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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 remote clients. Deluge is written in Python 2.7.

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: 2025-01-06 04:22 More information about USE flags

Emerge

root #emerge --ask net-p2p/deluge

Configuration

Headless server

1. Create a user
   root #useradd -m -g nogroup -s /bin/nologin deluge
2. Configure deluged
   FILE /etc/conf.d/delugedSetting the user

   # /etc/conf.d/deluged
   # Change this to the user you want to run deluged as.
   # You may specify a group too, after a colon
   DELUGED_USER="deluge:nogroup"
   # DELUGED_UMASK="0002"
   # DELUGED_OPTS="-p 58846"
   DELUGEUI_START="false"
   DELUGEUI_OPTS="-u web"
   

3. Start the deluged daemon
   root #/etc/init.d/deluged start
   Note
   Starting the daemon on system launch can be done with

   root #rc- update add deluged default
4. Enable remote connections
   1. Switch to the deluge user
      root #su --shell /bin/bash deluge
   2. Open the deluge cli
      deluge $deluge-console
   3. Change the configuration value
      >>>config -s allow_remote True
   4. Leave the deluge cli
      >>>exit
5. Set the server username and password
   deluge $echo "myUsername:securePassword" >> ~/.config/deluge/auth
6. Restart deluged
   root #/etc/init.d/deluged restart

Remote GTK+ client

1. Make sure that Deluge is built with the gtk USE flag.
2. Launch deluge-gtk, go to Edit -> Preferences -> Interface and disable classic mode, then restart deluge-gtk.
3. Add your 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

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