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Build a Thinkcentre or try to fiddle with VMs? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by KpntAutismus@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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Hi,

i've been running a Truenas server for a while now. i currently have my totally legally aquired movie saved on there and jellyfin to stream them.

but the one complaint is: i can't torrent without my Workstation pc running, because its running qbittorrent and uploading it through SMB.

is there any way to install a torrent program on the server and remote control it via my PC? Ideally with magnet link support?

i would imagine it being done via a VM and connecting it to the server via SMB or FTP as well

my electronics engineer brain also had the idea to buy a passively cooled thinkcentre for 50€ on ebay and just keep it running inside my office 24/7.

any help is appreciated!

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[–] zetwinkie@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

TrueNAS has a feature built in called Jails that allow you to run applications in their own walled area similar to a VM but more similar to a Container. There used to be a section (haven’t used TrueNAS in a moment) where you could easily attain official and community pre-built jails and install them without much difficulty. QBittorrent was in one of those lists. Definitely worth poking around to see if that’s still there.

Another option would be to stand up your own jail and install the program you want on there yourself. Here’s a quick rundown out there that seems to cover the basics you are looking for.

https://cyberon.org/qbittorrent-installation-in-truenas-jail.html

[–] KpntAutismus@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

i had a transmission jail once, but couldn't figure out where to mount the jail, and how the file paths would have to look. but a jail seems like the way to go. i might be able to put more energy into figuring that out now.