I’m spinning up a new seedbox and wanted to know what is everyone using nowadays? I was using deluge via the thick client and rutorrent previously. Are they still king? edit: I should have also mentioned that I plan on running this server headless so I will need to be able to access it via a thin client or a web browser
transmission in docker container on NAS, with dedicated IP that gets forced through VPN on my router
arch-qbittorrentvpn docker container, because it was the easiest to set up on my TrueNAS home server.
On a headless seedbox Deluge/ruTorrent/Transmission are still reliable, most of the paid seedbox services still default with those.
qBittorrent is hugely popular on the desktop front and has been getting more popular as a headless client now that the web ui has improved, also look into qbittorrent-nox if you don’t have a gui to do initial setup with.
qBittorrent is probably the most commonly used client. Transmission is another popular option, especially among macOS users, since it has a familiar design and feels more native.
rTorrent is great if you want a CLI app, and ruTorrent offers a web frontend. Another option that you can run on a server is Deluge.
You can control qBittorrent from Android using qBitController or from iOS using qBitControl (you can get it from AltStore after adding the Michael-128 repo). Transdroid supports other clients as well, and it’s my personal favorite. If you want to torrent on the Android device itself, check out LibreTorrent. For iOS, use iTorrent (also available on AltStore).
If you already plan on self-hosting, or have root access on your seed box (or some other way of installing applications/deploying Docker containers), I also recommend setting up bitmagnet. It’s basically your own torrent indexer and search engine. It can also integrate with your *arr applications.
Do you use altstore? Have you tried livecontainer to avoid the 3 app limit?
rTorrent with Flood front end.
My only complaint so far is being unable to reach the rTorrent TUI when it’s running headless. It otherwise works great.
qBittorrent here.
Still qbittorrent. Docker container with web UI makes it trivial.
I used transmission for years, but the larger my library got the more issues I had. Currently using Qbit and loving the categories for easier management, especially with the *arr suite.
I hear people use the search function of QBitTorrent tied to VPN tunnel. Basic, but it works
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Not sure why it’s not more popular. I use and donate. I’ve had better performance with this than qbittorrent.
Closed source, and their prominent “contains NO Spyware” disclaimer doesn’t quite instill confidence. I have also never even heard about it until now.
qBittorrent. With a quick UI switch to vuetorrent for the tablet. LXC bound to a bridge thats VPN connected.
Deluge is always my goto.
transmission
I’m a much bigger fan of the deluge thin client, personally.
This is what I used in the past but I had issues with the Deluge thin client when using a Deluge docker image. Did you experience the same thing as well?
Nope! My deluge server is hosted in a docker network with gluetun, and I access it from both thin clients and the web interface.
Deluge on desktop, Flud on mobile. 😃
Flud looks proprietary and has ads.
Libretorrent works just as well and is open source.
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