TorrentFlux-b4rt Bittorrent Client

[Gesus]

Hi everyone.

You may have seen some of my posts in the past asking about the possibility of alternative bittorrent clients for the N5200. In this thread I'm going to report on how I go with installing TorrentFlux-b4rt on the N5200 and hopefully some other people will find some interest in it and share their experiences.

Currently there are two working bittorrent modules for the N5200: Drewy's Azurues Module and the MLdonkey module. Each have their own limitations; the most frustrating of which is that neither Azureus nor MLdonkey are fully supported by the best private trackers.

There is an rtorrent module for the N2100, and though rtorrent seems to be supported almost everywhere, I have yet been able to find clear instructions on how to make this work on the N5200.

So, I have been looking for alternatives..

TorrentFlux-b4rt is the client that most seedbox hosts use, so it seemed the obvious choice. This client allows you to choose between BitTornado, Transmission, Azurues or Mainline to download torrent files and is designed specifically for multiple remote users.

The requirements for this client are as follows:
- MySQL
- PHP
- Python
- Perl
- A webserver

I will be the first to admit that I am a total n00b when it comes to setting up webservers, let alone on a linux box. Nevertheless, in my desperation to have a working bittorrent client with remote access, I will detail my trials and tribulations in this thread. If anyone with any insight into these sorts of things could shed light on my fumblings, that would be much appreciated.

Here goes...

[Gesus]

1.0 Installed required modules:
1.11 Downloaded Omega's Python module: onbeat.dk/thecus/downloads/N5200_PYTHON_2.00.00.zip
1.12 Installed and enabled Python module on N5200
1.21 Downloaded Omega's Perl module: onbeat.dk/thecus/downloads/N5200_PERL_2.00.01.zip
1.22 Installed and enabled Perl module on N5200
1.31 Downloaded Drewy's MySQL module: www.drewy.com/download_doc.aspx?doc_id=132
1.32 Installed and enabled MySQL module on N5200
1.41 Downloaded Thecus Webserver module: www.thecus.com/download/module/WebServer_Module_102.zip
1.42 Installed and enabled Webserver module on N5200


2.0 Configured MySQL:
2.1 Clicked on MySQL-5 module and went to 'Privileges' page
2.2 Clicked 'Add a new user' and generated a user account with the following details:
2.21 Username: torrentfluxb4rt
2.22 Host: localhost
2.23 Password: password
2.24 Did not create database for user
2.25 Checked all "global privileges" and clicked "Go"
2.X This is the first time I've ever used MySQL, basically it seems as though I need to create a script to log me in if I create a password for root@localhost. Also not sure if I went too far in the privileges I gave to torrentflux user. Some help on this would be appreciated.


3.0 Configured Webserver:
3.1 Clicked on Webserver module and clicked "start"
3.2 Moved contents of \naswebsite\www\ to \naswebsite\www\_backup\
3.x I had problems configuring the N5200 and the httpd.conf file so that I could change the \naswebsite\ ACL permission from public. I need help on this point.


4.0 Installed/Tested TorrentFlux-b4rt:
4.1 Downloaded TorrentFlux-b4rt: prdownload.berlios.de/tf-b4rt/torrentflux-b4rt_1.0-beta2.tar.bz2
4.2 Unpacked torrentflux-b4rt_1.0-beta2.tar.bz2
4.3 Moved contents of torrentflux-b4rt_1.0-beta2\html\ to \naswebsite\www\
4.4 Created a public folder called "torrentflux" (i.e. \torrentflux\)
4.5 Navigated to http://<N5200_IP>:10080 -- This opened setup.php, the TF-b4rt Setup GUI
4.51 Clicked "Continue"
4.52 Clicked "Continue"
4.53 Chose "MySQL" and clicked "Continue"
4.54 Clicked "Continue"
4.55 Entered the following MySQL details:
4.551 Host: localhost
4.552 Name: torrentfluxb4rt
4.553 Username: torrentfluxb4rt
4.553 Password: password
4.554 Checked both checkboxes
4.555 Clicked "Continue"
4.56 Clicked "Continue"
4.57 Clicked "Continue"
4.58 Clicked "Continue"
4.59 Clicked "Continue"
4.50 Clicked "Continue"
4.611 Chose user download path: /raid0/data/torrentflux/
4.612 Clicked "Continue"
4.62 Clicked "Continue"
4.63 Received some errors but clicked "Continue"
4.65 Clicked "Continue"
4.66 Clicked "Continue"
4.7 Prompted with TorrentFlux-b4rt first login, entered following details:
4.71 Username; admin
4.72 Password: pass
4.8 On server settings page, made the following changes:
4.81 Python binary: /raid0/data/module/PYTHON/python/bin
4.82 Perl binary: /raid0/data/module/PERL/perl/bin
4.83 Clicked "Saved settings"
4.84 Settings did not correct errors, still saying, "Path is not found" on the following binaries:
4.841 transmissioncli
4.842 wget
4.843 uudeview
4.844 php
4.845 python
4.846 perl
4.847 cksfv
4.848 vlc
4.849 unrar
4.9 Attempted to download a torrent
4.91 Navigated to http://<N5200_IP>:10080/index.php?iid=index and successfully uploaded a .torrent file from local machine.
4.92 The torrent did not begin to download.
4.x Obviously the problems here are with the nonexistence of, or incorrect paths for, applications TF-b4rt requires. If someone could please help me point TF-b4rt in the right direction, or perhaps tell me which binaries are "essential", that would be excellent.


5.0 Attempted to use TorrentFlux-b4rt remotely
5.1 Forwarded ports 10080 and 10443 from my router to the N5200's IP but attempts to access TF-b4rt remotely timed out.
5.x Any ideas what other ports would need to be forwarded to make this happen? Or is this purely happening because there are other elements failing?

[Gesus]

*Given up*

[drewy]

btw there seems to be a BT client included in the latest firmware.

[Moi]

Jun 10, 2009 5:19:29 GMT 7 drewy said:

btw there seems to be a BT client included in the latest firmware.

There is? I couldn't find anything in the release notes for the latest firmware.

Could you elaborate?

Cheers

[drewy]

install it and see there is much which isn't documented in the release notes....

[Moi]

Jun 10, 2009 21:45:27 GMT 7 drewy said:

install it and see there is much which isn't documented in the release notes....

There was no incentive for me to upgrade since I was on a stable firmware release but with all these new features...probably time to bite the bullet and do it

Looks like XFS is also available so might also be time to recreate the RAID as well. Darn...it was so much easier when I had no data on there

[Gesus]

Hey, yeah it's a fairly simple client. Between the client included in the new firmware, your Azureus module and the MLDonkey module there is a fair amount of choice available for the N5200 I guess.

Unfortunately though, that client included with the new firmware, as with the above clients, is not supported by my two primary trackers so I guess I'll have to continue using clients on my local machine and transferring media onto the Thecus.

Cheers for the heads up though, Drewy.