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Deluge is an open-source, cross platform BitTorrent client. It features a GTK-based GUI, a command line interface, a web interface, and also supports remote clients. Deluge is written in Python 3.

Installation

USE flags

USE flags for net-p2p/deluge BitTorrent client with a client/server model

console	Enable default console UI
gui	Enable support for a graphical user interface
libnotify	Enable desktop notification support
sound	Enable sound support
test	Enable dependencies and/or preparations necessary to run tests (usually controlled by FEATURES=test but can be toggled independently)
webinterface	Install dependencies needed for the web interface

Data provided by the Gentoo Package Database · Last update: 2024-10-03 09:23 More information about USE flags

Emerge

root #emerge --ask net-p2p/deluge

Configuration

Headless server

1. Start the deluged daemon
   root #/etc/init.d/deluged start
   • To start the daemon on system launch, issue:
     root #rc-update add deluged default
2. Make sure that Deluge is built with the console USE flag.
3. Enable remote connections
   • Switch to the deluge user
     root #su --shell /bin/bash deluge
   • Open the deluge cli
     deluge $deluge-console
   • Change the configuration value
     >>>config -s allow_remote True
   • Leave the deluge cli
     >>>exit
4. Set the server username and password
   deluge $echo "Larry:GentooLinuxrocks" >> ~/.config/deluge/auth
5. Restart deluged
   root #/etc/init.d/deluged restart

Deluge web UI

1. Make sure that Deluge is built with the webinterface USE flag.
2. Configure deluge-web
   FILE /etc/conf.d/deluge-webSetting up the UI

   # /etc/conf.d/deluge-web
   # Change this to the user:group that should run deluge.
   DELUGE_WEB_USER="deluge:deluge"
   DELUGE_WEB_HOME="/var/lib/deluge"
   DELUGE_WEB_OPTS="-p 8112 --interface "<ipv6 address or ipv4 address to bind>" -L=debug -c /var/lib/deluge -l /var/lib/deluge/deluge-web.log"
   

   • Starting the daemon on system launch can be done with
     root #rc-update add deluge-web default

Adding SSL support to UI

1. Make sure the certificate and key files are PEM encoded, and copy certificate.crt.pem and certificate.key.pem to the deluge home directory. Usually this is the /var/lib/deluge directory by default.
2. Edit the web.conf file.
   FILE /var/lib/deluge/web.confAdding SSL support

   {
       "file": 2,
       "format": 1
   }{
       "base": "/",
       "cert": "ssl/seedbox.cert",
       "pkey": "ssl/seedbox.key",
   

Note
If the CA certificates are required, combine them (aka make a bundle with certificate and CA's) in the certificate.crt.pem file.

Remote GTK client

1. Make sure that Deluge is built with the gui USE flag.
2. Launch deluge-gtk, go to Edit -> Preferences -> Interface and disable classic mode, then restart deluge-gtk.
3. Add the headless server to the connection manager, filling in the username, password, IP address and port. Then click connect.
4. Optionally, add the server as a default to hide the Connection Manager prompt.

External resources

• https://dev.deluge-torrent.org/wiki/Plugins - A list of useful plugins, both included and third-party.