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| − | + | [https://transmissionbt.com/ Transmission] is a fully featured fast, easy and free BitTorrent. Its a bit different from other (Windows orientated) clients and is geared towards GNU/Linux, BSD and OSX operating systems as it runs as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(computing) daemon] process in the background and connections are then made from clients such as [https://forum.transmissionbt.com/viewforum.php?f=8 a Web browser], Command Line [https://forum.transmissionbt.com/viewforum.php?f=9 dedicated client] or [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neogb.rtac&hl=en_GB Android application]. Transmission also has the ability to create torrents using a dedicated programme. | |
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Revision as of 10:51, 29 November 2017
Transmission is a fully featured fast, easy and free BitTorrent. Its a bit different from other (Windows orientated) clients and is geared towards GNU/Linux, BSD and OSX operating systems as it runs as a daemon process in the background and connections are then made from clients such as a Web browser, Command Line dedicated client or Android application. Transmission also has the ability to create torrents using a dedicated programme.
Contents
Installation
This will depend on the GNU/Linux (or OSX) that you are using, but Transmission is available in most distributions package repository.
Gentoo
emerge -av transmission
Arch
pacman -Syu transmission
Debian (includes Ubuntu)
[sudo] apt-get install transmission
Creating Torrents with Transmission
Pre-requisites
Before starting...
- You must have Uploader privileges in order to upload torrents. If you don't already have them please read the FAQ.
- Please read the Uploading Guidelines.
- Make sure you've searched the TMB thoroughly and that what you are going to upload isn't already on the site.
- Make use of the ID3 system and tag your files.
- Place your files in a folder of their own and name it appropriately.
- Obtain your unique announce URL from your Upload page.
Create your torrent
Once installed you can use transmission-cli to create torrents.
- Download the TMB
www.themixingbowl.org.nfofile from here (Right-click and 'Save As') and place it in the directory that contains your files. - Open a terminal and
cdto the directory that contains the directory you wish to create a torrent of (i.e. one directory level up). - Create your torrent using the following command, you must replace the
--trackerwith your URL
transmission-create -p -t http://tracker.themixingbowl.org/thisisnotgoingtoworkasitsjustanexample/announce -o "a sensible name for your torrent.torrent" "my new torrent directory"
Upload your torrent
Now you can upload the torrent you just created by going to your Upload page, filling in the details following the guidelines described in the Uploading Guidelines and selecting the torrent file you just created. You should say a little something about what you are uploading too, as you would when posting on the Forum.
