Download Torrent On Ubuntu with Transmission

Ubuntu has built-in torrent file support with Transmission, which is a light-weight and cross-platform BitTorrent client. there are 3 package that you can use 2 way

  • CLI - transmission-cli The daemon, with CLI tools and a Web interface.
  • GUI - transmission-gtk  / transmission-qt (Note gtk / qt user interface platform

transmission-gtk

🔌 you can run it add torrent file If not. you can install it with these commands

sudo apt update   
sudo apt install transmission-gtk   # GUI Version

🔌 Download your file with Command (Required GUI Mode)

transmission-gtk your-file.torrent

🔌 After this command, the transmission will open a window for confirmation to download the file. Simply click OK, and your file will start downloading.

transmission-daemon

🔌 install package

sudo apt update   
sudo apt install transmission-cli transmission-common transmission-daemon

# run as service
systemctl enable transmission-daemon
systemctl start transmission-daemon

🔌 Set up Downloads folder & Grant Permission

  • Default “/var/lib/transmission-daemon/downloads/“
  • Create Path + Read Write Persmision
mkdir -p /mnt/hdddrive/downloads/transmission
chmod g+rw /mnt/hdddrive/downloads/transmission

# tmp path during download
mkdir -p /mnt/hdddrive/downloads/transmissiontmp
chmod g+rw /mnt/hdddrive/downloads/transmissiontmp
  • Add ‘debian-transmission’ to your user group
sudo gpasswd --add debian-transmission $USER
  • Add Daemon config file and change some config
sudo nano /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json
ConfigDescription
download-dirreplace with path for complete data
incomplete-dirreplace with path for incomplete temp path
incomplete-dir-enabledtrue (if true - unfinished download files are not visible)
umaskreplace 022 > 18
Note .json file does not allow octal notation.
octal 22 = decimal 18
rpc-whitelist-enabledfalse - anyone can access
rpc-whitelistrequired when rpc-whitelist-enabled true for filter client ot access web
if we wanted everyone on the “192.168.0.0” subnet to have access to Transmission’s web interface
"rpc-whitelist": "127.0.0.1,::1,192.168.*.*"
rpc-enabledtrue (enable web interface)
rpc-usernameusername
rpc-passwordpassword //You can see hash password issue on KM Session
  • save confifg, and restart service 
systemctl reload transmission-daemon.service

systemctl status transmission-daemon.service
  • Check Filewall + Allow
sudo ufw status

sudo ufw allow 9091,51413/tcp
# 9091 for web
# 51413 is your torrent port download. please check with you source

🔌 Access

  • command line: 
transmission-cli [options] <torrent file|url|magnet>
  • web visiting: ip-address:9091/transmission/web/

KM

🔌 If you can not start service type to see this issue https://github.com/transmission/transmission/issues/6991#issuecomment-2483364364

🔒 rpc-password generator > Issue How password hash is computed / Tools https://github.com/tomwijnroks/transmission-pwgen

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