transmission+unraid-0.0.2-i386-bubba.tgz

 

  http://www.tcpatools.com/bubba/transmission+unraid-0.0.2-i386-bubba.tgz

 

Note this is the unRAID Server 5.0-beta support area, and this package is intended for 5.0-beta and higher... however, it has been reported to work on earlier version of unRAID.  Use at your own risk!

 

This is a very early beta version.  As of now, you will have to edit the configuration (in /boot/custom/transmission) by hand.

 

2010.09.17 - fixed the transctl start script to not force whitelist on

 

This is a single package that installs:

 

 - curl-7.20.1

 - libevent-1.4.14a

 - libidn-1.5

 - openldap-client-2.4.21

 - glibc-2.11.1

 - transmission-2.01 (daemon and cli only)

 

I have pruned some of the deadwood like man pages and nls/local files.  Probably could prune some more but that will come later.

 

The transmission web interface is set up on the default port of 9091.

 

I will update this OP when new versions are posted.

 

You need to log in and start the daemon for now... it does not (yet) autostart.

 

   /boot/custom/transmission/transctl start

 

Just wanted to note that I was seeing some version discrepancies on my local Transmission builds. The official website lists version 2.04 as being the latest, but using a fresh pull from SVN, it only showed 2.01+ (11001).

 

The SVN repository listed in the README isn't updated with the correct information. To obtain the latest versions, use the following SVN repository: svn://svn.transmissionbt.com/Transmission/trunk

 

After updating, my versions now correctly shows 2.04+ (11172).

Being a total Linux noob, I could do with a bit of help to install this package.  I have unRaid all set up and running nicely (Finally managed to get it to talk to my PCH C200 correctly.) and would like to install a torrent client.  I have downloaded the transmission+unraid-0.0.1-i386-bubba.tgz file, but where do I copy the folders to?  Any chance anyone could write a total dummies guide to installing this?

I would strongly suggest you do not run V5 beta.

 

It has been released for testing only.

 

 

Beta OS + beta torrent client

Ah, is this torrent client only for OS5?  I am running 4.5.6.  What is the best way of getting a torrent client running on this build?  Ideally I want a setup where I can simply drop a torrent file onto a folder on a share, the client then picks this up and delivers me the download to another folder.

The Transmission plugin is ONLY for unRAID 5.0-beta2

 

This forum area is devoted to "unRAID Server 5.0-beta Support", and only unRAID 5.0 has "plugins".

Bubba thank you for editing your first post with the compatibility of your plugin. I'm sure others will see what your working on and wish they worked for other versions, but that completely clears it up for me.

Please help. Started testing 5.0. I have rtorrent installed and operating fine, but am unable to get transsmission running. I keep getting

 

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.

 

I have edited the settings.json to disable the whitelist as well as added my ips to it but still have no luck getting this to work properly. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks

Try to disable and remove rtorrent then install transmission. You might be colliding on port numbers.

 

 

I have edited the settings.json to disable the whitelist as well as added my ips to it but still have no luck getting this to work properly. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks

 

You have to stop Transmission, edit the settins.json file, then start Transmission again.

Since we now know this works with 4.5.6 perhaps its time to alter the OP

Maybe just alter it to say working but unsupported in case future versions somehow break 4.5.6 compatability.

 

Kryspy

I'm on unRAID 4.5.6 and I know it isn't supported but the thread seems to indicate it should work.

 

I installed the package and edited the conf file to change the whitelist to false, but when I start transmission it always reverts to the original conf file which prevents it from working for me. I exited mc and checked the file a few times to make sure I saved it correctly and it was but it reverts on the starting of the daemon.

 

How do I stop the conf file from being changed?

 

I'm on unRAID 4.5.6 and I know it isn't supported but the thread seems to indicate it should work.

 

I installed the package and edited the conf file to change the whitelist to false, but when I start transmission it always reverts to the original conf file which prevents it from working for me. I exited mc and checked the file a few times to make sure I saved it correctly and it was but it reverts on the starting of the daemon.

 

How do I stop the conf file from being changed?

 

 

Have a look in this thread.  I think there is something in the startup script that is causing your issues.

I'm on unRAID 4.5.6 and I know it isn't supported but the thread seems to indicate it should work.

 

I installed the package and edited the conf file to change the whitelist to false, but when I start transmission it always reverts to the original conf file which prevents it from working for me. I exited mc and checked the file a few times to make sure I saved it correctly and it was but it reverts on the starting of the daemon.

 

How do I stop the conf file from being changed?

 

 

Have a look in this thread.  I think there is something in the startup script that is causing your issues.

 

Thanks! I appreciate it, got it going now.

F........ck

 

I feel like an idiot, I just can't find the command you use to edit a script.

I can telnet into unRAID, start the Transmission via " installpkg transm*.tgz". I can cd into "boot/custom/transmission" where I can see the "transctl*" file i need to edit, but I just can't find the command for editing the file.

Can any of you guys tell med how I can edit the file via telnet.

 

vi

 

but you will need google to help you with the basics it can be a bit cryptc

vi

 

but you will need google to help you with the basics it can be a bit cryptc

Or, much easier if you are not a familiar with the "vi" editor,

type

mc

then browse to the file you wish to edit and edit it.

Thanks guys

New version posted with a fix to the transctl start script, and the default now does not use the whitelist by default.

 

See OP for link

bubbaq i believe you forgot to fix the link and only done the title

 

kudos

i believe you forgot to fix the link and only done the title

 

Yup... fixed.

Any chance you can disable DHT is 0.03.

 

I believe  it is a bad setting to have on by default.

 

You can obviously get around it doing somehting like

 

 

cp -f /boot/scripts/settings.json /boot/custom/transmission/transmission.conf/settings.json

/boot/custom/transmission/transctl start

 

but better for users to decide they want it on that know that they probably want it off

I use torrents so rarely (last time was to get an old Slackware 10.1 version for a case) that I'm not in a position to tweak it.... What I built was essentially the standard config as it came out of the box.

 

At some point in the future, I'll wrap some type of configuration UI around it.  Until then, you'll just need to create your own custom config, and copy it over the default as needed.

Is anyone else experiencing slow download speeds(5-10kbs) with Transmission on unRaid but fast uploads? (120kbs)

 

I have trying tweaking connection settings and all but nothing, never had this problem with utorrent on windows...