I’m looking for a torrent software to run on my server/VM. I want something that is easy to setup, has a decent web UI, a base set of features like autoadd and… well, you know, actually works.
Been running Deluge for a while but turns out autoadd is broken. Spent too much time trying to fix it.
QBittorrent breaks when I try to add alternative web UI (VueTorrent). I mean, it’s still broken after restoring the config file. Also, it can’t seem to display error messages in the UI so you have to dig through logs.
Transmission has been unreliable and has performance issues in my experience.
Please, can you recommend something that is actually good?
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Three of the big software packages thousands of people use successfully across the world fail for OP, but it is the software’s fault…
for me qbitorrent works without any issues on docker, what is the problem with it ?
I’m looking at it daily for … erm 5 minutes? If you use gui like flood, that will consume more resources for few bells and whistles - it’s a waste in my eyes.
Be more specific what does not work, what is your env (OS, etc etc).
I’ve already mentioned it other comments. It’s running in an Arch VM. Purging it and reinstalling does not restore config files. According to one person here the configs are not only stored in ~/.config as the documentation says. On top of that, error messages for torrents are not shown in the UI, but in the log file - with a level of logging that is most undesirable.
Why use a whole ass vm just for a torrent client? You can use pre-built docker containers that works out of the box and with a lot less moving parts (aka things that can break).
FWIW, I run an rtorrent container in a home kube cluster. It mounts my data store as an nfs volume and runs flood in a sidecar container. I just use watch directories on the data store and have a cronjob running flexget to subscribe to torrent rss feeds. Notifications are done with the Pushbullet api.
Ouch , arch is not my area of expertise.
I could help with Debian installation or in docker.
I use qbittorent in docker as backend and run flood for frontend as a separate container works a charm.
I run the prepacked blob from my host so that I can share the VPN.
I probably check the Web UI once a week just to make sure things are running smoothly.
Some serious Karen energy in this thread.
Maybe you like spending hours getting shit software to work, but I don’t.
Lmao, can you even get less thankful? People developed that “shit software” in their free time and made it available for you to use it at zero cost
well, yes, we do… but we tend to work to fix things so it does what it needs to do… you are confusing your inability to fix things with “poor design of software”
If you don’t want to self host your shit or get it fixed by somebody else, and trying to make that happen by acting like a entitled end-user, pay somebody to do it for you…
but if that all is too hard, start with not being a jerk first.
Transmission and then your normal *arr stack.
Qbittorrent-nox with vuetorrent has been great for me.
Sounds like something broke during the install process.
What OS/install process are you using for qbittorrent?
rtorrent as torrent client + rutorrent as webUI
Looks like a pain to setup, and rutorrent looks like it’s straight from the 90’s (and not in a good way).
Sounds like self hosting isn’t for you
Perhaps self hosting isn’t for you? Have you thought about watching Netflix on your Windows 11 tablet connected to your ISP-provided router?
