WTorrent
wTorrent is a web interface to rTorrent, a high performance console based BitTorrent client. It uses rTorrent's built-in XMLRPC server to communicate with it.
wTorrent is programmed in PHP using Smarty templates and XMLRPC for PHP library. wTorrent also uses javascript for rendering the page with AJAX, Scriptaculous and ShadedBorders.
wTorrent with Apache
See also Apache.
Installation
Install wtorrent-svnAUR[broken link: archived in aur-mirror] and its the dependencies: rtorrent, apache, php, php-apache, php-sqlite, mod_scgiAUR.
Configuration
Adding mod_scgi to httpd.conf
Edit /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
.
Locate the LoadModule
lines and add:
LoadModule scgi_module modules/mod_scgi.so
Add to the end of the file:
SCGIMount /RPC2 127.0.0.1:5000
Save the file and quit.
Enabling SQLite in php.ini
Edit /etc/php/php.ini
.
Locate and uncomment the following:
extension=pdo.so extension=pdo_sqlite.so extension=curl.so extension=xmlrpc.so extension=sqlite.so extension=sqlite3.so
PHP
PHP is practically available out of the box now.
- Add these lines in
/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
:
LoadModule php5_module modules/libphp5.so Include conf/extra/php5_module.conf
- Restart the Apache service to make changes take effect.
Final steps
Add the following to your ~/.rtorrent.rc
:
scgi_port = localhost:5000
Get the latest version of wTorrent and install to your web directory:
# cd /srv/http # git clone https://github.com/wtorrent/wtorrent.git # mv wtorrent wtorrent.git # mv wtorrent.git/wtorrent/ . # rm -rf wtorrent.git/ # chmod -R 777 wtorrent
Start rTorrent (most common to open a screen and type rtorrent
)
Point your browser to http://localhost/wtorrent/install.php and add a username & password. After you click the "Try configuration" and it gives you no errors click the "Save configuration"
wTorrent with lighttpd
See also Lighttpd.
Installation
Install rtorrent, lighttpd, php, sqlite.
Configuration
https://github.com/wtorrent/wtorrent/wiki/InstallGuide#using-lighttpd
FAQ
Why, when I turn to http://localhost/wtorrent/install.php, it returns not the wTorrent setup page but a plain text page?
You should check whether or not PHP is working on your Apache. Add following lines to /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
:
In LoadModule Section, add:
LoadModule php5_module modules/libphp5.so
In Supplemental configuration section add:
# php5 Include conf/extra/php5_module.conf
And make sure that SCGIMount /RPC2 127.0.0.1:5000
is added after the Supplemental configuration section.