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Transmission-daemon permission denied in /home/pi/ folder. How to fix it?

I don't want to use any USB drive with my Raspberry Pi because my SD card has 32GB storage. So i put /home/pi/torrent/downloads and /home/pi/torrent/incompleted location in the /etc/transmission-...
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What data is being downloaded by my client when seeding a completed torrent?

When I'm seeding completed torrents, I often notice that aside from bytes leaving my PC, there are also bytes entering my PC. Examples of this can be seen in the image below. I am using Tixati as ...
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Possible to limit torrent speed when another device is connected to the network?

Is there any way for me to be able to limit my overall torrent speed when another device is connected to the network? I would like my desktop pc to throttle the download speed of any running torrents ...
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Cisco ASA fails to handle service objects with special characters after creation

Issue I have the two ASAs, which are listed in the Meta section. On those devices, I configured ACLs (both devices) and PAT (5506-X only) for a device to be able to perform peer-to-peer file sharing (...
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How do I migrate my Transmission state & settings to another user account?

Suppose I want to migrate my transmission configuration settings and current "state" (which torrents are active, which are paused, etc.) - from one user account to another, either on the same machine ...
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HTTP or HTTPS for a torrent tracker?

I use bttrack as a private torrent tracker. I don't see any HTTPS option. Does HTTPS matter for a torrent tracker? My question is about security (not performance) but I accept any other information/...
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how to restore link between torrent and file?

I have several files downloaded with the Transmission bittorrent client. But for certain reasons (e.g. OS re-installation) these files have "lost" their torrents. How can I restore them, so that these ...
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How do I detect duplicate files inside and across torrents?

If I'm downloading a bunch of torrents, is there a way or a client that detects files already downloaded and stops downloading them? Edit: Clarifying from the comments. Yes this means finding ...
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How to forward only torrent traffic through a VPN

I have an computer setup with Ubuntu Server, and I have a few things running on it, like a Plex server, radarr, and deluged. I have an OpenVPN that I pay for, and I want to only route torrent traffic ...
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transmission-daemon changes config folder on reboot

I am not sure why but transmission seems to be changing my settings on reboot. The folder where the settings are being held is /etc/transmission-daemon. I run the command sudo service transmission-...
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Can I merge torrents which have the same files from two different sources?

Thanks for having interest in my question. I found a torrent which I had the exact same content but no seeder (I will call this A). I want to be the seeder of the A torrent, but unfortunately, the ...
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How does BitTorrent ensure you connect to non-malicious peers when using DHT/Trackerless torrents?

As far as I understand, Trackers in torrents somewhat provide the promise that the peers it shows you are non-malicious. In trackerless torrents however, you fetch peers from other peers. How does ...
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QNap download station does not upload

I am using Download Station on my QNap NAS TS 253-B. I have been downloading a number of torrents. But the Download Station does not seem to be seeding/uploading. This is going to destroy my ratio at ...
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Accessing uTorrent webUI from outside network

I am trying to configure the uTorrent webUI for access outside my home wifi network. I am able to access it on the local machine using localhost:7070/gui, but cannot access it externally using my ...
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What does a copy of the video mean in P2P?

In a P2P video streaming it is said that "when a client wants to see a video, it contacts it's tracker to find other peers that have a copy of the video" My question is: What does "a copy of the ...
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How do I test uTP ports against DPI filtering?

How exactly does one test an uTP port to see if it's firewalled? I can't seem to find any documentation on how uTP is supposed to work, and nmap doesn't seem to have an uTP option.
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Seed only when nothing is being downloaded in transmissoin bittorrent

A transmission torrent app running on a router. How to set transmission, so that it only seeds (uploads) when nothing is being downloaded ? Reason: Download speed fall big time, if uploads are ...
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How to know if a torrent has been downloaded

I know the title sounds stupid but just, read the question. So I asked this question couple of days ago. Unfortunately I managed to restore only 68GB and those same 68GB I permanently deleted. So, I ...
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Accidentally deleted torrent on uTorrent

So I've been downloading this torrent for 3 days now, its 180GB and instead of pause I somehow clicked delete torrent+data. The data and torrent is in the recycle bin still. How do I get them back to ...
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TORRENT blocking my internet connection

I have a problem on my computer. If I open a torrent the download starts and after a few moments it goes back to 0. Then I lose all connectivity, Windows says there's no Internet connection and the ...
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How to synchronize (i.e.Seed and Download) torrent without internet?

How to synchronize partially downloaded torrent files without internet? I am downloading a big torrent file size 80 GB approx. if I use Desktop computer for downloading that file its a problem of ...
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Folder permissions on shared NTFS media partition

My HDD has a NTFS media partition shared between Win and Linux partitions. When my bittorrent client on Windows 8.1 (Tribler) is set to save files in the Downloads folder located on that partition ...
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How do install utorrent on Debian 9?

I already try to install the utorrent follow the step of this website , but the "utserve" don't work, just appear this message...error Now I don't know if happen this because I installed it wrong or ...
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how to download torrents via UDP links in Torrent Trackers

Let's say you were searching for something on a torrent site, and instead of the usual .torrent file or a magnet link, you were presented with the image below: What would you do next to download the ...
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Chrome beta keeps forgetting default BitTorrent for magnet links

It was working on Chrome. I installed Chrome Beta. On Chrome Beta, it keeps asking if Vuze (my BitTorrent client) should be used to open the magnet link despite clicking the checkbox. I uninstalled ...
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Aria2c Inactive torrents blocks the upstream queue

Lets suppose I have 10 torrents added to the aria2c & I have set a maximum of 2 simultaneous downloads. When queue starts 2 will be in the progress & 8 will be in queue. Due to reason such as ...
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uTorrent starting up automatically

I installed uTorrent couple of months ago and while installing I unchecked the box that says "Start uTorrent with Windows" and it worked that way until few days ago when I turn on the PC uTorrent is ...
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qbittorrent download speed affected by upload speed limit

When I set the global upload speed limit to 3KiB/sec, the download speed is about 100~300 KiB/sec, but I changed the upload speed limit to 30 KiB/sec, then the download speed increased to 5~8 MiB/sec. ...
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How to gracefully kill the transmission-daemon in a docker container?

I'm trying to dockerize a standalone transmission-daemon with https. So I'm using transmission-daemon and nginx packages, and the docker is based on alpine Linux. To run both programs, I'm using ...
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Torrent websites going underground? [closed]

Request I, don't know i should ask it or not.But it concerns with the privacy and safety of pc.Still if anyone finds it wrong just tell me in the comment and i will delete it right away. Question ...
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What are cookies for in a Torrent client (qBittorrent, specifically)?

I noticed that qBittorrent has in "Tools" a "Manage cookies..." section. In it, one finds the cookies stored. My questions are: What are these cookies for? Who stored them there (that is, how and ...
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How to specify multiple tiered trackers in magnet URI?

I know how to specify trackers in the magnet URL scheme. I need to use &tr=[tracker address]. But when I add it, all the specified trackers in the magnet link go into Tier-0. What should I do if I ...
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Configuring Torrent/Download Managers to use the Lowest Possible Speed if other Resources aren't using Internet

How can i configure my DMs to lower its downloading speed and be flexible if other software is using internet? I always doubted something in these download managers like for example: Internt ...
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Seed Torrent with Folders from Zip or other archive file

Wanting to provide a seed for a folder of data that people request infrequently, do I have a way to seed this torrent from a Zip or other archive file? I would accept willingly the additional overhead ...
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Is IP trackable if Bittorent is open but torrents aren't downloading?

Just as the title suggests. Is a public IP exposed if a BitTorrent client is open but not downloading?
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Use bittorrent to download from China?

I have a server in China and a client in Europe and need to download large (50-100 GB) files as quickly as possible. The connections to China are wonky at best and very slow. A way to get around this ...
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Torrent size taking more space on the HDD than it should

I have a huge torrent at hand. It should have just over 1.2 TB. It relies on a 2 "TB" HDD, that, in real size has 1.82 TB. I say "should" because, in reality, it takes more space on the HDD than it ...
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NAT and UDP reply port

Extends NAT and UDP source port / NAT and UDP replies Say Alice and Bob are behind nats (two nats that can somhow communicate not weird cone case, please fix me on this). Both opens local udp socket ...
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How to build a bittorrent tracker?

I'm trying to build a bittorrent tracker server on my ubuntu server. I have already installed bittorrent,and it is serving well on 8099 port. Then i tryed make a torrent file on my local computer with ...
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Why is the I flag relevant in bittorrent?

This answer covers the meaning of bittorrent flags, including I = Peer is an incoming connection (peer initiated connection, not you) In what scenarios is this useful to know?
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Is there a way to fully automate torrent seeding without having to provide the torrent list myself?

I moved and finally I have a very fast fiber connection and I'd like to contribute to the torrent network. I'm searching for a way or tool, which automatically finds, downloads and seeds torrents - ...
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Is rsync the best tool for transfering partially downloaded content on the fly?

I want to sync my home NAS with my VPS to have my legal torrents available on my NAS as soon as they are fully transferred. What I used to do is transfer them when they are fully downloaded on my VPS ...
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Can I share an updating podcast archive via torrent file?

Given the case I produce podcasts, and my followers want to have the full collection on local storage: I would create a torrent file for the folder with all the audio files. Now can I add new ...
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One torrent file downloading speed is depending on the other torrent file which is being downloaded

Today I encountered a strange problem when downloading a new torrent file. I had paused another torrent file with a healthy seeding list 2 days earlier (2 separate files). Today, when I am downloading ...
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BitTorrent interference with a landline telephone

There are still certain spots in Lancaster County, PA farmland where DSL internet is the only thing available through a wire (there's satellite, but that is a different matter). Now, DSL and a ...
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Unable to Download Torrents After Windows 10 Install

I'm just trying to download a small, simple magnet torrent to see that everything is functioning (the magnet torrent from ipleak.net). It just sits there at 0KB, 0%, 0 peers and never moves. I have ...
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Can µTorrent torrents start automatically at top of queue?

Can I make Add to top of queue default to true () in µTorrent's Add New Torrent popup window?
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How to turn a direct link file into a .torrent file?

I want to to know how to make a .torrent file of a direct link file, this is similar to web seed but i don't have the file in my local pc, i know this can be done because there are websites that ...
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Private Torrent Setup for folders that will add files weekly

Scenario: Well the title says it all, I am trying to make a torrent server (on company clients) that are on other side of town so that I can get monthly backups of the SQL Server BAK files. Going ...
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Bittorrent - Transferring of files between peers

Usually, packets cannot be transferred from a server to client(in a client server architecture) unless the server's router is configured to forward ports or the client and server may be is a same ...
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