Running qBittorrent in Docker [Browser Based BitTorrent Client]

#qBittorrent #Docker #Linux

Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0762.html

What is qBittorrent?

qBittorrent is a bittorrent client programmed in C++ / Qt that uses libtorrent (sometimes called libtorrent-rasterbar) by Arvid Norberg. It aims to be a good alternative to all other bittorrent clients out there. qBittorrent is fast, stable and provides unicode support as well as many features. - https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent

Installing Docker

   01. Log into the Linux based device    02. Run the following commands in the terminal          # install prerequisites          sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common gnupg-agent -y          # add docker gpg key          curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release)/gpg | sudo apt-key add -          # add docker software repository          sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)] https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release) $(lsb_release -cs) stable"          # install docker          sudo apt install docker-ce docker-compose containerd.io -y          # enable and start docker service          sudo systemctl enable docker && sudo systemctl start docker          # add the current user to the docker group          sudo usermod -aG docker $USER          # reauthenticate for the new group membership to take effect          su - $USER

Running qBittorrent

   01. Continue with the following commands in a terminal window          # list current uid and gid, note these for later          id $user          # create a working directory          mkdir ~/docker/qbittorrent -p          # run the qbittorrent docker image          # replace PUID, GUID with the output of the id $user command above          docker run -d --name=qbittorrent -e PUID=1000 -e PGID=1000 -e TZ=America/New_York -e WEBUI_PORT=8080 -p 8080:8080 -p 6881:6881 -p 6881:6881/udp -v ~/docker/qbittorrent:/config -v ~/Downloads:/downloads --restart unless-stopped lscr.io/linuxserver/qbittorrent    02. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:8080    03. Login using the username admin and password adminadmin    04. Select Tools ≫ Options...    05. Click the Web UI tab    06. Enter a new admin password ≫ Click the Save button at the bottom    07. Select File ≫ Logout    08. Log back in using username admin and the new password    09. Welcome to qBittorrent   Documentation:  https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/qbittorrent  

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