diff --git a/How-to-use-qBittorrent-as-a-tracker.mediawiki b/How-to-use-qBittorrent-as-a-tracker.mediawiki index ec50c17..0cb3835 100644 --- a/How-to-use-qBittorrent-as-a-tracker.mediawiki +++ b/How-to-use-qBittorrent-as-a-tracker.mediawiki @@ -10,24 +10,24 @@ As a default, the tracker URL is:
If you want your tracker to be accessible from Internet (i.e. outside your LAN), you will probably have to configure your router to forward the tracker port to your machine (default: 9000). Once you have configure your router, you can test that your configuration is working by: -* Running qBittorrent -* Enabling the embedded tracker -* Go to [[http://www.canyouseeme.org/]]: -** Type in your tracker port (e.g. 9000) -** Press the "Check" button -* You should get a position result or this means that your router is not properly configured. +# Running qBittorrent +# Enabling the embedded tracker +# Go to [[http://www.canyouseeme.org/]]: +## Type in your tracker port (e.g. 9000) +## Press the "Check" button +# You should get a position result or this means that your router is not properly configured. === How to share files with my friends using qBittorrent? === -* Enable the embedded tracker in advanced preferences -* Run the "Torrent creation tool" in qBittorrent -* Select the local files you wish to share -* Type in the URL of your local tracker in the tracker list (http://your_public_ip:9000/announce) -** You can check [[http://www.whatsmyip.org/]] to know your public IP address -* Check the "Start seeding after creation" box -* Press the "Create and save..." button -** Save the torrent file wherever you like -* Send this newly created .torrent file to your friends and they will be able the download the files you are sharing using any Bittorrent client. +# Enable the embedded tracker in advanced preferences +# Run the "Torrent creation tool" in qBittorrent +# Select the local files you wish to share +# Type in the URL of your local tracker in the tracker list (http://your_public_ip:9000/announce) +## You can check [[http://www.whatsmyip.org/]] to know your public IP address +# Check the "Start seeding after creation" box +# Press the "Create and save..." button +## Save the torrent file wherever you like +# Send this newly created .torrent file to your friends and they will be able the download the files you are sharing using any Bittorrent client. === If you are using qBittorrent without X === Stop qBittorrent and add the following lines to ''~/.config/qBittorrent/qBittorrent.conf'':