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+++ nas-bittorrent [2023/06/04 18:32] (current) – -condense, formatting hogwild
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 ====== BitTorrent client (Transmission) ======
-This feature is included in builds that contain Transmission, an open source BitTorrent client. It allows you to perform downloads/uploads of torrents directly on your router. Doing so means you don't have to leave a LAN device, such as a PC, running specifically for sharing Torrent files. You will require some form of external storage, such as an external USB hard drive, to share any large files.
+This feature is included in builds that contain Transmission, an open source BitTorrent client. It allows you to perform downloads/uploads of torrents directly on your router. This means you don't have to leave a LAN device, such as a PC, running just to share Torrent files. To share large files, you will require some form of external storage, such as an external [[nas-usb|USB drive]] or a [[admin-cifs|CIFS]] share.
+ \\
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- \\  \\ **Enable:**  Selecting this runs the Transmission process immediately after you click Save. It then starts the Transmission process at every boot.\\  \\
+ \\ **Enable:**  Selecting this and clicking Save immediately runs the Transmission process and starts the Transmission process at every boot.\\  \\  \\
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   * Internal - Selecting this means FreshTomato's built-in binary will be used.
-  * Optware - Choosing this makes FreshTomato use an Optware/Entware installation of Transmission. \\ FreshTomato will expect to find the binary in the: opt/bin directory.
+  * Optware - Choosing this makes FreshTomato use an Optware/Entware installation of Transmission. \\ FreshTomato will expect to find the binary in the: "opt/bin" directory.
   * Custom - Choosing this lets you specify a custom path to the location of the binary.\\
- \\ {{:pasted:20220222-125424.png}}\\  \\
+ \\
+**Click here to open Transmission GUI:**  This will open Transmission's administration graphical interface in a new browser tab.
+**Keepalive:**  Enabling this performs "process keepalive" activity, and will restart Transmission if it isn't found to be running.
+  * **Check alive every:**  This value specifies the frequency at which Keepalive is performed.
+ \\ \\ {{:pasted:20220222-125424.png}}\\  \\  \\ **Delay at startup:**  The time value defined here (in seconds) will delay the starting of the process at boot time. \\ This can be useful, for example, when waiting for external storage to be fully ready for use.
+**Listening port:**  Here, you specify the port linked to the Transmission process. This will apply to both TCP and UDP.
+**Downloading directory:**  This configures the path where you want completed downloads to be stored.
+**Use incomplete/:**  If enabled, a subfolder named "incomplete" will store temporary files/folders until the download is completed.
+**Autoadd .torrents:**  Enabling this feature, (also known as "blackhole") will cause Transmission to scan the download folder  \\ for .torrent files and import them automatically.\\
+===== Remote Access =====
+{{:pasted:20220222-142445.png}}\\  \\
+**Enable GUI:**  This option enables the built-in Transmission GUI. From it, you can administer download/upload activity and configure some program options.
+  * **Listening GUI port:**  This value specifies the port on which the Transmission administration page will be reachable.
+**Authentication required:**  Choosing this disables anonymous access (strongly suggested) and uses these credentials:
+  * Username - This specifies your administration username.
+  * Password - This specifies your administration password.
+**Allow remote access:**  If enabled, the Listening port becomes reachable from the WAN.\\
+===== Limits =====
+The Limits section has settings to define Transmission's resource limits. The options are mostly self-explanatory,  \\ however you are advised to consult the official Transmission documentation for details. [[https://transmissionbt.com/|Transmission]]
+ \\
+{{:pasted:20220222-143038.png}}\\  \\
+===== Queue torrents =====
+{{:pasted:20220222-143353.png}}\\  \\ **Download queuing:**  This setting controls how many active downloads can run simultaneously.
+**Upload queuing:**  This settings specifies how many active uploads can run simultaneously.\\
+===== Advanced Settings =====
+{{:pasted:20220222-143604.png}}\\  \\
+**Find more peers using:**  This defines the types of Torrent networks in which Transmission will participate, and using which protocols.  \\ It is recommended to be selective with these settings. Some protocols don't function well through a VPN. Others must be disabled when using private peering. You are advised to consult the official [[nas-bittorrent|Transmission]] documentation and perhaps also the generic Torrent protocol documentation.\\
+ \\
-**Click here to open Transmission GUI**: This will open Transmission's administration graphical interface in a new browser tab.
+{{:pasted:20220222-143953.png}}\\  \\
-**Keepalive:**  Enabling this performs "process keepalive" activity, and restarts Transmission if it isn't found to be running.
+**Message level:**  This setting defines the lowest level of Transmission messages to be captured in the system logs
-**Check alive every:**  This value specifies the frequency at which Keepalive is performed.
+  * None (0) - No Transmission messages will be stored in system logs.
+  * Error (3) - Only error levels and above will be stored in system logs.
+  * Info (6) - Only Information messages and above will be stored in system logs
+  * Debug (7) - Debugging level messages and higher will be stored in system logs\\
-**Delay at startup**:  The time value defined here (in seconds) will delay starting of the process at boot time. \\ This can be useful, for example, possibly waiting for external storage to be fully up and running,
+ \\
-**Listening port**:  Define here the port linked to the process. This will be both TCP and UDP.
+{{:pasted:20220222-144357.png}}\\  \\
-**Downloading directory**:  Here goes the path where you want your completed downloads to be moved to.
+**Save settings location:**  Here you define the preferred filesystem location where the settings file will be saved. \\ To save NVRAM space, most settings are saved in a file read directly by Transmission.
-**Use incomplete/**:  If enabled a subfolder called incomplete will store the temporary files/folders until the download is fully completed.
+  * Download directory - Choosing this stores settings in the Download folder, described above
+  * JFFS - Selecting this stores settings in [[admin-jffs2|JFFS]] storage that you have already defined.
+  * CIFS1 - Choosing this stores settings on the first [[admin-cifs|CIFS]] share you've already defined.
+  * RAM - Choosing this stores settings in RAM. This will not survive a reboot.
+  * Custom -  \\
-**Autoadd .torrents**:  Also known as "blackhole", Transmission will scan the download folder for .torrents and import them automatically.\\
+ \\
-{{:pasted:20220222-142445.png}}\\  **Enable GUI**: This option enables the build in Transmission GUI from where you can administer your download/upload activity and set up some of the program options.\\  **Listening GUI port**: Define the port where the Transmission administration page should be reachable.\\  **Authentication required**: It disables anonymous access (strongly suggested) and uses the credentials defined in the below two fields.\\  **Username**: Define your administration username here.\\  **Password**: Define your administration password here.\\  **Allow remote access**: If enabled the Listening port becomes reachable also on the WAN side.\\
+{{:pasted:20220222-144747.png}}\\  \\
-{{:pasted:20220222-143038.png}}\\  **Limits**: The next paragraph "Limits" is where you define the program resources limit. The options are pretty much self-explanatory however is more details are needed it is advised to consult the official Transmission documentation.
+**Blocklist:**  Transmission includes a built-in blocking feature. Here, you specify a URL to the IP Blocklist of your choice (usually Level 1).  \\ IP blacklists are publicly-maintained lists of "bad" Torrent addresses, like monitoring servers and robots that undermine privacy.
-{{:pasted:20220222-143353.png}}\\  **Download queuing**: Is yet another form of limit and controls how many concurrents active Downloads can run simultaneously.\\  **Upload queuing**: Same as the option above but applies to Uploads instead.\\
+An alternative method you can use is to define the Blocklist in this field to use P2Partisan instead. Using P2Partisan, more lists can be defined. However, to use P2Partisan, you must manually install a script. More details can be found here:  [[ https://www.linksysinfo.org/index.php?threads/p2partisan-v5-16-v6-16-mass-ip-blocking-peerblock-peerguardian-for-tomato.69128/|Linksysinfo.org: P2Partisan]]
-{{:pasted:20220222-143604.png}}\\  **Find more peers using**: Defines on what torrent network type/protocols your Transmission client should participate into. This is not necessarily "all of them". Some protocols have issues over VPN, others must be disabled when using private peering. You might want to consult the official Transmission documentation and perhaps also the generic Torrent Protocol documentation.\\
+**Custom Log File Path:**  Here, you define the location where you want Transmission to log its activity.
-{{:pasted:20220222-143953.png}}\\  **Message level**: None(0)/Error(3)/Info(6)/Debug(7) - Defines the highest Transmission loglevel messaged to be captured in the system logs.\\
+**Custom Configuration:**  For details on what to define in this field, please refer to the official Transmission documentation.
-{{:pasted:20220222-144357.png}}\\  **Save settings location**: Download directory/JFFS/CIFS1/RAM/Custom - to save NVRAM space most of the settings are saved in a file that is read directly by Transmission. Here you can define the preferred filesystem location where this configuration file is to be saved.\\
+ \\
-{{:pasted:20220222-144747.png}}\\  **Blocklist**: Transmission comes with built in blocking capability. You can define here the IP Blocklist of choice (usually Level 1). Essentially these are lists publicly maintained list of "bad IP addresses" like monitoring servers, robot, and much more that undermines the end user privacy. An alternative method to define the single list here is to use the P2Partisan instead where more lists can be defined however a manual script installation is required in the latter case.\\  **Custom Log File Path**: Define here the location where you want Transmission to log its activity.\\  **Custom Configuration**: Please refer to the official Transmission documentation for additional detail on what it could/should be defined in this field.
+ \\

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