Torrent management: Set up rtorrent - Revision history

M at 17:36, 24 March 2011

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	rtorrent is gonna run rock-solid for a LONG time, so I don't even bother with an automatic startup script (left as an exercise for the reader).		rtorrent is gonna run rock-solid for a LONG time, so I don't even bother with an automatic startup script (left as an exercise for the reader).


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M at 21:20, 2 April 2009

2009-04-02T21:20:24Z

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	rtorrent will now watch for .torrent files in the watch directories.		rtorrent will now watch for .torrent files in the watch directories.

	~~Set~~ up ~~firefox~~ to drop .torrent files into [~/download/torrents]~~, and~~ start clicking away!		With a little work, you can [http://kb.mozillazine.org/File_types_and_download_actions set up Firefox] to drop .torrent files into [~/download/torrents]. Then you can start clicking away!

	rtorrent is gonna run rock-solid for a LONG time, so I don't even bother with an automatic startup script (left as an exercise for the reader).		rtorrent is gonna run rock-solid for a LONG time, so I don't even bother with an automatic startup script (left as an exercise for the reader).

M at 21:15, 2 April 2009

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   directory = ~/download/torrents
   # watch directory
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   # Close torrents when diskspace is low.
   schedule = low_diskspace,5,60,close_low_diskspace=100M

M: New page: [http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/ rtorrent] will do most of our work. It takes a bit of configuring to get it just the way you want, but with a little effort it will tackle our toughest tas...

2009-04-02T21:08:52Z

New page: [http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/ rtorrent] will do most of our work. It takes a bit of configuring to get it just the way you want, but with a little effort it will tackle our toughest tas...

New page

[http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/ rtorrent] will do most of our work. It takes a bit of configuring to get it just the way you want, but with a little effort it will tackle our toughest tasks.

First, install it. It should be available as a package on most modern linux distributions, but you'll need version 0.8.4, so download and install manually if needed.

Next, configure it. As of this writing, rtorrent does amazing things, but the documentation just isn't there yet, so it's tricky to get it just right. Here are the important parts of the configuration.

# rtorrent seems really greedy without a socket limit, and 200 seems to meet all needs...
max_open_sockets = 200

# require encryption, seems generally available these days...
encryption = require,allow_incoming,require_RC4
# or fall back to making encryption optional - only if you find the need...
# encryption = allow_incoming,try_outgoing,enable_retry

# starting defaults, adjust according to your available bandwidth
upload_rate = 50
download_rate = 1000

directory = ~/download/torrents

# watch directory
schedule = watch_directory,5,5,load_start=~/download/torrents*.torrent

# remove torrents if moved, restart torrents if moved back
# important to note that we REMOVE (not stop or close) torrents
# otherwise, they persist in rtorrent memory and we can't readd them to our 2nd watch directory
schedule = tied_directory,5,5,start_tied=
schedule = untied_directory,5,5,remove_untied=

# a second watch directory for freshly-archived torrents
schedule = watch_directory_2,5,5,"load_start=~/download/torrents/archived/*.torrent,d.set_directory=~/download/torrents/archived/symlinks/"

# tricky v0.8.4 configuration to move torrents when finished
system.method.set_key = event.download.finished,check_custom1,"branch=d.get_custom1=,d.set_custom2=$d.get_custom1=,d.set_custom2=~/download/torrents/finished/"
system.method.set_key = event.download.finished,move_complete,"d.set_directory=$d.get_custom2= ;execute=mv,-u,$d.get_base_path=,$d.get_custom2="

# Close torrents when diskspace is low.
schedule = low_diskspace,5,60,close_low_diskspace=100M