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linux - mktorrent: Import tracker list from file

I would like to create a torrent using mktorrent. The option -a lets you select the tracker announce you want to use for it. If I have to create a torrent with just a tracker, this is straightforward. ...
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Automatically transfer completed downloads from seedbox home

I'm pondering a move to ruTorrent/rTorrent and was wondering how people have gone about automating transferring content from their seedbox to a linux based home server. I'd like to: 1 - Download ...
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Ready-to-deploy low-power Linux server distribution wanted [closed]

I know, the question is quite generic, so I will try to go into details. Recently, my old neighbour, computer enthusiast, with whom I had so many great talks, upgraded his rigs, and asked me if I ...
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Deprioritizing (traffic shaping) bittorrent seeding

I have a linux server with spare bandwidth. I thought about running an rtorrent client and seeding some popular distros images. However, I can't allow myself to curtail the normal operation of the ...
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UnionFS a local Directory and NFS Directory

I'm looking to create a union between two directories, one a local directory on the machine and the other a NFS directory to a remote client. What I want to accomplish is any writes to the directory ...
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Bittorrent Daemon with Web GUI that supports sorting via labels of some sort?

I'm building a server to share content to several Raspberry Pis running OpenELEC. I want to setup on the server a bittorrent daemon of some sort that supports user-defined labels of some sort (similar ...
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Strange speed jumps when downloading a torrent file

I've been experiencing strange download behavior in a torrent manager on archlinux. Whenever I try to download a torrent my speed starts dropping and getting back to the same level again and again. ...
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Linux download manager with automation feature?

I am looking for a debian download manager which can watch folders on a remote FTP site and download new files to my computer locally. This is a one way operation and not a sync, I simply need to get ...
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Can Linux users sniff 'n watch which torrents I am downloading on my Macintosh? [closed]

I'm using uTorrent client to download some games and files on my work. I am using Mac OS X 10.5. Other employees use Linux. Can they watch my files or see what I am downloading? I tried to use ...
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Is it feasible/likely that my ISP is doing per-client throttling of bittorrent?

Seems very strange to me, but I've run a few tests, and would love some ideas of other tests. I have a linux box here running Deluge, where I most of my bittorrent activity happens, and a Windows box ...
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Using Linux how to resume a torrent download started on Windows?

Maybe some torrent client for Linux can understand the metadata generated by a Windows client. Or maybe there is a Web/Desktop client that works in both systems. Is there any way to do that? I use ...
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Download Missing Chunks of an Incomplete File Using a Non-Torrent Source

Context: Last night I was downloading a video from HTTP source (Megaupload to be precise) with DownThemAll! manager. Went to sleep, came back this morning and found the PC had shutdown during the ...
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need a bittorrent daemon

I'm building a Ubuntu server for the house. I want to centralize torrents. what I'm looking for is something that runs as a service (daemon) that has 3 folders to configure. Actively downloading ...
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High performance torrent client for linux

I used a transmission-gtk, but it turned out to be a problem with a graphical interface. He simply did not respond when the number of torrents over 1000. Then I tried the deluge. He worked quickly, ...
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How to run a Bittorrent mirror for various torrents e.g. from XML feeds?

I have a virtual server which acts mainly as mail server. I wonder whether I could set up a mirror for certain files like Linux ISO images, conference talk recordings and other stuff. How could I ...
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Torrent downloads in multiple OSes

My computer has Ubuntu and Vista and I use both equally. I want to know if it is possible to continue my torrent download from both the OSes. For example, I start a torrent download in Vista using ...
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Torrent client allowing upload/download rate limit depending on the time of day

With Azureus/Vuze, can we set an upload/download rate limit depending on the time of day ? If not, do you know a torrent client allowing this ? Client must be available on Linux. EDIT After ...
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Script for automated torrent downloads (from announce urls in IRC)

Some time ago I read a discussion in /r/linux and someone mentioned a script that checks new messages in IRC channel (in irssi client) and if they contain announce urls for torrents, they are passed ...
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Best bittorent client for Linux [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Torrent client for Ubuntu similar to uTorrent What is a good bittorent client for Linux? So far I used uTorrent on Windows, but recently I moved to Fedora and I saw ...
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Configure rTorrent to stop downloading after a certain file size

I am looking for a way to configure rTorrent to stop downloading all torrents after they have downloaded x amount. For example, specify 15mb and as soon as the torrent reaches that size have it finish ...
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Torrents not downloading on a QNAP TS209 NAS

I have a Linux-based NAS from QNAP, which comes with a built-in torrent downloader. I have never really had reason to moan until about three weeks ago, when it suddenly stopped downloading anything. ...
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rTorrent, too low memory usage ?

I want to know from more experienced rTorrent users how to tweak the .rtorrent.rc so that rTorrent will cache disk reading and writing (same as uTorrent does). I have set the max_memory_usage = 1GB ...
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LS command for torrent files

I have a directory full of torrent files,and i have to download all of them; But the problem is i have disk limit in my remote server,and file sizes are vary(100MB~8GB) and if i add all of torrent ...
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Where is autorun in Linux(Ubuntu)?

I have the machine with Ubuntu desktop 7.something ... I want some server-like behavior without my participation. For example I have Azureus torrent-client there and I want it to start with the ...
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How do you set a password for transmission-daemon, the BitTorrent client server?

The config file is ambiguous, and keeps getting overwritten when you restart the daemon in Debian, anyway. In /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json, there are these options: rpc-username ...
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Any Linux BitTorrent client with support for Magnet links?

Is there any Linux application (bonus points for being console/headless) that supports Magnet links - like the ones provided now by some famous "bay" for pirate BitTorrent users?
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Which torrent apps work headless (from command line only)?

There's a question on here about what torrent apps work well remotely, but I'm hoping to find out one that works well through a command line interface, preferably with no GUI. What torrent apps ...
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Suggestions for a Linux headless BitTorrent client

I am looking for a bit torrent client that fullfills my particular needs. I have used several in the past and know what I'm after, but I am so lost in lists of clients and their proported abilities I ...
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Web torrent client that supports monthly traffic limit

I am looking for a torrent client that offers a web interface, and also can limit the monthly ingoing and outgoing traffic. For example, only allowing a set limit of 250GB combined in/outgoing traffic ...