentfiles here		/spiceflow/safe/data/private/qB/MDM_backup I created this and set qB to copy finished torrentfiles here