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

  • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    6 months ago

    Still qbittorrent. Docker container with web UI makes it trivial.

  • Andromxda 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼@lemmy.dbzer0.comMEnglish
    1·
    6 months ago

    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.

    • nfms@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      6 months ago

      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.

  • Fleppensteyn@feddit.nlEnglish
    1·
    6 months ago

    I keep recommending Tribler and I don’t know why it’s not more popular. Anything wrong with it?

      • SatyrSack@feddit.orgEnglish
        0·
        6 months ago

        Closed source, and their prominent “contains NO Spyware” disclaimer doesn’t quite instill confidence. I have also never even heard about it until now.

        • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          6 months ago

          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.

        • Brickfrog@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          1·
          6 months ago

          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.

  • Shirogane Ryu@r.nfEnglish
    1·
    6 months ago

    Qbittorrent, Transmission and Ktorrent the Last two When some updates breaks Qbittorrent

  • TwiddleTwaddle@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    0·
    6 months ago

    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.