qBittorrent Setup

Install qBittorrent on Ubuntu

Import qBittorrent PPA on Ubuntu

In this section, we’ll import the qBittorrent Launchpad PPA (Personal Package Archive) to access the qBittorrent packages for Ubuntu.

Step 1: Update Ubuntu Before qBittorrent Installation

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Step 2: Install Initial Packages For qBittorrent on Ubuntu

sudo apt install dirmngr ca-certificates software-properties-common apt-transport-https

Step 3: Import qBittorrent PPA on Ubuntu

Option 1: Import qBittorrent stable PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-stable -y

Option 2: Import qBittorrent unstable PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-unstable -y

Step 4: Update Packages List After qBittorrent PPA Import on Ubuntu

sudo apt update

Install qBittorrent Desktop Client

In this section, we’ll install the qBittorrent desktop client on your Ubuntu system and launch it for the first time.

Step 1: Install qBittorrent Desktop Client via APT command

sudo apt install qbittorrent

Step 2: Launch qBittorrent Desktop Client

qbittorrent

Install qBittorrent-nox Web-UI (Ubuntu Server)

qBittorrent-nox allows you to install qBittorrent on a headless Ubuntu server or a remotely accessed desktop. With the WebUI interface, you can efficiently manage qBittorrent using your favorite browser.

Step 1: Install qBittorrent-nox via APT command

sudo apt install qbittorrent-nox

qBittorrent-nox is designed for headless clients and is accessible via a Web interface at the default localhost location: http://localhost:8080. The Web UI access is secured by default.

The default username is admin, and the default password is adminadmin.

Step 2: Create a User and Group for qbittorrent-nox on Ubuntu

sudo adduser qbtuser

Step 3: Disable qbtuser account SSH login (optional)

You may also want to disable login for the account (from SSH) for security reasons. The account will still be usable locally:

sudo usermod -s /usr/sbin/nologin qbtuser

This can be reversed if necessary with the command:

sudo usermod -s /bin/bash qbtuser

Step 4: Add Username to qBittorrent Group on Ubuntu

sudo adduser $USER qbtuser

Step 5: Configure a Systemd Service File for qbittorrent-nox on Ubuntu

Modify a systemd service file for qbittorrent-nox:

sudo vim /usr/lib/systemd/system/qbittorrent-nox@.service

Copy and paste the following lines into the file:

[Unit]
Description=qBittorrent-nox service for user %I
Documentation=man:qbittorrent-nox(1)
Wants=network-online.target
After=local-fs.target network-online.target nss-lookup.target

[Service]
Type=forking
PrivateTmp=false
User=%i
Group=%i
UMask=007
ExecStart=/usr/bin/qbittorrent-nox -d --webui-port=8080
TimeoutStopSec=1800
Restart=on-failure

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Step 6: Reload the Systemd Daemon for qbittorrent-nox on Ubuntu

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Step 7: Add default config file for qbittorrent-nox on Ubuntu WGET

wget -N --no-cache --no-check-certificate https://raw.githubusercontent.com/carry0987/Linux-Script/master/book_source/qBittorrent/setup-qbttorrent-conf.sh && chmod +x setup-qbttorrent-conf.sh && bash setup-qbttorrent-conf.sh

CURL

curl -H 'Cache-Control: no-cache' -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/carry0987/Linux-Script/master/book_source/qBittorrent/setup-qbttorrent-conf.sh && chmod +x setup-qbttorrent-conf.sh && bash setup-qbttorrent-conf.sh

Step 8: Start and Enable qbittorrent-nox Service on Ubuntu

sudo systemctl start qbittorrent-nox@qbtuser
sudo systemctl enable qbittorrent-nox@qbtuser

Before proceeding, check the status to ensure everything is working correctly:

sudo systemctl status qbittorrent-nox@qbtuser

qBittorrent Setup