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uTorrent is a very popular torrent client on Windows and Mac OSX. If you are considering moving your home media server and downloader to Linux (like Ubuntu or Debian) and feel comfortable with uTorrent, you can install what is called uTorrent server which provides a server daemon and web interface … I'm curious
Plex Media Server can finally run natively on ARMv7 devices. We use the Synology package and make some modifications thanks to uglymagoo on the Plex forum to get it to work. Direct play works beautifully but transcoding is very limited. This guide was tested on the ODROID-C1 but should work … I'm curious
Usenet releases can be passworded causing frustration for users. Like Sabnzbd, NZBGet can discard passworded releases that your usenet indexer didn't catch it just requires a script configuration. The PasswordDetector script is written by several coders in python so it will work on all operating systems: Windows, Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, … I'm curious
FTP is a simple way to transfer files from your Raspberry Pi to other devices. It is also the fastest method for transferring data between devices – at least faster than SAMBA (see Raspberry vs Banana Pi Benchmarks: Do SATA and Gigabit Matter?). If you are using your Raspberry … I'm curious
A reverse proxy is a secure method of remotely accessing services on your home media server. Using nginx on any Linux based system (Ubuntu, Debian, Raspbian) you can access SickRage without having to remember the port number inside your home network. With a free dynamic dns address (Linux, … I'm curious
This guide shows how to force Transmission Bittorrent client to use a VPN while retaining remote access to its WebUI (user interface) so you can access and manage your torrents outside your home network. You will need to know your network's IP information and have the machine use a static … I'm curious
Ever wanted to grab the latest tv or movie releases via torrents as they are available? If you are lucky enough to be a member of private torrent sites you can most likely take advantage of their IRC announce channels to accomplish record fast grabs. You will need a server … I'm curious