![]() ![]() As such, direct downloads are often slow and prone to failure. ![]() For large amounts of data, this creates problems for the downloader, who needs to keep the browser window open, and for the host server, which may burn through unreasonable bandwidth to keep up with demand. Traditionally, the organization that creates the disc image will store the data on their own servers, and users download the file using a web browser. There are many legitimate reasons to do this, including distributing Linux distros (it's in the name) to users who will install Linux on their home machines. Let's say that you want to distribute a single large file. ![]() Means I can just send things to my computer from elsewhere.SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Why Do Torrents Exist, and How Do They Work? The port forwarding to access externally could be really handy. Is there a way I can open magnet links to the web UI without having to log in to it? Like use a Greasemonkey script to append "192.168.1.3:8080>?magnet" or something along those lines? Or is that functionality even more simple than that? So when I am in school, I can start a download on my desktop at home this way. The download will start downloading to your desktop. You can do this on your phone, or on your laptop or anything that has a web browser. That will bring up the "add torrent from URL" window.Ģ - Paste the magnet link and press OK. More importantly for you though, I can start new downloads.ġ - Press the button with the globe. So as you can see in the screenshot, I am currently downloading Ubuntu. You will be able to access this from any computer. As you can see, it looks very similar to the regular uTorrent GUI. Don't worry about the strange text, it should be in your native language (mine is in Swedish). If you typed in something other than 8080 you will obviously have to change that part. If you want to download something on your home server while not at home you will instead type in the server's public IP and also have that port forwarded. Here is a guide on how to check your local IP. If you are at home you will have to type in your server's local IP address followed by the port number. For me since I was doing it on a local machine I typed in:Ģ - Type in the username and password we picked in the previous picture (in step 4) and press OK. ![]() If you want to access your server from outside your network if you use NAT you will have to port forward this port.ġ - Open up your web browser, type in the address in the following format: This is only here to make sure nobody adds and/or removes torrents from your computer without your consent.ĥ - Enable this option and set it to whatever you want (keep it over 1023 though). This user will only be saved on your computer locally, it's not some µTorrent account. I've had trouble with 2.2.1 so if you don't want to use some of the newer versions, tough luck.Ĥ - Type in a username and password. Here is a little guide I made for anyone interested:įirst of all install µTorrent. Otherwise anyone would be able to add torrents on your machine. It's just an account saved locally on the server to make sure only you have access. So it's not really like making a "µTorrent account" on their website. When you type in the IP on the remote host it will prompt you for a name and a password. On the server you just type in an account name and a password you want to use for the web GUI. You don't need to "make accounts" either. For example if I type in that address on my laptop I will see all the active torrents on my desktop, and I can add/remove torrents (including magnetic links). That will allow you to control uTorrent from the other computer. To access the web GUI, you just open a web browser (such as Waterfox) on the other computer and type in: So I'll have to make an account and install µTorrent on both machines? Is there not a way I can just make magnet links auto-forward to a separate computer? I use Waterfox (Firefox) so if there's a plugin/extension that could assist, I could use that. ![]()
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