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Rtorrent is a lightweight console BitTorrent client. It's in active development more then 10 years and show better performance then TransmissionBT. This how-to describes how to use it with rutorrent to get uTorrent-like web interface.
We prepared a packages, which simplifies installation and configuration rtorrent and it's WebUI:
opkg install lighttpd-mod-authn_file rtorrent-easy-install
Script will ask you some basic questions about desired configuration:
#### Welcome to rtorrent easy installation script! We assuming no lighttpd/rtorrent/rutorrent was installed before! Please, answer a few question to configure torrent client. Default aswers given in [brackets], just hit Enter to accept it. Type "username:password" if you want to protect Web UI or hit Enter to leave password protection disabled []: yourusername:yourpassword ENTER Which port should be used by web interface? [81]: ENTER (it's better to leave it 81) Enter (maximal) download speed in KB/s [2048]: ENTER or 0 (zero) for unlimited download speed Enter (maximal) upload speed in KB/s [2048]: ENTER or 0 (zero) for unlimited upload speed Enter folder name on USB drive where torrent content should be stored [/opt/torrents]: /mnt/sda1/rutorrent ENTER (or other path on your system) Done! You may open 51411-51412 TCP/UDP ports on your router to facilitate uploading/donwloading. It's not necessary but recommended. Rutorrent web UI will be available at following URL: http://router-ip-address:81/rutorrent Do you wish to start torrent client? [y]: ENTER Starting lighttpd... done. Starting rtorrent... done.
Open ports (optional):
iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 51411 -j ACCEPT iptables -I INPUT -p udp --destination-port 51412 -j ACCEPT
Open WebUI http:<device IP>:81/rutorrent and control download jobs.
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