#Transmission torrent client for pc how to
#Transmission torrent client for pc install
#Transmission torrent client for pc windows

While you may choose any one of them, we will use “transmission-remote-dotnet” for the sake of this article, because other then cosmetic differences, they are virtually identical. Both seem to be fully featured and actively maintained.

#Transmission torrent client for pc windows

There are two Windows programs to control the daemon remotely, they are: Transmisson-remote-gui & Transmission-remote-dotnet. Leave the daemon open for now, we’ll need it up and running for the GUI segment. You should see that the daemon has started and if you look closely, you should see that the paths used by the program have also changed to the new path. Transmission-daemon -f -g /mnt/sda_part1/torrents/config Note2: If your network subnet is different, you will have to adjust accordingly.Įxecute the daemon again, this time direct it to use the alternative configuration directory (the “-g” flag). Note1: despite representation, this is one continues line. This will allow us to connect from any computer on the local network (using the remote gui program) to the daemon on the router. The command below, will add the “192.168.11.*” network to the rpc-whitelist parameter. Note: despite representation, this is one continues line. While this is a very common default setup, in accordance with your HD’s partitioning and formatting layout, this is subject to change.Ĭopy the configuration file created by the first run of the daemon:Ĭp /tmp/root/.config/transmission-daemon/settings.json /mnt/sda_part1/torrents/config Note: The above assumes one HD is connected to the router and that it has a partition layout with a filesystem on the first partition.

Once the program has been up for about 10 seconds, it should be ready to be quitted out of by hitting “Ctrl+C”.Ĭreate the directories that will hold the torrent pointers, parts, configurations and downloads. We will run it in the foreground (the “-f” flag) so its easier to see when its stabilized and quit once it has.

With Transmission now installed, run the daemon once so that it creates the default settings file template for us.

#Transmission torrent client for pc install

Opkg update opkg install transmission-daemon We will install the daemon package by issuing from a terminal:

Select the Enable radio buttons for “Core USB Support”, “USB Storage Support” & “Automatic Drive Mount”.

Under the “Services” tab go to the “USB” tab.

If you haven’t already, mount the HD using the router’s web-gui.

Optionally select the “enable” radio button for “Clear port forwards at startup”.

For “UPnP Service”, select the “enable” radio button.

doing so will absolve you from opening/forwarding the ports on your router to the transmission daemon on your own. UPnP is a mechanism by which programs on your network can request the router to forward ports to them automatically. With that out of the way… Let’s get cracking

Note: While partitioning + formatting ( 1, 2) the HD is beyond the scope of this guide, because DD-WRT as of version 17798, supports all common FileSystems such as FAT32 + ext2/3 and NTFS, you shouldn’t have to do anything special.

It is assumed that said HD is already formatted.

It is strongly recommended that you connect a HardDrive(HD) to the router, and for the instructions below, it is assumed that you have.

#Transmission torrent client for pc how to

It is assumed that you haven’t reached this article at random and that you have already followed the procedures described in “ How To Install Additional Software On Your Home Router (DD-WRT)“, fulfilling that guide’s prerequisites in the process.

In this guide, we will: Install Transmission on the router, have it load automatically on the routers boot and make it remotely controlled on your local network by a windows machine and a web-interface.

As part of its versatility, it can be remotely controlled by a number of programs, including at least two Windows ones and a web-interface. While Transmission isn’t the only BiTorrent client that can be installed from the OpenWRT OPKG repository, due to the fact that it is the De facto standard for all the major Linux distributions (like Ubuntu and Mint for example), it is stable, actively maintained and very versatile.