Noob trying to install Transmission

Noob trying to install Transmission

jennyXT 1245439711|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Hi guys

Im trying to install transmission. Been reading and playing around with My Book for a long time now :) still so confused. Im not very technical

I followed this guide here - http://highlevelbits.free.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=75&Itemid=67&lang=en

and installed putty and feature pack.

I then went to putty and typed - "ipkg install transmission" This installed transmission, but what do I do now????

I tried http://mybookworld:9091/
but I get the message -
403: Forbidden

Unauthorized IP Address.

Either disable the IP address whitelist or add your address to it.

If you're editing settings.json, see the 'rpc-whitelist' and 'rpc-whitelist-enabled' entries.

If you're still using ACLs, use a whitelist instead. See the transmission-daemon manpage for details.

What should I do now? what is the IP whitelist??

Sorry about this, I have been reading a lot but most guides talk about clutch and older versions.

Thanks in advance.

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Re: Noon trying to install Transmission

anpe008 1245440989|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

If you have install the (Feature Pack from the site) then this is a link for the Tramsisison guide installation/settings:
http://highlevelbits.free.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82%3Atransmission-feature-pack-description&catid=52%3Atransmission&Itemid=69&lang=en

Re: Noon trying to install Transmission

TeinturMan 1245441481|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Hi jennyxt,
The best is to try first to uninstall the transmission feature pack , then reinstall it
( Click the "uninstall" button oin front of the Transmission Feature Pack.

Then reinstall it.

Regards,

Re: Noon trying to install Transmission

jennyXT 1245442720|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

OMG thank you so much. I uninstalled and re-installed and now I get the web GUI of Transmission. Thanks.

I have a few more questions -

What is /root/.config/transmission-daemon/settings.json??? I mean , I keep reading about this my how to I view this file? I entered in browser and it said file not found, entered in Putty and says access denied.

Also whats the easiest way to download torrents? What I mean is; at the moment I save the .torrent file in the Public folder of mybook and then I access the WEB GUI and then I open the .torrent file. Is there an easier/faster way to do this? Like having transmission automatically start the .torrent file.

Thank you all for your patience with helping a newbie.

Thanks

Re: Noon trying to install Transmission

anpe008 1245497073|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

i have been playing with the Tranmission for a couple of weeks but what i do is the following:

1) Edit the /root/.config/transmission-daemon/settings.json file in putty with one of the text editors
(I will use nano, if you do not have it install it, see step 3 at http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/first-steps-with-mbwe ):

nano /root/.config/transmission-daemon/settings.json

2) Add the following lines at the end (where the "\/shares\/Public\/WWW\/Qtorrent\/Watchtorrent\/" is the path for the folder where you put the torrents):

"watch-dir": "\/shares\/Public\/WWW\/Qtorrent\/Watchtorrent\/",
"watch-dir-enabled": true

Note that the last line does not need "," at the end…
See more: http://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/EditConfigFiles

3) Stop and Restart Tranmission in FPack Transmission menu.
4) Check that you made everything correctly:

nano /root/.config/transmission-daemon/settings.json

If the new line are there, you are OK.

5) Save torrent files to the above path and the Transmission automatically will pick it up
I have FFox and use "Automatic Save Folder" plugin to add a rule that if I download a torrent it takes it to that watch dir automatically.
link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4781

6) Tip: Use transmission-remote-dotnet to remotely manage Transmission in Win OS.
http://code.google.com/p/transmission-remote-dotnet

Re: Noon trying to install Transmission

jennyXT 1245534640|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Whats the difference between Transmission Remote as linked above and this one -
http://code.google.com/p/transmisson-remote-gui/

Re: Noob trying to install Transmission

jennyXT 1245531443|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Thank you so much for the help above. Your set up looks perfect as I am already familiar with Utorrent.

But I am stuck please help.

I edit nano /root/.config/transmission-daemon/settings.json

and add the below lines

"watch-dir": "\/shares\/Public\/Media\/Torrents\/",
"watch-dir-enabled": true

Whereas \\MyBookWorld\Public\Media\Torrents is where I save .torrent files

I then pres Ctrl X, putty asks if I want to save I press Y. Then Return to save as the same file name.

I then nano /root/.config/transmission-daemon/settings.json to check the lines, and they are there.

I stop transmission and start transmission.

Now I check nano /root/.config/transmission-daemon/settings.json again and the lines are missing. What have I done wrong????

Please help.

Re: Noob trying to install Transmission

anpe008 1245534924|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

OK.

1) Under the "/root/.config/transmission-daemon/" i have a file called "settings.json.old": Edit and save this as well. Then restart and check it again.

nano $HOME/.config/transmission-daemon/settings.json.old

2) If 1) does not work: Could you copy here the settings.json file content?

Mine:

{
"0.0.0.0": "0.0.0.0",
"::": "::",
"alt-speed-down": 50,
"alt-speed-enabled": false,
"alt-speed-time-begin": 540,
"alt-speed-time-day": 127,
"alt-speed-time-enabled": false,
"alt-speed-time-end": 1020,
"alt-speed-up": 50,
"bind-address-ipv4": "0.0.0.0",
"bind-address-ipv6": "::",
"blocklist-enabled": true,
"complete-dir": "\/shares\/Public\/WWW\/Qtorrent\/Downloaded\/",
"dht-enabled": true,
"download-dir": "\/shares\/Public\/WWW\/Qtorrent\/Downloading\/",
"download-limit": 800,
"download-limit-enabled": true,
"encryption": 2,
"lazy-bitfield-enabled": true,
"message-level": 2,
"open-file-limit": 32,
"peer-limit-global": 240,
"peer-limit-per-torrent": 60,
"peer-port": 51413,
"peer-port-random-high": 65535,
"peer-port-random-low": 49152,
"peer-port-random-on-start": false,
"peer-socket-tos": 0,
"pex-enabled": true,
"port-forwarding-enabled": false,
"preallocation": 2,
"proxy": "",
"proxy-auth-enabled": false,
"proxy-auth-password": "",
"proxy-auth-username": "",
"proxy-enabled": false,
"proxy-port": 80,
"proxy-type": 0,
"ratio-limit": 2.0000,
"ratio-limit-enabled": true,
"rpc-authentication-required": true,
"rpc-bind-address": "0.0.0.0",
"rpc-enabled": true,
"rpc-password": "",
"rpc-port": 9091,
"rpc-username": "",
"rpc-whitelist": "127.0.0.1",
"rpc-whitelist-enabled": false,
"speed-limit-down": 800,
"speed-limit-down-enabled": true,
"speed-limit-up": 100,
"speed-limit-up-enabled": true,
"upload-limit": 100,
"upload-limit-enabled": true,
"upload-slots-per-torrent": 14,
"watch-dir": "\/shares\/Public\/WWW\/Qtorrent\/Watchtorrent\/",
"watch-dir-enabled": true
}

Tip: Save your settings.json file as a "settings.json.bup" so if for some reason the original settings.json is overwritten then you have to just replace it.

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Re: Noob trying to install Transmission

jennyXT 1245538463|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Thank you very much for your wonderfull help.

I think I have it working now, just testing it at the moment. The problem was that I didn't put a comma after "upload-slots-per-torrent": 14.

I have also added - "complete-dir": "\/shares\/Public\/Media\/", which I didn't have before.

So am I right in assuming that all I need to do is save .torrent files to Public/Media/Torrents. Transmission will then watch this folder and add new .torrent files to download in Public/Media/Torrents, once completed the completed downloads will be moved to Public/Media????????

How can I specify torrents to be seeded to 0.8 ratio before being moved into completed directory?

Re: Noob trying to install Transmission

arryo 1245546977|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

You would want to change:

"ratio-limit": 0.8,
"ratio-limit-enabled": true,

I have another question related to watch folder. As I understood that when I put the torrent in that folder Transmission will automatically start. But I don't know how it works, say will it depend on the maximum number of torrents leeching at the same time? I don't know which line in settings.json specify that so when the leeching is done, the new torrent will start

Thanks

Re: Noob trying to install Transmission

anpe008 1245576117|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

@arryo: I am not sure but maybe it depends only the file limit (simultaneous connections):

"open-file-limit": 32,

Re: Noob trying to install Transmission

arryo 1245595649|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

does it mean 32 torrents leeching and seeding?

Re: Noob trying to install Transmission

anpe008 1245575574|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

So am I right in assuming that all I need to do is save .torrent files to Public/Media/Torrents. Transmission will then watch this folder and add new .torrent files to download in Public/Media/Torrents, once completed the completed downloads will be > moved to Public/Media????????

Yes and No. The torrent files will be added automatically from the "Public/Media/Torrents" folder but unfortunately the downloaded torrents are still remain in the "download-dir". AFAIK, the transmission (1.72) does not move the downloaded torrents.

But frater reported that after upgrading the transmission from 1.6.1 to 1.70, a "final" folder has been created and transmission put there the finished torrents.
http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/forum/t-161287/transmission-moving-downloaded-file

I have not yet figured out it to have the finished torrents moved to the "complete-dir". I am trying to get frater's trans_watchdog file up and running. It has many things that the script automate. See more:
http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/forum/t-143349/updated-trans-watchdog

Re: Noob trying to install Transmission

jennyXT 1245627792|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

If the completed torrents remain in the "download-dir" then whats the point of having "complete-dir"???

Also I have another problem - Download finishes, I move downloaded file to relevant folder without deleting .torrent in watch folder, next time transmission restarts this .torrent file is restarted and the same file downloads again.

Is this meant to happen?

Can you guys help me see if there are any problems? Thanks

{
"alt-speed-down": 50,
"alt-speed-enabled": false,
"alt-speed-time-begin": 540,
"alt-speed-time-day": 127,
"alt-speed-time-enabled": false,
"alt-speed-time-end": 1020,
"alt-speed-up": 50,
"bind-address-ipv4": "0.0.0.0",
"bind-address-ipv6": "::",
"blocklist-enabled": false,
"complete-dir": "\/shares\/Public\/Media\/",
"dht-enabled": true,
"download-dir": "\/shares\/Public\/Media\/Torrents",
"encryption": 1,
"lazy-bitfield-enabled": true,
"message-level": 2,
"open-file-limit": 32,
"peer-limit-global": 240,
"peer-limit-per-torrent": 60,
"peer-port": 51413,
"peer-port-random-high": 65535,
"peer-port-random-low": 49152,
"peer-port-random-on-start": false,
"peer-socket-tos": 0,
"pex-enabled": true,
"port-forwarding-enabled": false,
"preallocation": 2,
"proxy": "",
"proxy-auth-enabled": false,
"proxy-auth-password": "",
"proxy-auth-username": "",
"proxy-enabled": false,
"proxy-port": 80,
"proxy-type": 0,
"ratio-limit": 2.0000,
"ratio-limit-enabled": false,
"rpc-authentication-required": false,
"rpc-bind-address": "0.0.0.0",
"rpc-enabled": true,
"rpc-password": "{69d858c1276a4c4d0e7f8ead1160221aa3a33a6dyIU2O5lR",
"rpc-port": 9091,
"rpc-username": "",
"rpc-whitelist": "127.0.0.1",
"rpc-whitelist-enabled": false,
"speed-limit-down": 100,
"speed-limit-down-enabled": false,
"speed-limit-up": 75,
"speed-limit-up-enabled": true,
"upload-slots-per-torrent": 14,
"watch-dir": "\/shares\/Public\/Media\/Torrents\/",
"watch-dir-enabled": true
}

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Re: Noob trying to install Transmission

anpe008 1245657845|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

If the completed torrents remain in the "download-dir" then whats the point of having "complete-dir"???

Yes, i know. See my post above. I put it there because i hoped it will be supported in later versions… ("Complete-dir" does not work today.)

Also I have another problem - Download finishes, I move downloaded file to relevant folder without deleting .torrent in watch folder, next time transmission restarts this .torrent file is restarted and the same file downloads again.

Is this meant to happen?

Yeap. But frater made a good script for all these problems.

Yesterday, I tried to get it up and running. It works just I have to solve some minor issues. Yesterday I have started to write a detailed guide for that. It will automatically pick the torrents from watch folder, download them based on schedules and available recourses then renames the torrents (so wont be added again), and if they are done, they will be moved to the downloaded folder and the info will be emailed to you.
See more: http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/forum/t-143349/updated-trans-watchdog

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Re: Noob trying to install Transmission

jennyXT 1245793321|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Okay I'll try that. Hope theres a solution for Complete-Dir soon.

Thanks

Re: Noob trying to install Transmission

jennyXT 1245793694|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

I have another problem, hope you guys can help.

After Transmission downloads the files, I am having trouble moving the files into another folder. I always get this error - "Cannot move *** Access is denied. Make sure the disk is not fuull or write protected"

For example, I download the folder "SeriesX.13-15" I can move this folder anywhere I want but when I want to move its contents to "Series X" which contains the rest of the chapters, I get the above error.

I tried stopping Tranmission then trying to move the files, but still the same error.

Hope you can help.

Thanks