Transmission

Transmission docker container

What is Transmission?

Transmission is a BitTorrent client which features a simple interface on top of a cross-platform back-end.

Hosting a Transmission instance

sudo docker run -it --name transmission -p 9091:9091 -d florid2/transmission

OR set local storage (see Complex configuration below):

sudo docker run -it --name transmission -p 9091:9091 \
            -v /path/to/directory:/var/lib/transmission-daemon \
            -d florid2/transmission

NOTE: The configuration is in /var/lib/transmission-daemon/info, downloads are in /var/lib/transmission-daemon/downloads, and partial downloads are in /var/lib/transmission-daemon/incomplete.

Configuration

sudo docker run -it --rm dperson/transmission -h

Usage: transmission.sh [-opt] [command]
Options (fields in '[]' are optional, '<>' are required):
    -h          This help
    -n          No auth config; don't configure authentication at runtime

The 'command' (if provided and valid) will be run instead of transmission

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES (only available with docker run)

• TRUSER - Set the username for transmission auth (default 'admin')
• TRPASSWD - Set the password for transmission auth (default 'admin')
• USERID - Set the UID for the app user
• GROUPID - Set the GID for the app user

Other environment variables beginning with TR_ will edit the configuration file accordingly:

• TR_MAX_PEERS_GLOBAL=400 will translate to "max-peers-global": 400,

Examples

Any of the commands can be run at creation with docker run or later with docker exec -it transmission.sh (as of version 1.3 of docker).