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turkvu · 2010-09-29 03:25:16

Hey all - I've searched for this info, but can't seem to find it in a straightforward manner - I apologize if its buried somewhere in that 50+ page transmission page.

I've got the latest transmission 2.03 installed as well as the transmission-remote-dotnet windows client - but I can't seem to figure out how to set a watch directory.

Any help would be much appreciated - I'm a Linux newbie here...

Thanks,

TurkVU

FunFiler · 2010-09-29 03:36:48

Small point, but 2.04 is the latest It can be found in this link http://dns323.kood.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=2719

Sorry, I don't use watch directories myself. Between 'automatic' and Transmission-Remote adding torrents that's all I use.

Last edited by FunFiler (2010-09-29 03:38:04)

scaramanga · 2010-09-29 10:38:56

I'm using Transmission Remote Gui, not the .NET RPC client, which also does not contain that setting. I did manage to set up a watch directory. This setting is located in the transmission settings.json file.
I suggest you also consult the documentation before making changes: https://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/ConfigFiles
What I did is:
1. Telnet to the DNS-323.
2. Stop transmission using

Code:

/ffp/start/transmission.sh stop

wait till transmission stops (2.03 has a bug that sometimes causes it to take some time). Issue the command

Code:

ps

to make sure there are no transmission-daemon processes.
3. Use vi or notepad++ or some other editor which support unix end-of-line conventions (not notepad) to edit

Code:

/mnt/HD_a2/.transmission-daemon/settings.json
also accessible here from your PC:
\\<DNS-323 IP>\volume_1\.transmission-daemon\settings.json

I also suggest making a backup of that file before making any changes.
4. You'll need to change two settings:

Code:

watch-dir      String           Directory to watch for new .torrent files to autoload
watch-dir-enabled     Boolean     Enables directory watching and autoload

5. Restart transmission by restarting the DNS-323 or by issuing the command:

Code:

/ffp/start/transmission.sh start

Last edited by scaramanga (2010-09-29 10:40:44)

turkvu · 2010-09-29 20:11:40

Thanks for the help - I thought that there was a watch-dir config setting, but my settings.json file didn't have it listed. I stopped transmission, added the following to the bottom of the settings.json file:

Code:

"watch-dir": "/mnt/HD_a2/Downloads",
           "watch-dir-enabled": true

Then I started transmission. Still doesn't want to pick up the torrents I have saved in that directory.

Other ideas?

turkvu · 2010-09-29 20:14:18

Actually - just restarted again and it picked them up. Weird since I waited about 30 min the first time around.

Thanks again.

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