Initial Setup and Configuration
Initial Setup
rTorrent/ruTorrent is already configured and tuned out of the box. To Install:
- Install it from our Control Panel
- Install rTorrent first before installing ruTorrent
- For ruTorrent, add in your desired password in the textbox
- Once installed, click Connect under ruTorrent
- Enter your set credentials
- Your username being your seedbox username and your ruTorrent password
Default File Paths
Default Downloads Folder: ~/files
Default Watch Folder: ~/watch
rTorrent's config folder: ~/.config/rtorrent
Accessing rTorrent CLI Interface
- Should you need to access rTorrent's CLI interface, just type in the following command in SSH:
screen -r rtorrent
- You'll get a similar interface as below. To exit the interface, do CTRL + A + D
ruTorrent's Settings Overview
To access ruTorrent settings, click theGearbutton.
Then you'll have access to the following settings. Most are configured and tuned by us so you don't need to change anything. Below listed are some of the pane that might be relevant to you.
Downloads
Here you can see the bandwidth settings set in rTorrentWe recommend not to touch these
In here you can also find Default directory for downloads. This shows the default downloads folder of rTorrent. You can change this to any other folder within your home folderYou may use the tilde (~) or getting your full home path by doingecho $HOMEon SSH
BitTorrent
Here, you can enable additional BitTorrent Features such as DHT and Peer ExchangeThis is useful if you plan to exclusively usepublictrackersKeep these unchecked if you're usingprivatetrackers
Here, you can also find the IP/Hostname to report to trackerWhen rTorrent/ruTorrent is installed, it'll pick automatically from a pool of random IP addresses.This is to ensure that there are not much users in the same IP address at any given timeShould the tracker in question needed the IP address for whitelisting, you should give the this address andnot the seedbox addressYou should not make any changes to this field. Only copy the IP address.
Accounts
You can put your tracker credentials here to search and download torrents directly from your ruTorrent interface.Refer to your tracker for more information.
Unpack
Here, you can access and enable ruTorrent's unpack feature.This is useful if you want to unpack torrents that are archived.For more information, refer to this guide:Automatically Unpack Archived Torrents with ruTorrent
Ratio Groups
Ratio groups is a feature in ruTorrent where you can trigger certain actions after reaching specified ratio, upload and/or seeding timeThis is useful if you want to stop certain torrents from using too much of your upload bandwidth or stopping public torrents after 2.0 ratioFor more information, you can visit this guide:Limiting Seeding Ratio in ruTorrent