Open to edit the settings.json file with the below command. # chown -R transmission:transmission /tmp/downloads Then set the necessary permissions to the folder. # cp /var/lib/transmission/.config/transmission-daemon/settings.json /var/lib/transmission/.config/transmission-daemon/Ĭreate a directory in the /tmp for the Transmission to download the files with the below command. Once the service is stopped, take a backup of the original config file with the below command. Hence always stop the service before making any configuration change. We need to stop the service because any changes made while the service is running will be overwritten when the service or server is restarted. If it is already started, you can issue only the stop command. In case it is not already started, you can start and stop with the below commands.

Now check the status of the Transmission with the below command. # yum -y transmission-cli transmission-common transmission-daemon nano Nano is used for editing text in the files. We also need to edit some configurations and hence install nano to make the changes. Now install the Transmission client with the below command. Install epel-release repo as the Transmission will be available in that repo. Once the system is set up, log in to the system and become root with the below command.Īs a good practice, let us update the system first with the below command. Click here to see how to create a CentOS 7 system. If we already have a CentOS 7 box, we can use that box to set up Transmission.

In this article, we will see how to set up a Transmission Command Line Interface (CLI) BitTorrent client on a CentOS 7 box. Transmission has the features most individuals want from a BitTorrent client: encryption, a web interface, peer exchange, magnet links, DHT, µTP, UPnP and NAT-PMP port forwarding, webseed support, watch directories, tracker editing, global and per-torrent speed limits. It is designed for easy, and powerful use. Transmission is a cross-platform BitTorrent client which is an open-source, and volunteer-based project.

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