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Torrent Server

File download and sharing server
A file server with integrated multi-protocol file sharing that can be used to handle all types of file downloads. Files can be added to the download list through a simple web interface that allows you to manage the server remotely. Especially useful for centralizing file sharing on a shared network. Includes anti-virus scanning.
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This appliance includes all the standard features in TurnKey Core, and on top of that:
- SSL support out of the box.
- Includes popular compression support (zip, rar, bz2).
- Includes flip to convert text file endings between UNIX and DOS formats.
- E-mail download completion notification via Postfix MTA (bound to localhost).
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File sharing (Transmission as of v14.2) configurations:
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Anti-virus / malware scanning via ClamAV.
- Anti-virus signatures are auto-updated.
- Automatically quarantines unsafe downloads.
- Anti-virus logfile: /var/log/rtorrent/clamav.log
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Anti-virus / malware scanning via ClamAV.
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File server (Samba) configurations:
- Preconfigured wordgroup: WORKGROUP
- Preconfigured netbios name: TORRENTSERVER
- Configured Samba and UNIX users/groups synchronization (CLI and Webmin).
- Configured root as administrative samba user.
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Configured shares:
- Users home directory.
- Public storage.
- CD-ROM with automount and umount hooks (/media/cdrom).
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Access your files securely from anywhere via WebDAV CGI:
- DAV service running via HTTPS.
- Pre-configured repositories (storage, user home directory).
- Default storage directory: /srv/storage
See the Torrent Server Documentation for more details.
Known issues
- using TKLBAM to migrate from previous versions to v14.2, may cause unexpected results (due to the move from rTorrent to Transmission). Manual intervention will most likely be required.
Usage details & Logging in for Administration
- Web based file manager (SambaDAV): - username root (Samba)
No default passwords: For security reasons there are no default passwords. All passwords are set at system initialization time.
Ignore SSL browser warning: browsers don't like self-signed SSL certificates, but this is the only kind that can be generated automatically without paying a commercial Certificate Authority.
Username for rtorrent:
Login as username admin
Web - point your browser at either:
- http://12.34.56.789/ - not encrypted so no browser warning
- https://12.34.56.789/ - encrypted with self-signed SSL certificate
Username for OS system administration:
Login as root except on AWS marketplace which uses username admin.
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Point your browser to:
- https://12.34.56.789:12321/ - System control panel
- https://12.34.56.789:12320/ - Web based command line terminal
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Login with SSH client:
ssh root@12.34.56.789
Special case for AWS marketplace:
ssh admin@12.34.56.789
* Replace 12.34.56.789 with a valid IP or hostname.