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Deluge FAQ

}}} [[PageOutline(1-2,,inline)]] ---- = General = == Is Deluge Free? Can I get the source? == Yes, Deluge is Free Software, as defined by the Free Software Foundation, and is released under the GPL, giving our users complete freedom. The source code is available on the [wiki:Download download section] of our site. Our GPL nature allows you to be 100% sure that our program will never “spy” on your activities. Closed-source !BitTorrent clients cannot make that same claim. == How to start the various user-interfaces  == Gtk: {{{ deluge }}} ''or'' {{{ deluge-gtk }}} Console: {{{ deluge-console }}} Web: {{{ deluge-web }}} From your browser go to http://localhost:8112/ default-password = "deluge" == Where does Deluge store its settings/config? == === Linux === {{{ ~/.config/deluge/ }}} === Windows === {{{ %APPDATA%\deluge\ }}} == Where does Deluge store the .torrent files? == In a directory named '''`state`''' located within the Deluge config directory outlined above. == How do I reset the settings back to default? == If you don't care about losing your current torrents then delete everything in Deluge's settings folder (see above for location). If you do want to keep your current torrents then delete everything except for the state folder. ---- = Bittorrent = == The files tab shows a different percentage-completed than the torrent == The files tab will only show percentages based on completed pieces while the main view will show total completed including incomplete pieces. == What do all those numbers in parentheses mean? == || '''Field''' || '''#''' || '''(#)''' || || Seeders || Number of connected seeders || Total number of seeders || || Peers || Number of connected peers || Total number of peers || || Downloaded || Total amount downloaded || Total amount downloaded this session || || Uploaded || Total amount uploaded || Total amount uploaded this session || == Seeding torrents have no queue position! Why? == Seeds use something called "seed rank" to determine which should be active and which should be queued.  The seed rank is determined by the number of seed cycles a torrent has completed.  Torrents with fewer completed seed cycles are prioritized for seeding.  A seed cycle is completed when a torrent meets either the share ratio limit (uploaded bytes / downloaded bytes), the share time ratio (time seeding / time downloading) or seed time limit (time seeded). == What bandwidth settings should I use? == Start with the following: ||Maximum Connections||200|| ||Maximum Download Speed (Kib/s)||-1|| ||Maximum Upload Speed (Kib/s)||80% of upload speed|| ||Maximum Upload Slots||4|| ||Maximum Half-Open Connections||20|| ||Maximum Connection Attempts per Second||20|| If you're using Windows XP*: ||Maximum Half-Open Connections||8|| If you're using pre-SP2 Windows Vista*: ||Maximum Half-Open Connections||4|| You can then tweak those settings to suit your connection. See [wiki:UserGuide/BandwidthTweaking Bandwidth Tweaking]. Note: if you do not know your upload speed, go to http://speedtest.net and run a test. You can view the results in KB/s by choosing "kilobytes" for "Speed Measurement" which can be accessed under "Settings" in the top left corner of the page. * If you have Deluge setup as a [wiki:UserGuide/ThinClient ThinClient] then this setting is determined by the OS the daemon is running on, not the thin client. == Deluge sometimes creates files that I didn't ask it to download? == Deluge handles files as pieces, not as individual files. This gets tricky, as sometimes the same piece is shared between consecutive files. So if you tell Deluge to download a file, it'll download all of the pieces within that file, and if one of those pieces is shared with another file, that file will also be created, although not necessarily entirely downloaded. == I lost data on force recheck? == Force recheck discards all incomplete pieces. == Does Deluge support Initial/Super Seed? == Not yet, but it will be added in the future when libtorrent 0.15 is released. == Does Deluge have an embedded tracker? == No and it probably never will. We want to be the best !BitTorrent client around, and to do that we need to focus on just being a client. == Does Deluge support multi-tracker torrents? == Yes it does. You can edit the trackers associated with a torrent by right-clicking on a torrent within Deluge, and clicking on “Edit Trackers.” This conforms to the !BitTorrent Multitracker [http://wiki.depthstrike.com/index.php/P2P:Protocol:Specifications:Multitracker specifications] == What is the difference between full allocation and compact allocation? == Compact allocation only allocates as much storage as it needs to keep the pieces downloaded so far. This means that pieces will be moved around to be placed at their final position in the files while downloading (to make sure the completed download has all its pieces in the correct place). In full allocation, the entire space that a file needs is allocated as soon as one piece of that file is downloaded, thus decreasing fragmentation. We suggest that our users use full allocation. Deluge uses [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparse_file sparse files] for full allocation, the compact allocation option is only useful on file systems that don't support sparse files (such as FAT or HFS+). == Selective downloading isn't working. How come? == Selective downloading requires full allocation, check you are not using compact allocation. See above for details between the two. == Which ports should I use? == The official ports for Bittorrent are 6881-6889, but most ISPs block or at least throttle those ports, so users are encouraged to use a port range of something between 49152 and 65535. == Deluge uses random ports instead of selected one, why? == Click Apply after changing the port. Deluge will pick a random port if the chosen port is not available. Run "netstat" to check if the port is free. == What does "Auto Managed" do? == An "auto managed" torrent, is a torrent managed by deluge. This means that it obeys deluge's queue settings. By disabling "auto managed", a torrent will become active (i.e. start downloading/uploading). It will still be be bound by the stop ratio though. Note: All active torrents (including those not "auto managed") are counted in the total active queue settings. This means that if the total number of active torrents ("auto managed" and not) exceed the limit for total active torrents in the queue settings, deluge will automatically queue any "auto managed" torrents until the limit is no longer exceeded. == Does Deluge have an equivalent to "Force Start"? == Deluge has "auto managed" torrents which are similar, see above for details. To make a torrent no longer "auto managed":  1. Select the torrent in question.  1. Select the options tab.  1. Unselect "Auto Managed". == What is a magnet uri, and how do I get Deluge to handle them? == Magnet URIs are an easy way to add torrents by their info-hash. You can learn more about them [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnet_URI_scheme here] If you're using GNOME, then you can do these following commands to associate magnets with Deluge: {{{ gconftool-2 -t string -s /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/magnet/command 'deluge "%s"' gconftool-2 -t bool -s /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/magnet/needs_terminal false gconftool-2 -t bool -s /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/magnet/enabled true }}} If you aren't using GNOME, but using Firefox, you can set it up this way: * Type about:config into the address bar and press Enter. * Add a key by Right-click -> New -> Boolean -> Name: network.protocol-handler.external.magnet with value -> true * Add another key, by Right-click -> New -> String -> Name: network.protocol-handler.app.magnet with Value -> deluge * Ensure that the key network.protocol-handler.expose-all is set to true. In Windows, you can simply re-run the installer and select the magnet association option. == What is Peer TOS Byte == IPv4 Header Type Of Service Byte [[http://www.shorewall.net/3.0/manpages/shorewall-tcclasses.html (More Info)]] Example Settings: {{{ tos-minimize-delay 0x10 tos-maximize-throughput 0x08 tos-maximize-reliability 0x04 tos-minimize-cost 0x02 tos-normal-service 0x00 }}} == Can Deluge use blocklists such as !SafePeer or !PeerGuardian? == Yes. Enable the [wiki:BlocklistPlugin Blocklist Plugin] == I have a status bar warning: "No Incoming Connections!" == You need to configure your router or firewall to allow (unblock) incoming torrent traffic for the network ports that Deluge uses. Enabling uPnP in Deluge and on your router can automatically open the ports as needed. ---- = Console = == How do I connect the console UI to a daemon on a non-default port? == {{{ $ deluge -u console >>> connect localhost 12345 }}} ---- = Daemon = == Why is deluge still listed in my task manager even after I close it? == You closed only the UI, but you did not close the daemon. Choose "Quit & Shutdown Daemon" to close both Daemon and GtkUI. == How do I only start the daemon? == {{{ deluged }}} == How do I start the daemon with logging enabled? == === Logging to console === {{{ deluged -d }}} ==== With debug info ==== {{{ deluged -d -L debug }}} === Logging to file === {{{ deluged -l }}} ==== With debug info ==== {{{ deluged -L debug -l }}} == How do I stop the daemon? == {{{ killall deluged }}} Deluge accepts the SIGTERM signal and cleanly shuts down. == I can't connect to the daemon from another machine ==  1. Configure the daemon to allow remote connections  1. Configure [wiki:UserGuide/Authentication Authentication]  1. Restart the daemon. See [wiki:UserGuide/ThinClient ThinClient] for more information on remote GTK UI == How do I make deluge connect to a different daemon? == By default, deluge is in classic mode: the daemon and gtk ui are linked together. To disable classic mode:  1. "Preferences"  1. "Interface"  1. Untick "Enable" under "Classic Mode".  1. Restart deluge. See [wiki:UserGuide/ThinClient ThinClient] for more information on remote GTK UI == How do I stop deluge from killing the daemon when I quit the GTK UI? == See above. ---- = Web UI = == What is the default password == The default password for the web interface is "deluge". You should change this upon first login for security reasons. == How do I change the password? == In the Web UI: 1. Click on "Preferences" 1. Select the "Interface" category 1. Fill out the fields under "Password" 1. Click "Change" == How can I reset the password? == '''Note:''' you need to stop the Web UI before you do any of the following. If you have forgotten the password, you can reset it by deleting web.conf from deluge's config directory (see http://dev.deluge-torrent.org/wiki/Faq#WheredoesDelugestoreitssettingsconfig if you do not know where this is). '''Important:''' This will delete '''''all''''' of your Web UI settings. You can also reset it by using the following script (which does not delete your existing settings): {{{ #!python #!/usr/bin/env python # Changes the password for Deluge's Web UI from deluge.config import Config import hashlib import os.path import sys if len(sys.argv) == 2: deluge_dir = os.path.expanduser(sys.argv[1]) if os.path.isdir(deluge_dir): try: config = Config("web.conf", config_dir=deluge_dir) except IOError, e: print "Can't open web ui config file: ", e else: password = raw_input("Enter new password: ") s = hashlib.sha1() s.update(config['pwd_salt']) s.update(password) config['pwd_sha1'] = s.hexdigest() try: config.save() except IOError, e: print "Couldn't save new password: ", e else: print "New password successfully set!" else: print "%s is not a directory!" % deluge_dir else: print "Usage: %s " % (os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])) }}} == How do I use https? ==  1. Create (self-signed) ssl certificates: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/ssl/ssl_faq.html#selfcert === Linux === 1. Put deluge.cert.pem and deluge.key.pem in ~/.config/deluge/ssl/  === Windows ===  1. Put deluge.cert.pem and deluge.key.pem in %APPDATA%\deluge\ssl\  === ALL ===  1. Enable https in the webui config.  1. Restart the webui == Can I bind the webui to port :80 in Linux? == You cannot bind to anything under 1024 in linux, however if you have kernel 2.6.24 or higher, you can use capabilities to allow python to bind to port 80 securely. In debian/ubuntu: 1. sudo apt-get install libcap2-bin 1. sudo setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' /path/to/python 1. Configure the WebUI to use port 80 1. Restart deluged daemon. == How do I configure plugins with the WebUI? == Not all plugins are configurable directly with the WebUI right now. The easiest way to configure the plugins is to use the GTK UI. If you cannot install the GTK UI on the machine with your daemon, it is possible to connect to that daemon from another computer with the GTK UI. See [wiki:UserGuide/ThinClient ThinClient] for more information on remote GTK UI. ---- = Installing = == How do I install Deluge? == ['Installing'] == Does Deluge have its own repository? == There is an unofficial Ubuntu repository hosted at launchpad: [http://dev.deluge-torrent.org/wiki/Installing/Linux/Ubuntu More Info] == How do I set Deluge as my default !BitTorrent program? == On Windows, the installer should do this automatically. On Linux/Unix (GNOME), right-click on a torrent file, click on properties, click on the "open with" tab. Is deluge listed there? If so, select it to be your default, if not, click on "add", then click on "use custom command". Insert /usr/bin/deluge and click add. ---- = Troubleshooting = == Deluge won't start! What should I do? == Sometimes deluge's settings get corrupted and need to be reset. See: [wiki:Faq#HowdoIrestoreallsettingstodefault Reset Settings] == Deluge won't start with a "!ImportError: No module named pkg_resources" error. == You need to install setuptools. == Deluge won't start with a "!ImportError: No module named libtorrent" error. == You need to install [http://www.rasterbar.com/products/libtorrent/ libtorrent-rasterbar] == How do I find what libtorrent version I am using == The quick way is to use python to import and query libtorrent, this also ensures that libtorrent is installed properly. {{{ python -c "import libtorrent as lt; print lt.version" }}} == Deluge won't start with a “gobject.GError: Unrecognised image file format” error. == You need to install SVG support. On Debian/Ubuntu, the package is librsvg2-common. == Deluge's GTK UI won't connect to a remote daemon == Make sure both the GTK UI and the daemon are the same (or similar) versions. Deluge 1.2 was a complete rewrite and hence is unable to connect to 1.1.x Otherwise make sure you've followed the [wiki:UserGuide/ThinClient thin client userguide]. == Deluge isn't working! What should I do? == The best thing is to provide us with a debug log of deluged and/or deluge (depending if the error is related to the daemon and/or to a UI). {{{ #!comment This is currently not the case. ~~If you are on Windows, the debug logs are located in your [wiki:Faq#WheredoesDelugestoreitssettings settings folder] under the names "deluged.log" and "deluge.log".~~ }}} If you are in Linux, see [wiki:Faq#EnableDelugeLogging Enable Deluge Logging] below If you are pasting the log on the forums, please use the [code]![/code] tags. If you are pasting the log on IRC, please use [http://dpaste.com dpaste] or [http://pastebin.com pastebin] or something similar. == How do I add an already completed torrent to deluge? == If you add an already completed torrent to deluge, you just need to set 'download location' to the path where your data is, and deluge will continue downloading/seeding the torrent. A common error occurs if your torrent contained a folder. If your torrent contained a folder called Torrent.Name.2010, such that the data was in ~/downloads/Torrent.Name.2010/ You need to set the download location to ~/downloads/ '''not''' ~/downloads/Torrent.Name.2010/ If you have already added the torrent to deluge, you can pause it, select 'Move Storage', point it to your data, then choose 'Force Re-check' == Torrent stuck at 99% or some other point, even though seeders available == Check that local machine firewall or router is not detecting a SYN flood and blocking packets. As a torrent reaches completion and you become a seeder, there can be a sudden inrush of connections from other peers that causes firewalls to start blocking. If so, try reducing the total connections allowed in deluge, or increasing the tolerance on the router, or turning off SYN flood detection. Also check local storage for the downloaded file is not out of space (shown on bottom status bar in Deluge UI). ---- = Troubleshooting on Windows = == Deluge doesn't start! == This is usually caused by a crufty GTK installation. This can be solved as follows: * Uninstall the GTK2 Runtime * Delete the C:\Program Files\GTK2-Runtime directory (or where ever it was installed) * Reinstall GTK+ Reinstall GTK by simply re-running the Deluge installer and selecting that option or download latest from our [http://download.deluge-torrent.org/windows/deps mirror] == Error: 14001 side-by-side configuration == This error is solved by installing the [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=A5C84275-3B97-4AB7-A40D-3802B2AF5FC2&displaylang=en Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86)] == Samba Network Shares == In order for Deluge to use a Samba share from within Windows, the share has to be mapped to a drive letter. == How can i change language in Deluge GUI for Windows == This is a GTK issue on Windows. There are several options. Set the global LANG environment variable to the language you require. Delete the language files from Deluge program folder: {{{ C:\Program Files\Deluge\deluge-1.3.3-py2.6.egg\deluge\i18n }}} A fix was recently suggested in this forum post: Open notepad, type in: {{{ set lang=en start deluge.exe }}} Save the file as 'Deluge.cmd' in the same folder as 'Deluge.exe'. Create a shortcut to that .cmd and use it to start Deluge. ---- = Enable Deluge Logging = To enable logging run deluge from a shell with the following options. These also apply to [wiki:Faq#HowdoIstartthedaemonwithloggingenabled deluged], deluge-gtk, deluge-web & deluge-console === Logging to shell === {{{ deluge -L }}} === Logging to file === {{{ deluge -L -l }}} === Available Log levels === ''none'', ''critical'', ''error'', ''warning'', ''info'', ''debug''