Tutorial: How to Install Exatorrent on Fedora Server Latest

Exatorrent is a self-hosted BitTorrent client that allows users to download and share files using the powerful P2P network. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Exatorrent on your Fedora server.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following items:

• A Fedora server
• A user account with sudo privileges
• SSH access to your server

Step 1: Update Your System

First, we need to update our system to ensure we have the latest software packages installed. To do this, log in to your server using SSH and run the following command:

sudo dnf update

Follow the prompts to complete the update process.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Exatorrent has a few dependencies that we need to install before we can run it. Run the following command to install these dependencies:

sudo dnf install -y git transmission-cli transmission-daemon nodejs npm

This will install Git, Transmission CLI and Daemon, Node.js, and npm.

Step 3: Download and Install Exatorrent

Now that we have our dependencies installed, we can proceed to download and install Exatorrent. Run the following commands to download Exatorrent and install it:

git clone https://github.com/varbhat/exatorrent.git
cd exatorrent
npm install

This will download the latest version of Exatorrent from GitHub, navigate to the Exatorrent directory, and install its dependencies using npm.

Step 4: Configure Transmission

Exatorrent uses Transmission to download torrents, so we need to configure Transmission before we can start using Exatorrent. Run the following command to create the Transmission configuration directory:

mkdir -p ~/.config/transmission-daemon/

Next, create a new configuration file using nano or your favorite text editor:

nano ~/.config/transmission-daemon/settings.json

Add the following lines to the file:

{
    "peer-port": 45682,
    "rpc-authentication-required": true,
    "rpc-enabled": true,
    "rpc-password": "your_password_here",
    "rpc-port": 9091,
    "rpc-username": "your_username_here",
    "download-dir": "/path/to/downloads/",
    "incomplete-dir": "/path/to/incomplete/"
}

Replace "your_password_here" with a strong password, and "your_username_here" with a username of your choice. Replace "/path/to/downloads/" and "/path/to/incomplete/" with the paths to your download and incomplete directories, respectively.

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Start Transmission and Exatorrent

We are now ready to start Transmission and Exatorrent. Run the following commands to start Transmission and Exatorrent:

sudo systemctl start transmission-daemon
npm start

This will start Transmission as a service using systemctl, and Exatorrent will start listening for incoming connections.

Step 6: Access Exatorrent

Finally, you can access Exatorrent using your web browser. Go to the following URL:

http://your_server_ip:3000

Replace "your_server_ip" with the IP address of your server. You will be prompted to enter a username and password to log in. Use the same username and password you configured in the previous step.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Exatorrent on your Fedora server. You can now start downloading and sharing files using Exatorrent.

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