BitTorrent / Download Tools¶
Overview¶
- Transmission - Lightweight BitTorrent server with web interface
- Deluge - Alternative BitTorrent server with web interface
- qBittorrent - Lightweight and fast (C++) BitTorrent server with web interface
- rTorrent - BitTorrent server with ruTorrent web interface
- Aria2 - Download manager with web interface
- SABnzbd - NZB download manager with web interface
- Medusa - Automatically download TV shows
- Sonarr - Automatically download TV shows
- Radarr - Automatically download Movies
- Bazarr - Automatically download Subtitles for Sonarr/Radarr
- Lidarr - Automatically download Music
- CouchPotato - Automatically download movies
- Jackett - API Support for your favourite torrent trackers
- NZBGet - NZB download manager with web interface
- HTPC Manager - combines all your favourite software into one slick interface
How do I run DietPi-Software and install optimised software ?
To install any of the DietPi optimised software listed below run from the command line:
dietpi-software
Choose Software Optimised and select one or more items. Finally click on Install
. DietPi will do all the necessary steps to install and start these software items.
To see all the DietPi configurations options, review DietPi Tools section.
Return to the Optimised Software list
Transmission¶
Transmission, the lightweight web interface BitTorrent server that allows you to download BitTorrent files.
USB dedicated hard drive highly recommended
- URL =
http://<your.IP>:9091
- Username =
root
- Password =
<your global password>
Make sure you have one of DietPi’s File Servers installed.
Folders used by Transmission:
- folder accessed via file server =
downloads
- local folder =
/mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads
DietPi sets up Transmission to use port forwarding on the router.
In rare cases this won’t work with some routers and you will need to manually setup port forwarding:
- Use TCP+UDP with the default DietPi transmission port of 51413.
- Point this port to the IP address of your DietPi system.
Once port forwarding is setup, simply complete the following to update transmission:
- Load up the transmission web interface
- Click the
settings
button (bottom left spanner) - Click the
network
tab - Where is says
Use port forwarding on my router
, uncheck this box.
Simply close and reopen this screen to refresh the port status.
Although we enable forced encryption on all our BitTorrent clients, if you wish to ensure complete privacy and piece of mind for all your downloaded content, using a VPN is critical.
We highly recommend NordVPN as it offers unlimited bandwidth, zero logging and up to 6 devices on a single account.
Deluge¶
Deluge, the web interface BitTorrent server that allows you to download BitTorrent files. This python coded BitTorrent server is an alternative to the Lightweight Transmission option.
USB dedicated hard drive highly recommended
- URL =
http://<your.IP>:8112
- Password =
<your global password>
Select the host 127.0.0.1 and click connect
.
sudo -u debian-deluged deluge-console
- Open up Deluge client on your other system
- Select
Preferences
>Interface
and disable (uncheck)Classic Mode
. Save changes and restart Deluge - When the connection manager appears, select
Add
. - Enter the following details:
- Hostname = Your device’s IP address (e.g.: 192.168.0.100)
- Port = 58846
- Username =
root
- Password =
<your global password>
- Simply select and connect to the new entry
Make sure you have one of DietPi’s File Servers installed.
Folders used by Deluge:
- folder accessed via file server =
downloads
- local folder =
/mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads
Although we enable forced encryption on all our BitTorrent clients, if you wish to ensure complete privacy and piece of mind for all your downloaded content, using a VPN is critical.
We highly recommend NordVPN as it offers unlimited bandwidth, zero logging and up to 6 devices on a single account.
qBittorrent¶
qBittorrent is a lightweight BitTorrent server with a slick web interface. As its coded in C++ (Qt), it offers excellent performance on any device.
USB dedicated hard drive highly recommended
- URL =
http://<your.IP>:1340
- Username =
qbittorrent
- Password =
<your global password>
Make sure you have one of DietPi’s File Servers installed.
Folders used by qBittorrent:
- folder accessed via file server =
downloads
- local folder =
/mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads
Before activating search plugins within qBittorrent, you would need to install Python first. Afterwards you can search and activate the plugins.
Although we enable forced encryption on all our BitTorrent clients, if you wish to ensure complete privacy and piece of mind for all your downloaded content, using a VPN is critical.
We highly recommend NordVPN as it offers unlimited bandwidth, zero logging and up to 6 devices on a single account.
rTorrent¶
rTorrent is a BitTorrent server. ruTorrent is also installed to allow for web interface access and control.
Also installs:
- Webserver
USB dedicated hard drive highly recommended
- URL =
http://<your.IP>/rutorrent
- Username =
root
- Password =
<your global password>
Make sure you have one of DietPi’s File Servers installed.
Folders used by rTorrent:
- folder accessed via file server =
downloads
- local folder =
/mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads
Important note:
rTorrent creates a lock file based on the systems hostname. When the hostname is changed (e.g. via dietpi-config
> ? Security Options`), then the old lock file needs to be removed to allow rTorrent creating a new one based on the new hostname:
rm /mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads/.session/rtorrent.lock
systemctl restart rtorrent
Although we enable forced encryption on all our BitTorrent clients, if you wish to ensure complete privacy and piece of mind for all your downloaded content, using a VPN is critical.
We highly recommend NordVPN as it offers unlimited bandwidth, zero logging and up to 6 devices on a single account.
Aria2¶
Download manager, with a slick web UI interface. Also supports BitTorrent downloads.
Also installs:
- Webserver
- URL =
http://<your.IP>/aria2/docs
- rpc secret password =
<your global password>
This needs to be entered in the following location, in the web interface:
Settings
Connection Settings
- Enter the rpc secret password into the
Enter the secret token (optional):
box, then save changes
Make sure you have one of DietPi’s File Servers installed.
Folders used by Aria2:
- folder accessed via file server =
downloads
- local folder =
/mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads
Please note, the aria2-webui
does not support saving settings after session shutdown, this is a known limitation with the software, please use the file aria2.conf
to make changes:
- Stop services with
systemctl stop aria2
- Edit the following configuration file:
/mnt/dietpi_userdata/aria2/aria2.conf
, making your required changes. - Start services with
systemctl start aria2
Full list of aria2.conf
settings: https://aria2.github.io/manual/en/html/aria2c.html
Although we enable forced encryption on all our BitTorrent clients, if you wish to ensure complete privacy and piece of mind for all your downloaded content, using a VPN is critical.
We highly recommend NordVPN as it offers unlimited bandwidth, zero logging and up to 6 devices on a single account.
SABnzbd¶
NZB download manager with web interface.
- URL=
http://<your.IP>:8080/sabnzbd
In some instances, initial config generation during installation isn’t successful.
If you experience this, please run the following commands to reapply config settings for DietPi (copy and paste all).
systemctl stop sabnzbd
G_CONFIG_INJECT 'download_dir =' "download_dir = /mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads/incomplete" /etc/sabnzbd/sabnzbd.ini
G_CONFIG_INJECT 'complete_dir =' "complete_dir = /mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads/complete" /etc/sabnzbd/sabnzbd.ini
G_CONFIG_INJECT 'nzb_backup_dir =' "nzb_backup_dir = /mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads/sabnzbd_nzb_backup" /etc/sabnzbd/sabnzbd.ini
G_CONFIG_INJECT 'admin_dir =' "admin_dir = /mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads/sabnzbd_admin" /etc/sabnzbd/sabnzbd.ini
G_CONFIG_INJECT 'log_dir =' 'log_dir = /var/log/sabnzbd' /etc/sabnzbd/sabnzbd.ini
G_CONFIG_INJECT 'log_level =' 'log_level = 0' /etc/sabnzbd/sabnzbd.ini
G_CONFIG_INJECT 'refresh_rate =' 'refresh_rate = 2' /etc/sabnzbd/sabnzbd.ini
G_CONFIG_INJECT 'host =' 'host = 0.0.0.0' /etc/sabnzbd/sabnzbd.ini
G_CONFIG_INJECT 'permissions =' 'permissions = 0775' /etc/sabnzbd/sabnzbd.ini
G_CONFIG_INJECT 'auto_browser =' 'auto_browser = 0' /etc/sabnzbd/sabnzbd.ini
systemctl start sabnzbd
Make sure you have one of DietPi’s File Servers installed.
Folders used by SABnzbd:
- folder accessed via file server =
downloads/complete
- local folder =
/mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads/complete
Requires compile install, please see:
https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/installation/multicore-par2
Remark: The steps require a Git client and build tools. You can install these via:dietpi-software install 16 17
Although we enable forced encryption on all our BitTorrent clients, if you wish to ensure complete privacy and piece of mind for all your downloaded content, using a VPN is critical.
We highly recommend NordVPN as it offers unlimited bandwidth, zero logging and up to 6 devices on a single account.
Medusa¶
Automatically download your favorite TV shows, as they become available.
Searches both Bit Torrent and Usenet, has a feature to automatically download and organise the download, with your favorite Bit Torrent app.
A download client is required
Transmission BitTorrent server is recommended to enable automatic downloads
- URL=
http://<your.IP>:8081
Once registered and logged in with Medusa:
- Click the
Shows
button (top of screen) - Click the
Add Shows
option. - Select the
Add new show
option - Input a TV show to find in the search box, select one of the entries from the search results, then click
Next
- Make sure the parent folder is
/mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads
, then clickNext
- Finally, click the
Add show
button
- Click the
Settings
“cog” button (the top right hand corner of the screen) - Select
Search providers
- Select and tick the BitTorrent sites you would like enable. When Medusa searches for a TV show, these sites will then be searched for the available torrent.
- Finally click
Save changes
(bottom of the page)
To use this feature, you will need a supported BitTorrent server installed. All of the BitTorrent servers available in dietpi-software
are supported by Medusa.
- Click the
Settings
“cog” button (the top right hand corner of the screen) - Select
Search settings
- Select
Torrent search
tab. - Make sure the entry enable torrent search providers is enabled (ticked)
- Under the section
Send .torrent files to
, select the BitTorrent program you have installed, then enter the details. - Use the
Test connection
button at the bottom of the page to ensure Medusa can connect to your BitTorrent server. - Finally click
Save changes
(bottom of the page)
Although we enable forced encryption on all our BitTorrent clients, if you wish to ensure complete privacy and piece of mind for all your downloaded content, using a VPN is critical.
We highly recommend NordVPN as it offers unlimited bandwidth, zero logging and up to 6 devices on a single account.
Sonarr¶
Automatically download your favorite TV shows, as they become available.
A download client is required
Transmission BitTorrent server is recommended to enable automatic downloads
- URL=
http://<your.IP>:8989
Before you can add TV shows, you’ll need to select a search indexer to use from the web interface:
- Simply go to
Settings
>Indexer
then choose at least one indexer.
Setup your download client:
- Simply go to
Settings
>Download Client
, select your installed download client and enter required credentials.
Setup file creation mask:
If you require write access from other applications (e.g. Plex subtitle downloads), you’ll also need to set the file/folder creation mask to allow this.
- In the Sonarr web interface, select
Settings
- Toggle to
Advanced settings
slider (enable it) - Under
Media Management
tab, scroll down to the bottom of the page under Permissions, set the following values:
- Save changes
- Simply select
Series
>Add TV Show
- Type a name of the show you wish to find
- Once found, under path use the following location
/mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads
- Change any further options (such as video quality) if needed, then select
+
By default Sonarr has strict permissions to only access download and media directories inside /mnt/
. If you need to use a different location, please do the following:
- Run
dietpi-services
from console - Select
sonarr
- Select
Edit
- Uncomment (remove leading
#
) the line, starting withReadWritePaths=
- Add your custom path to the end of this line, separated by one space
- Press
CTRL+o
buttons to save andCTRL+x
to exit
Link the Sonarr info/settings database to RAM to increase access performance, reduce disk I/O and avoid constant external HDD spinning due to the very regular access to these files:
https://dietpi.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=5828
Although we enable forced encryption on all our BitTorrent clients, if you wish to ensure complete privacy and piece of mind for all your downloaded content, using a VPN is critical.
We highly recommend NordVPN as it offers unlimited bandwidth, zero logging and up to 6 devices on a single account.
YouTube video tutorial: How to install and configure Sonarr on Raspberry Pi with DietPi.
Radarr¶
Automatically download your favorite movies, as they become available.
A download client is required
Transmission BitTorrent server is recommended to enable automatic downloads
- URL=
http://<your.IP>:7878
Before you can add movies, you’ll need to select a search indexer to use from the web interface:
- Simply go to
Settings
>Indexer
then choose at least one indexer.
Setup your download client:
- Simply go to
Settings
>Download Client
, select your installed download client and enter required credentials.
Setup file creation mask:
If you require write access from other applications (e.g. Plex subtitle downloads), you’ll also need to set the file/folder creation mask to allow this.
- In the Sonarr web interface, select
Settings
- Toggle to
Advanced settings
slider (enable it) - Under
Media Management
tab, scroll down to the bottom of the page under Permissions, set the following values:
- Save changes
- Simply select
Add Movies
- Type a name of the movie you wish to find
- Once found, under
path
use the following location/mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads
- Change any further options (such as video quality) if needed, then select
+
By default Radarr has strict permissions to only access download and media directories inside /mnt/
. If you need to use a different location, please do the following:
- Run
dietpi-services
from console - Select
radarr
- Select
Edit
- Uncomment (remove leading
#
) the line, starting withReadWritePaths=
- Add your custom path to the end of this line, separated by one space
- Press
CTRL+o
buttons to save andCTRL+x
to exit
Link the Radarr info/settings database to RAM to increase access performance, reduce disk I/O and avoid constant external HDD spinning due to the very regular access to these files:
https://dietpi.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=5828
Although we enable forced encryption on all our BitTorrent clients, if you wish to ensure complete privacy and piece of mind for all your downloaded content, using a VPN is critical.
We highly recommend NordVPN as it offers unlimited bandwidth, zero logging and up to 6 devices on a single account.
YouTube video tutorial: How to install and configure Radarr on Raspberry Pi with DietPi.
Bazarr¶
Bazarr is a companion application to Sonarr and Radarr that manages and downloads subtitles based on your requirements.
Key features:
- Automatic search Search automatically for missing subtitles and download them as soon as they become available in your desired language.
- Manual search Find all the matching subtitles, choose the one you want and download it to your media directory with the proper name to be used by your media player.
- Subtitles upgrade Search for matching subtitles on a regular basis and upgrade the one you previously downloaded if a better one is found.
After installation access the web interface using port 6767 (e.g.: http://<your.IP>:6767
)
- Install directory:
/opt/bazarr
- Data directory:
/mnt/dietpi_userdata/bazarr
- Bazarr configuration file:
/mnt/dietpi_userdata/bazarr/config/config.ini
View logs:
- Service:
journalctl -u bazarr
- Binary:
/var/log/bazarr/bazarr.log
Update to latest version:
- Use the internal web based updater
Official documentation: https://github.com/morpheus65535/bazarr/wiki
Source code: morpheus65535/bazarr
Lidarr¶
Automatically download your favorite music.
A download client is required
Transmission BitTorrent server is recommended to enable automatic downloads
- URL =
http://<your.IP>:8686
Before you can music, you’ll need to select a search indexer to use from the web interface:
- Simply go to
Settings
>Indexer
then choose at least one indexer.
Setup your download client:
- Simply go to
Settings
>Download Client
, select your installed download client and enter required credentials.
Setup file creation mask:
If you require write access from other applications (e.g. Plex subtitle downloads), you’ll also need to set the file/folder creation mask to allow this.
- In the Sonarr web interface, select
Settings
- Toggle to
Advanced settings
slider (enable it) Under
Media Management
tab, scroll down to the bottom of the page under Permissions, set the following values:Save changes
- Simply select
Artist
>Add New
- Type a name of the artist you wish to find
- Once found, under root folder, use the following location
/mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads
- Change any other settings as required, then select
Add
By default Lidarr has strict permissions to only access download and media directories inside /mnt/
. If you need to use a different location, please do the following:
- Run
dietpi-services
from console - Select
lidarr
- Select
Edit
- Uncomment (remove leading
#
) the line, starting withReadWritePaths=
- Add your custom path to the end of this line, separated by one space
- Press
CTRL+o
buttons to save andCTRL+x
to exit
Link the Lidarr info/settings database to RAM to increase access performance, reduce disk I/O and avoid constant external HDD spinning due to the very regular access to these files:
https://dietpi.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=5828
Although we enable forced encryption on all our BitTorrent clients, if you wish to ensure complete privacy and piece of mind for all your downloaded content, using a VPN is critical.
We highly recommend NordVPN as it offers unlimited bandwidth, zero logging and up to 6 devices on a single account.
CouchPotato¶
Automatically download movies as they are released.
Recommend additional software:
- Transmission: For torrent download support
- SABnzbd: For NZB download support
- URL=
http://<your.IP>:5050
Make sure you have one of DietPi’s File Servers installed.
Folders used by Transmission:
- folder accessed via file server =
downloads
- local folder =
/mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads
Folders used by CouchPotato:
- folder accessed via file server =
couchpotato
- local folder =
/mnt/dietpi_userdata/couchpotato
Although we enable forced encryption on all our BitTorrent clients, if you wish to ensure complete privacy and piece of mind for all your downloaded content, using a VPN is critical.
We highly recommend NordVPN as it offers unlimited bandwidth, zero logging and up to 6 devices on a single account.
YouTube video tutorial: How to install and configure CouchPotato on Raspberry Pi | Download all movies at once.
Jackett¶
API Support for your favorite torrent trackers.
Jackett works as a proxy server: it translates queries from apps (Sonarr, Radarr, SickRage, CouchPotato) into tracker-site-specific HTTP queries, parses the HTML response, then sends results back to the requesting software. This allows for getting recent uploads (like RSS) and performing searches.
- URL=
http://<your.IP>:9117
Although we enable forced encryption on all our BitTorrent clients, if you wish to ensure complete privacy and piece of mind for all your downloaded content, using a VPN is critical.
We highly recommend NordVPN as it offers unlimited bandwidth, zero logging and up to 6 devices on a single account.
NZBGet¶
Extremely efficient and fast NZB download manager with web interface. Coded in C++.
- URL=
http://<your.IP>:6789
Username =admin
Password =<your global password>
Make sure you have one of DietPi’s File Servers installed.
Folders used by Transmission:
- folder accessed via file server =
downloads/complete
- local folder =
/mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads/complete
Although we enable forced encryption on all our BitTorrent clients, if you wish to ensure complete privacy and piece of mind for all your downloaded content, using a VPN is critical.
We highly recommend NordVPN as it offers unlimited bandwidth, zero logging and up to 6 devices on a single account.
HTPC Manager¶
HTPC Manager combines all your favourite software into one slick interface.
Do all your HTPC tasks without using 5 different interfaces!
- URL=
http://<your.IP>:8085
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