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Transmission is a set of lightweight BitTorrent clients (in GUI, CLI and daemon form). All these incarnations feature a very simple and intuitive interface, on top on an efficient, cross-platform backend: https://transmissionbt.com
Transmission is intended to download KA Lite content to IIAB, from places like http://pantry.learningequality.org/downloads/ka-lite/0.17/content/ — and also to seed content, assisting others.
Transmission is intended to download KA Lite content to Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) from places like http://pantry.learningequality.org/downloads/ka-lite/0.17/content/ — and also to seed content, assisting others.
For example, once KA Lite videos and thumbnails are confirmed downloaded, copy them (carefully!) from ``/library/transmission`` into ``/library/ka-lite/content`` as outlined by "KA Lite Administration: What tips & tricks exist?" at http://FAQ.IIAB.IO
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Using It
--------
Install Transmission by setting 'transmission_install' and 'transmission_enabled' to True in /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml and then running::
cd /opt/iiab/iiab
./runrole transmission
Or if you prefer a complete reinstall of IIAB::
cd /opt/iiab/iiab
./iiab-install --reinstall
Login to Transmission's web interface http://box:9091 using administrative account::
Username: Admin
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Configure Transmission using its web interface: http://box:9091
More settings can be edited within '/etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json' if you first ensure that the transmission-daemon.service is stopped::
More settings can be changed within '/etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json' if you first ensure that the transmission-daemon.service is stopped::
systemctl stop transmission-daemon
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Here are some short explanations, as to what those 70+ variables mean: https://github.com/transmission/transmission/wiki/Editing-Configuration-Files
Adding torrents
After saving your changes in settings.json, restart Transmission by running::
systemctl restart transmission-daemon
Adding Torrents
---------------
Transmission can facilitate provisioning content onto your IIAB, e.g. by adding KA Lite content from places like: http://pantry.learningequality.org/downloads/ka-lite/0.17/content/
Transmission can facilitate provisioning content onto your IIAB, e.g. by adding thousands of KA Lite videos from places like: http://pantry.learningequality.org/downloads/ka-lite/0.17/content/
Please read the lettered instructions (A, B, C, D) in /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml and "KA Lite Administration: What tips & tricks exist?" at http://FAQ.IIAB.IO outlining how to use Transmission to download and then install KA Lite content.
You can also download other torrents using Transmission's web interface, or by typing 'transmission-remote' at the command-line::
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systemctl status transmission-daemon
Re-check that Transmission's settings are correct in::
Re-check that Transmission's settings are correct, while following the instructions above, under 'Configuration'::
/etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json