Configuring Transmission needs a HowTo

el_Salmon · 2 November 2015 11:50

Hi,

I think the most documentation about how to configure Transmission on OSMC is outdated. The current steps to configure Transmission Bittorrent client are spread in the Thread "[TESTING] Transmission app, mainly:

Install and enable Transmission in the menu: “My OSMC → App Store” or install from command-line (for RPi2):
```
sudo apt-get install armv7-transmission-app-osmc
```
Stop service
```
sudo systemctl stop transmission
```
Change settings from command-line, for example, to configure the downloads directory or port:
```
 /home/osmc/.config/transmission-daemon/settings.json
```
Start service
```
 sudo systemctl start transmission
```

Katze · 2 November 2015 12:13

Why not configure it @ http://osmc:9091/transmission/web/ ? Y’know, the little wrench icon at the bottom.

raspdealer · 2 November 2015 12:15

Hey @Katze i’m agree with you but I can’t find any label configuration in that view.
And there is no official desktop app for all platforms with all options managed like on Deluge…
How to deal with that?

@sam_nazarko why the choice of transmission and not deluge for exemple? Will it come later?

Thanks!

Katze · 2 November 2015 12:19

Ah, can’t help ya there. I just installed Transmission just to test it out compared to Deluge. I haven’t really used it.

I use Deluge which does have a nifty desktop app for me to use.

Toast · 2 November 2015 12:22

@raspdealer there will be more clients added later on focus is on other things at the moment so please be patient // Regards Toast

as for the settings.json it doesnt need a howto it has a perfectly good wiki on every option

github.com

transmission/transmission/blob/main/docs/Editing-Configuration-Files.md

It is not always possible to set all configurations from the GUI, especially for the daemon or the web interface. This guide will try to give an overview of how and what you can change. For the location of these files, look at the [Configuration Files](Configuration-Files.md) page.

Note: The client _should_ be closed before making changes, otherwise settings will be reverted to their previous state.

Some of Transmission's behavior can also be customized via environment variables.

# GTK / Daemon / CLI
### Overview
GTK, CLI and daemon (both on a Mac and Linux) use a [JSON](https://www.json.org/) formatted file, mainly because of its human readability.
(Consult the [JSON website](https://www.json.org/) for detailed information)

### Reload Settings
You can make the daemon reload the settings file by sending it the `SIGHUP` signal.
Or simply run either of the following commands:
```console
$ killall -HUP transmission-daemon
```
Or:
```console
$ pkill -HUP transmission-daemon

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raspdealer · 2 November 2015 12:27

Simply didn’t know about that… Thanks

el_Salmon · 2 November 2015 13:48

The settings allowed in the web UI are minimal. To get full configuration, it’s mandatory to edit settings.json file.

Benjamin_t · 7 September 2016 15:35

https://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/EditConfigFiles77

This link is dead.

Toast · 7 September 2016 20:38

well im not in charge of that wiki… so…

Guy · 18 September 2017 22:55

Sorry to necro-post, but I thought including an updated link for anyone who arrives here via search was reasonable.

New Link:
GitHub - transmission/transmission: Official Transmission BitTorrent client repository .