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semiRocket · Member Joined: 28 Jul 2009 Posts: 26

Hi,

Searching the web for a better torrent client / webui [1], I found out that everyone recommends this combination, so I was thinking, maybe you can add as optional download add-on, if not in the main install. Wink

Or maybe Deluge or any other Console UI / Web UI client with some 'Eye Candy' UI alternative to TFlux. rtorrent is maybe better, because it's low resource usage, and popularity.

[1] http://filesharefreak.com/2009/07/13/utorrent-torrentflux-wtorrent-a-comparison-of-seedbox-uis/

gerasimos_h · Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:08 pm Post subject:

I've heard before about rtorrent didn't excited me much in the past, I'll check what's new, of course with the web gui, I hope wtorrent doesn't have java dependencieson the server.

Thanks for the input.

gerasimos_h

semiRocket · Member Joined: 28 Jul 2009 Posts: 26

Ok, thanks Smile

EDIT: Since you're on to, check out the rutorrent Web UI too.

gerasimos_h · Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:17 pm Post subject:

Starts to annoy me already Smile

I had to install new packages that means adding
libsigc++
libtorrent
xmlrpc-c
rtorrent
scgi
mod_scgi
wtorrent
packages to sms
It has nice web GUI though I'll test it though, it might be on /extra/packages/rtorrent

The only issue with torrentflux it's that doesn't support DHT other than that it's quite fast.
But since almost anyone it's downloading from private trackers that do not support DHT I don't think it's a problem.

gerasimos_h

semiRocket · Member Joined: 28 Jul 2009 Posts: 26

Well I wouldn't say that BitTornado/TFlux have issues, but more some limitations that I personally don't like. For example once the torrent is started it can't be controlled anymore untill is stopped. If it's stopped seed ratio is not remembered once restarted. Starting a new process for every new torrent and finally disability to control global speeds. Which I think is important for home server.

gerasimos_h · Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 6:50 pm Post subject:

Well after testing rtorrent, I decided to add it on extra/rtorrent+wtorrent.
It's a good alternative I guess. What's included...

semiRocket · Member Joined: 28 Jul 2009 Posts: 26

Thank you,

I have installed the packages from 'extra/rtorrent+wtorrent' and 'slackware/ap/screen-4.0.3-i486-1.txz'

Can't get rtorrent up, though. By script or manually.
Issuing the folowing command gets:

gerasimos_h · Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 8:42 am Post subject:

Upgrade to cxxlibs-6.0.10-i486-1.txz from SMS-1.4.5 or SMS-Current tree here

gerasimos_h

semiRocket · Member Joined: 28 Jul 2009 Posts: 26

Ok, I can run the rtorrent now by typing rtorrent, but can't still bring it up using rc.rtorrent script.

Issuing:

gerasimos_h · Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 4:03 pm Post subject:

Use the script to start rtorrent (/etc/rc.d/rc.rtorrent).
"/etc/rc.d/rc.rtorrent start"
On the install.php (through http://sms:81/install.php) check
port 81 (by default it's 80)
authentication true ( by default it's false)
user: admin
pass:admin
download directory /var/smb/samba (by default it's /data)
and try configuration, you shouldn't have any problem.
If it's OK put on the right a username and a password and press 'save configuration'.

gerasimos_h

semiRocket · Member Joined: 28 Jul 2009 Posts: 26

Yes, I tried "/etc/rc.d/rc.rtorrent start" as root, and it gives me

gerasimos_h · Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 4:23 pm Post subject:

edit /etc/rc.d/rc.rtorrent and replace
su administrator -c 'screen -d -m rtorrent' &> /dev/null
with
su administrator -c 'screen -d -m rtorrent' &> /dev/null | tee -a /var/log/lighttpd/rtorrent.log

and issue a
/etc/rc.d/rc.rtorrent restart
and do a
tail /var/log/lighttpd/rtorrent.log
to see if there is an error

If you run 'rtorrent' as root do you get an error?

gerasimos_h

semiRocket · Member Joined: 28 Jul 2009 Posts: 26

Nope, it's empty.

gerasimos_h · Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 4:38 pm Post subject:

If you type rtorrent as root do you get any error?
By typing rtorrent as root you should enter the console interface of rtorernteven if .rtorrent.rc is missing.

gerasimos_h

semiRocket · Member Joined: 28 Jul 2009 Posts: 26

Yes I can do that by both user 'root' and user 'administrator'

Logs in rtorrent interface:

As root:
(17:40:52) Using 'epoll' based polling.
(17:40:52) Could not read resource file: ~/.rtorrent.rc

As administrator:
(17:41:50) Using 'epoll' based polling.
(17:41:50) XMLRPC initialized with 496 functions.
(17:41:50) The SCGI socket is bound to a specific network device yet may still pose a security risk, consider using 'scgi_local'.