Transmission BitTorrent Client
From NAS-Central Buffalo - The Linkstation Wiki
(→What is Transmission?) |
(→Usage) |
||
| Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
==Usage== | ==Usage== | ||
| + | We assume that you have a general idea of how torrents work, and a familiarity with Torrent Trackers. A particulary good tracker that is germane to our needs is [http://linuxtracker.org LinuxTracker.org]. We will use it here in the examples. Be aware that to upload torrent files, you must have open an account there, as is the case for the vast majority of sites. | ||
====Downloading==== | ====Downloading==== | ||
#To use the WebUI, point your browser to <ip of you linkstation>:9091 - you should see something like the screenshot shown on the top of this page. | #To use the WebUI, point your browser to <ip of you linkstation>:9091 - you should see something like the screenshot shown on the top of this page. | ||
Revision as of 03:15, 14 October 2008
Contents |
What is Transmission?
Transmission is a BitTorrent client package that (as of version 1.34) also contains Clutch, an integrated webUI. It easy to compile, install, configure and operate, and it has relatively low memory and cpu usage.
Compiling and Installation
The Transmission Wiki Howto Build page gives details.
Configuration
Use the WebUI.
Usage
We assume that you have a general idea of how torrents work, and a familiarity with Torrent Trackers. A particulary good tracker that is germane to our needs is LinuxTracker.org. We will use it here in the examples. Be aware that to upload torrent files, you must have open an account there, as is the case for the vast majority of sites.
Downloading
- To use the WebUI, point your browser to <ip of you linkstation>:9091 - you should see something like the screenshot shown on the top of this page.
- Download a torrent file to your LS. Use the Open button to choose & load the torrent file. The download should begin shortly. As is the case w/ torrents, it may be very fast or quite slow, depending on the number of seeders and they upload limits.
Sharing/Uploading
Create a torrent file
Place the file you wish to share in your torrent directory. For example, if the file you want to share is vmlinuz92608foonasem.gz, then use the cli binary like this:
transmissioncli -n vmlinuz92608foonasem.gz -a http://linuxtracker.org:2710/announce vmlinuz92608foonasem.torrent
After executing this you should have a file called vmlinuz92608foonasem.torrent, which is suitable for uploading to a torrrent tracker site.
Upload to torrent tracker/site
Checking
Links and Reference
- Forum thread on Transmission
- Official Transmission wiki and forum, IRC and community
