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
qBittorrent here.
+1 for qBittorrent. I used to be a Deluge fan, but qBittorrent seems more performant and feature-packed.
Still qbittorrent. Docker container with web UI makes it trivial.
With Vuetorrent for a nice mobile ui
Thanks for the recommendation, I just set it up, it looks nice!
QBITTORRENT
+1 qbittorrent
I like that they were using ALL CAPS and you’re using all lowercase.
qBittorrent
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.
I’ve been using Transmission for many years.
I’ve got Transmission on my NAS and use Transmission-remote(Linux and android) for the client. Simple, easy to setup and it just works.
Qbittorrent, Transmission and Ktorrent the Last two When some updates breaks Qbittorrent
I hear people use the search function of QBitTorrent tied to VPN tunnel. Basic, but it works
qBittorent for Windows and LibreTorrent for Android.
I’m currently using Transmission again
I’m a much bigger fan of the deluge thin client, personally.
I keep recommending Tribler and I don’t know why it’s not more popular. Anything wrong with it?
transmission in docker container on NAS, with dedicated IP that gets forced through VPN on my router
Tixati
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.
I’ve had email communication with the devs and again, I’m a biased donor. They are just starting afloat on donations. Respect your closed source concerns completely, but it’s a superior piece of software imo and I see no signs of malificence. If you are an open source purist I get it, there are other options. If you are using any closed source software at all though, it would seem to me hypocritical to show a bias against this particular app.
I don’t use that client either - But to be fair the dev (Kevin Hearn) has a long history with P2P software e.g. depending how old you are you may have used his WinMX software back in the day. He isn’t known for sticking spyware/malware into his software so I sort of trust the software he puts out in that sense. He also maintains other non-torrent P2P file sharing software outside of Tixati.
Of course it would be better if it was open source but he’s never been an open source coder AFAIK.
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.
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