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	<title>Comments on: HOW TO: Setup a Web-based BitTorrent&#160;Client</title>
	<link>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/</link>
	<description>J_K9</description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: titanium_geek</title>
		<link>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-208626</link>
		<author>titanium_geek</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-208626</guid>
					<description>hey, nice tutorial! too bad I don't have a use for it...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hey, nice tutorial! too bad I don&#8217;t have a use for it&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: J_K9</title>
		<link>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-208779</link>
		<author>J_K9</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-208779</guid>
					<description>Hey - thanks, Alison! There's always Azureus' web UI on OS X, but I didn't have much luck with that (and it's not as powerful as torrentflux-b4rt). ;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey - thanks, Alison! There&#8217;s always Azureus&#8217; web UI on OS X, but I didn&#8217;t have much luck with that (and it&#8217;s not as powerful as torrentflux-b4rt). <img src='http://wolphination.com/linux/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /></p>
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		<title>By: Voker57</title>
		<link>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-208859</link>
		<author>Voker57</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-208859</guid>
					<description>Bah, why bother? Ktorrent has web interface plugin that works out-of-box :P</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bah, why bother? Ktorrent has web interface plugin that works out-of-box <img src='http://wolphination.com/linux/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /></p>
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		<title>By: J_K9</title>
		<link>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-208874</link>
		<author>J_K9</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-208874</guid>
					<description>Ah, yes, but does it have these advanced features - multiple users, the ability to search for torrents from the web application (huge advantage when in a restricted environment in which you cannot download .torrent files or access torrent sites directly), detailed activity meters and logs, AJAX support and much, much more? :P

Azureus also has a web interface but, as I said, I never had much luck with that. I'll have to try ktorrent's. ;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ah, yes, but does it have these advanced features - multiple users, the ability to search for torrents from the web application (huge advantage when in a restricted environment in which you cannot download .torrent files or access torrent sites directly), detailed activity meters and logs, AJAX support and much, much more? <img src='http://wolphination.com/linux/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Azureus also has a web interface but, as I said, I never had much luck with that. I&#8217;ll have to try ktorrent&#8217;s. <img src='http://wolphination.com/linux/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /></p>
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		<title>By: Eric</title>
		<link>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-208891</link>
		<author>Eric</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-208891</guid>
					<description>Another option for those inclined would be to use SSH + screen + rtorrent.  More of a technical solution, but it works great.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Another option for those inclined would be to use SSH + screen + rtorrent.  More of a technical solution, but it works great.</p>
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		<title>By: Arijit, from India</title>
		<link>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-209714</link>
		<author>Arijit, from India</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-209714</guid>
					<description>It's ubuntu specific. Not much of my interest. And Azureus has this feature long ago.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s ubuntu specific. Not much of my interest. And Azureus has this feature long ago.</p>
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		<title>By: Magnus</title>
		<link>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-209838</link>
		<author>Magnus</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-209838</guid>
					<description>Rtorrent also has a nice webui.
I have used torrentflux b4rt, and belive me. If youre a geek rtorrent will rock your boat.

I am currently seeding 200 torrents and have 0.01 load.

Beat that mr bill gates.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rtorrent also has a nice webui.<br />
I have used torrentflux b4rt, and belive me. If youre a geek rtorrent will rock your boat.</p>
<p>I am currently seeding 200 torrents and have 0.01 load.</p>
<p>Beat that mr bill gates.</p>
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		<title>By: Barak</title>
		<link>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-209871</link>
		<author>Barak</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:50:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-209871</guid>
					<description>There is something to be said about the security implications of this setup, making such a webserver accessible from the public internet should be done with caution, such servers are sought-out targets for hackers because they can be very useful to host things such as phishing websites.
With the AJAX site on, the server could even be "useful" for CSRF attacks.
At the very least the server should be properly fire-walled with all non-mandatory ports filtered and be put on a separate network segment (DMZ) to prevent it from accessing the rest of the home network.
Cautious users will also take the time to setup security countermeasures such as TripWire and Logwatch and regularly monitor the server logs.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is something to be said about the security implications of this setup, making such a webserver accessible from the public internet should be done with caution, such servers are sought-out targets for hackers because they can be very useful to host things such as phishing websites.<br />
With the AJAX site on, the server could even be &#8220;useful&#8221; for CSRF attacks.<br />
At the very least the server should be properly fire-walled with all non-mandatory ports filtered and be put on a separate network segment (DMZ) to prevent it from accessing the rest of the home network.<br />
Cautious users will also take the time to setup security countermeasures such as TripWire and Logwatch and regularly monitor the server logs.</p>
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		<title>By: J_K9</title>
		<link>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-209968</link>
		<author>J_K9</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-209968</guid>
					<description>Arijit: It is Ubuntu-specific, but for any other Linux just install the software using *its* package manager (or compile it manually) and perhaps change the default Apache2 user. I can't possibly make a tutorial that suits every distribution and package manager out there :)

Barak: That is assuming that you have an account on the web app or can break in in the first place. However, the same could be said of any other web-facing service: what if the service suffers from a buffer overflow, a code injection attack, etc? I agree with securing the server and placing it in the DMZ, but the chances of a hacker attacking your server are *very* slim considering that there are plenty more fish in the sea which are much easier to compromise.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Arijit: It is Ubuntu-specific, but for any other Linux just install the software using *its* package manager (or compile it manually) and perhaps change the default Apache2 user. I can&#8217;t possibly make a tutorial that suits every distribution and package manager out there <img src='http://wolphination.com/linux/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Barak: That is assuming that you have an account on the web app or can break in in the first place. However, the same could be said of any other web-facing service: what if the service suffers from a buffer overflow, a code injection attack, etc? I agree with securing the server and placing it in the DMZ, but the chances of a hacker attacking your server are *very* slim considering that there are plenty more fish in the sea which are much easier to compromise.</p>
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		<title>By: Allen</title>
		<link>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-210005</link>
		<author>Allen</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-210005</guid>
					<description>TorrentFlux is a great program.  

I just wish it had a module for doing SafePeer or torrent block listing.  (It's the only thing that's keeping me on Azureus.)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>TorrentFlux is a great program.  </p>
<p>I just wish it had a module for doing SafePeer or torrent block listing.  (It&#8217;s the only thing that&#8217;s keeping me on Azureus.)</p>
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		<title>By: Barak</title>
		<link>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-210231</link>
		<author>Barak</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-210231</guid>
					<description>&#62;"However, the same could be said of any other 
&#62; web-facing service"

Indeed, I believe a home network is not the right place to rum web services from.

&#62; "but the chances of a hacker attacking your 
&#62; server are *very* slim"

This is where I disagree, hackers are very much automated now days (just take a look at your firewall/ssh logs!), and I believe that a LAMP machine is worthy enough of a prize to justify some effort, then again I may be paranoid...

Arijit: You can even run it on your beloved Windows with something like Apache2Triad

To all you "Azureus can do this" touters, the point is that this runs as a _service_ in the background without you having to keep a desktop session running.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&gt;&#8221;However, the same could be said of any other<br />
&gt; web-facing service&#8221;</p>
<p>Indeed, I believe a home network is not the right place to rum web services from.</p>
<p>&gt; &#8220;but the chances of a hacker attacking your<br />
&gt; server are *very* slim&#8221;</p>
<p>This is where I disagree, hackers are very much automated now days (just take a look at your firewall/ssh logs!), and I believe that a LAMP machine is worthy enough of a prize to justify some effort, then again I may be paranoid&#8230;</p>
<p>Arijit: You can even run it on your beloved Windows with something like Apache2Triad</p>
<p>To all you &#8220;Azureus can do this&#8221; touters, the point is that this runs as a _service_ in the background without you having to keep a desktop session running.</p>
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		<title>By: J_K9</title>
		<link>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-210609</link>
		<author>J_K9</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 23:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-210609</guid>
					<description>Barak: I completely agree &#8211; a home network is definitely not the right place to run a public web service. However, as long as the server's location is kept fairly private there should be few problems.
Of course, automated scans may well pick up the web server, but these scans will be searching specifically for vulnerabilities. As long as torrentflux-b4rt is secured against XSS/CSRF/SQL injection and the other host of code injection techniques (which it is), and the Apache server is kept up-to-date and fully patched, there should be no complications. As I said, hackers will almost always pick the lowest-hanging fruit as targets, so as long as your set-up is secure the risk of being compromised is greatly reduced, although nothing's impossible (well..). ;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Barak: I completely agree &ndash; a home network is definitely not the right place to run a public web service. However, as long as the server&#8217;s location is kept fairly private there should be few problems.<br />
Of course, automated scans may well pick up the web server, but these scans will be searching specifically for vulnerabilities. As long as torrentflux-b4rt is secured against XSS/CSRF/SQL injection and the other host of code injection techniques (which it is), and the Apache server is kept up-to-date and fully patched, there should be no complications. As I said, hackers will almost always pick the lowest-hanging fruit as targets, so as long as your set-up is secure the risk of being compromised is greatly reduced, although nothing&#8217;s impossible (well..). <img src='http://wolphination.com/linux/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /></p>
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		<title>By: links for 2007-10-27 &#171; Stand on the shoulders of giants</title>
		<link>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-211191</link>
		<author>links for 2007-10-27 &#171; Stand on the shoulders of giants</author>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2007 07:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-211191</guid>
					<description>[...] J_K9 @ Linux » HOW TO: Setup a Web-based BitTorrent Client (tags: bittorrent client web based) [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] J_K9 @ Linux » HOW TO: Setup a Web-based BitTorrent Client (tags: bittorrent client web based) [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: DCS Blog Network &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Another way to remotely control your BitTorrent downloads</title>
		<link>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-212298</link>
		<author>DCS Blog Network &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Another way to remotely control your BitTorrent downloads</author>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 04:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-212298</guid>
					<description>[...] Azureus with web interface plug-in as my current method of accessing downloads remotely, here is another way of doing it but by using Transmission, another BitTorrent client.  [image from Transmission [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Azureus with web interface plug-in as my current method of accessing downloads remotely, here is another way of doing it but by using Transmission, another BitTorrent client.  [image from Transmission [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: MadJawa</title>
		<link>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-212592</link>
		<author>MadJawa</author>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 10:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-212592</guid>
					<description>Is there a mirror for torrentflux-b4rt? because the site seems to be down :(</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is there a mirror for torrentflux-b4rt? because the site seems to be down <img src='http://wolphination.com/linux/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /></p>
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		<title>By: MadJawa</title>
		<link>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-213224</link>
		<author>MadJawa</author>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-213224</guid>
					<description>Nevermind, I found the svn repository : svn://svn.berlios.de/tf-b4rt/trunk/
(and it says that I'm using firefox 2.0.0.3 on Vista but I'm running 2.0.0.8 on XP!)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nevermind, I found the svn repository : <a href="svn://svn.berlios.de/tf-b4rt/trunk/" rel="nofollow">svn://svn.berlios.de/tf-b4rt/trunk/</a><br />
(and it says that I&#8217;m using firefox 2.0.0.3 on Vista but I&#8217;m running 2.0.0.8 on XP!)</p>
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		<title>By: accel</title>
		<link>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-218640</link>
		<author>accel</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-218640</guid>
					<description>Great tutorial, thanks. I have the same problem at the end with transmission-cli. And until today I can't get your suggested fix to work. Is the problem occuring with all hardware setups with Gutsy Server or just a few hardware setups?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great tutorial, thanks. I have the same problem at the end with transmission-cli. And until today I can&#8217;t get your suggested fix to work. Is the problem occuring with all hardware setups with Gutsy Server or just a few hardware setups?</p>
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		<title>By: J_K9</title>
		<link>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-225734</link>
		<author>J_K9</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-225734</guid>
					<description>This is due to the options passed to transmission-cli by torrentflux-b4rt. I think it is because Ubuntu's version of transmission-cli is older than the latest release, so torrentflux-b4rt is sending it parameters which have only been implemented in later versions of transmission.

Did using my patched file work?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is due to the options passed to transmission-cli by torrentflux-b4rt. I think it is because Ubuntu&#8217;s version of transmission-cli is older than the latest release, so torrentflux-b4rt is sending it parameters which have only been implemented in later versions of transmission.</p>
<p>Did using my patched file work?</p>
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		<title>By: munk</title>
		<link>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-231243</link>
		<author>munk</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-231243</guid>
					<description>Disclosure: I am a developer on the Torrentflux-b4rt (tfb) project.

Great tutorial, many thanks for that!

&lt;b&gt;Important note though:&lt;/b&gt;
As you have found out you &lt;b&gt;cannot&lt;/b&gt; use the vanilla transmission client with tfb.  Attempting to use the vanilla client with tfb will result in errors because the number of arguments passed to the default client by tfb is more than it expects.

A specially modified version of transmission is bundled with the tfb distro tarball.  Once installed, this modified client will interact with tfb to provide additional functionality like maintaining bandwidth transfer totals, allowing correct process control via the web gui and so on.

The bundled transmission client can be found in the 'clients/transmission' directory of the tarball.  The latest modified versions of transmission can also be found in the tfb SVN repository online:

http://svn.berlios.de/wsvn/tf-b4rt/branches/clients/transmission/?rev=0&#38;sc=0

However please do read the tfb forum thread here before attempting to install and use the latest SVN version:

https://tf-b4rt.berlios.de/forum/index.php/topic,749.0.html
(regarding development of tfb transmission 0.9x)

Installation instructions for building and installing the bundled transmission client are included in the distro tarball - basically the usual 'make &#38;&#38; make install' routine on linux.

With respect - could you please not distribute the modified transmission client handler script you have created.  The client handler script included in the tfb distro is designed to work with the modified transmission client.  For full functionality please install and use the modified transmission client!

Please do drop by the forum though and feel free to help out there if you can, all help is much appreciated (is very lacking sadly)!

Again though many thanks for an excellent article.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Disclosure: I am a developer on the Torrentflux-b4rt (tfb) project.</p>
<p>Great tutorial, many thanks for that!</p>
<p><b>Important note though:</b><br />
As you have found out you <b>cannot</b> use the vanilla transmission client with tfb.  Attempting to use the vanilla client with tfb will result in errors because the number of arguments passed to the default client by tfb is more than it expects.</p>
<p>A specially modified version of transmission is bundled with the tfb distro tarball.  Once installed, this modified client will interact with tfb to provide additional functionality like maintaining bandwidth transfer totals, allowing correct process control via the web gui and so on.</p>
<p>The bundled transmission client can be found in the &#8216;clients/transmission&#8217; directory of the tarball.  The latest modified versions of transmission can also be found in the tfb SVN repository online:</p>
<p><a href="http://svn.berlios.de/wsvn/tf-b4rt/branches/clients/transmission/?rev=0&amp;sc=0" rel="nofollow">http://svn.berlios.de/wsvn/tf-b4rt/branches/clients/transmission/?rev=0&amp;sc=0</a></p>
<p>However please do read the tfb forum thread here before attempting to install and use the latest SVN version:</p>
<p><a href="https://tf-b4rt.berlios.de/forum/index.php/topic,749.0.html" rel="nofollow">https://tf-b4rt.berlios.de/forum/index.php/topic,749.0.html</a><br />
(regarding development of tfb transmission 0.9x)</p>
<p>Installation instructions for building and installing the bundled transmission client are included in the distro tarball - basically the usual &#8216;make &amp;&amp; make install&#8217; routine on linux.</p>
<p>With respect - could you please not distribute the modified transmission client handler script you have created.  The client handler script included in the tfb distro is designed to work with the modified transmission client.  For full functionality please install and use the modified transmission client!</p>
<p>Please do drop by the forum though and feel free to help out there if you can, all help is much appreciated (is very lacking sadly)!</p>
<p>Again though many thanks for an excellent article.</p>
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		<title>By: J_K9</title>
		<link>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-231254</link>
		<author>J_K9</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-231254</guid>
					<description>Hello munk,

Thank you for your comment! I wasn't aware that a custom version of transmission was packaged with the tfb tarball. However, I do have one question - why have you not sent your patches, which quite clearly improve the command-line client and extend its functionality, to transmission's developers? That would allow the improved transmission binaries to enter distribution repositories and make the installation of tfb much easier.

Compiling a custom application from source makes managing installed applications and services more difficult for the average user or enthusiast administrator, which is why I chose to use the vanilla transmission client distributed via Ubuntu's repositories in this case. With all due respect, it is much easier to patch a PHP file than to compile a program from source and to then manage its installation, and so I will continue to offer my patch file to those users who wish to use it.

I do, however, hope that your patches to the transmission client are soon accepted upstream so that I can remove the patch and users of torrentflux-b4rt, including myself, will be able to benefit from the increased functionality with ease. :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello munk,</p>
<p>Thank you for your comment! I wasn&#8217;t aware that a custom version of transmission was packaged with the tfb tarball. However, I do have one question - why have you not sent your patches, which quite clearly improve the command-line client and extend its functionality, to transmission&#8217;s developers? That would allow the improved transmission binaries to enter distribution repositories and make the installation of tfb much easier.</p>
<p>Compiling a custom application from source makes managing installed applications and services more difficult for the average user or enthusiast administrator, which is why I chose to use the vanilla transmission client distributed via Ubuntu&#8217;s repositories in this case. With all due respect, it is much easier to patch a PHP file than to compile a program from source and to then manage its installation, and so I will continue to offer my patch file to those users who wish to use it.</p>
<p>I do, however, hope that your patches to the transmission client are soon accepted upstream so that I can remove the patch and users of torrentflux-b4rt, including myself, will be able to benefit from the increased functionality with ease. <img src='http://wolphination.com/linux/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /></p>
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		<title>By: munk</title>
		<link>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-231426</link>
		<author>munk</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-231426</guid>
					<description>Firstly please bear in mind that I do not play any part in the modification of transmission for compatibility with tfb.  The best place to discuss this is on the tfb forum.

&lt;blockquote&gt;Why have you not sent your patches, which quite clearly improve the command-line client and extend its functionality, to transmission’s developers?&lt;/blockquote&gt;

The modifications that are required to make transmission compatible with tfb would be redundant in the original transmission client.

The transmission modifications include code to indicate which tfb user owns a transfer, at what ratio the transfer should die, polling code to check for new commands to execute (stop/start/restart), writing of pid files and most importantly the updating of stat files.  The majority of these things are specific to tfb and have no place in the original transmission codebase.

Without the modified transmission client mods you won't be able to see the status of the transmission transfers in tfb's frontend and you won't be able to send commands to it to control it (start/stop/restart).  There are other subtleties that also will not work properly - for example sharekill ratios won't work.

Basically by using the plain vanilla version of tfb you will be missing out on a lot of the functionality that makes tfb ... well ... useful!

I appreciate completely what you're saying regards ease of software management.  As a FreeBSD user there are a number of occasions when I've opted for an alternative software solution to a problem simply because my first choice didn't have a FreeBSD port available.  Keeping that software up to date would mean me having to manually keep a check on when new releases of the software came out which is a royal PITA for even just a handful of applications.

However I would urge you to please not distribute your patched handler because of the massively reduced functionality it implies and the support requests it will generate.  &lt;b&gt;Please&lt;/b&gt; come by the forum if you want to talk about this any more and help the community.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Firstly please bear in mind that I do not play any part in the modification of transmission for compatibility with tfb.  The best place to discuss this is on the tfb forum.</p>
<blockquote><p>Why have you not sent your patches, which quite clearly improve the command-line client and extend its functionality, to transmission’s developers?</p></blockquote>
<p>The modifications that are required to make transmission compatible with tfb would be redundant in the original transmission client.</p>
<p>The transmission modifications include code to indicate which tfb user owns a transfer, at what ratio the transfer should die, polling code to check for new commands to execute (stop/start/restart), writing of pid files and most importantly the updating of stat files.  The majority of these things are specific to tfb and have no place in the original transmission codebase.</p>
<p>Without the modified transmission client mods you won&#8217;t be able to see the status of the transmission transfers in tfb&#8217;s frontend and you won&#8217;t be able to send commands to it to control it (start/stop/restart).  There are other subtleties that also will not work properly - for example sharekill ratios won&#8217;t work.</p>
<p>Basically by using the plain vanilla version of tfb you will be missing out on a lot of the functionality that makes tfb &#8230; well &#8230; useful!</p>
<p>I appreciate completely what you&#8217;re saying regards ease of software management.  As a FreeBSD user there are a number of occasions when I&#8217;ve opted for an alternative software solution to a problem simply because my first choice didn&#8217;t have a FreeBSD port available.  Keeping that software up to date would mean me having to manually keep a check on when new releases of the software came out which is a royal PITA for even just a handful of applications.</p>
<p>However I would urge you to please not distribute your patched handler because of the massively reduced functionality it implies and the support requests it will generate.  <b>Please</b> come by the forum if you want to talk about this any more and help the community.</p>
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		<title>By: munk</title>
		<link>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-231429</link>
		<author>munk</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-231429</guid>
					<description>Bleh @ no edit feature to these comments... :(

Do as you will regards distributing the patch... just please be aware that tfb will not function correctly without the modified client!!!

Cheers :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bleh @ no edit feature to these comments&#8230; <img src='http://wolphination.com/linux/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Do as you will regards distributing the patch&#8230; just please be aware that tfb will not function correctly without the modified client!!!</p>
<p>Cheers <img src='http://wolphination.com/linux/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /></p>
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		<title>By: toby</title>
		<link>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-232362</link>
		<author>toby</author>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-232362</guid>
					<description>Thanks for the great tutorial. I agree with you completely, it is very "sneaky" (for lack of a better word) to require a "special build" of a 3rd party app. I spent a lot of time spinning my wheels before realizing that I had to build transmission specially.

At the very least, there should be a config option for this, "vanilla" and "special" so that the correct one works. Of course the best route as you mention is for the devs to work with the transmission folks to get those patches included.

Anyhoo, hopefully I'm close to getting this thing to finally work! Thanks again for the info...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the great tutorial. I agree with you completely, it is very &#8220;sneaky&#8221; (for lack of a better word) to require a &#8220;special build&#8221; of a 3rd party app. I spent a lot of time spinning my wheels before realizing that I had to build transmission specially.</p>
<p>At the very least, there should be a config option for this, &#8220;vanilla&#8221; and &#8220;special&#8221; so that the correct one works. Of course the best route as you mention is for the devs to work with the transmission folks to get those patches included.</p>
<p>Anyhoo, hopefully I&#8217;m close to getting this thing to finally work! Thanks again for the info&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Johann Lo</title>
		<link>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-233328</link>
		<author>Johann Lo</author>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:03:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-233328</guid>
					<description>I agree completely.
Great work on the app.
Thanks for the clarification munik.
But yes I too spent ages banging my head on the wall before RTFM and realising that I needed to build my own version of transmission! So heading off to do that now :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree completely.<br />
Great work on the app.<br />
Thanks for the clarification munik.<br />
But yes I too spent ages banging my head on the wall before RTFM and realising that I needed to build my own version of transmission! So heading off to do that now <img src='http://wolphination.com/linux/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /></p>
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		<title>By: J_K9</title>
		<link>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-235189</link>
		<author>J_K9</author>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-235189</guid>
					<description>Hi munk,

Thank you for taking the time to explain the situation! I've included a suggestion to install the modified transmission client for the more advanced users, but I think it's best for new users to stick to the vanilla distribution of transmission&#8212;resolving dependencies can be a real pain, especially if you're a Linux command line virgin. ;)

Thanks again!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi munk,</p>
<p>Thank you for taking the time to explain the situation! I&#8217;ve included a suggestion to install the modified transmission client for the more advanced users, but I think it&#8217;s best for new users to stick to the vanilla distribution of transmission&mdash;resolving dependencies can be a real pain, especially if you&#8217;re a Linux command line virgin. <img src='http://wolphination.com/linux/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Thanks again!</p>
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		<link>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-255447</link>
		<author>Dan</author>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-255447</guid>
					<description>No offence but what a waste of time
just do a 
sudo apt-get install torrentflux
and your done
unless the apt verison is older or something but you could use it as a base and upgrade from there which shouldt be too hard

ss always check apt repos for software</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No offence but what a waste of time<br />
just do a<br />
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and your done<br />
unless the apt verison is older or something but you could use it as a base and upgrade from there which shouldt be too hard</p>
<p>ss always check apt repos for software</p>
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		<link>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-265510</link>
		<author>J_K9</author>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-265510</guid>
					<description>Dan - torrentflux-b4rt is a more powerful version of torrentflux, and it's much easier to grab the latest version than to install the version from the apt repository and then update that manually. That's almost a recipe for disaster.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dan - torrentflux-b4rt is a more powerful version of torrentflux, and it&#8217;s much easier to grab the latest version than to install the version from the apt repository and then update that manually. That&#8217;s almost a recipe for disaster.</p>
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		<guid>http://wolphination.com/linux/2007/10/25/how-to-setup-a-web-based-bittorrent-client/#comment-501637</guid>
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