Does anybody here use Deluge? How do you get magnet links to work? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 9 months ago by FartsUnited@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I'm currently on the Imac using Deluge as my preferred client - it just seems so much faster than (say) Transmission, which has recently been struggling to connect to other pirates on the high seas.

The only problem is: Deluge appears to have issues with magnet links. Although the client will open when you click a magnet, the link doesn't automatically get added to the downloads. So you have to manually enter each magnet link.

Is there anyway around this? I'd appreciate detailed instructions if possible (or a link to a video and/or article explaining what to do).

thanks

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[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

All you have to do is click the add button on the pop-up after opening a magnet link. The popup window in Dekuge may sometimes be blank at first, but you can click add before it populates and it still works.

IDK if there's a way to get it to skip that part and just start downloading after opening the link, but if there is and someone else knows I'd like to know, too.

[-] FartsUnited@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago

Thanks for the quick reply, but that doesn't work for me (there is no popup on my end).

[-] INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone 9 points 9 months ago

I recon your browser is trying to open the link in a different app

[-] FartsUnited@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 months ago

It doesn't appear to be a browser issue - same thing happens irrespective of browser

[-] ABCDE@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

I assume it's because of how your computer deals with them in that case. Is there a way to reset permissions for magnet links?

[-] FartsUnited@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 9 months ago

I'm not sure.

[-] OmnipotentEntity@beehaw.org 4 points 9 months ago

When you attempt to open a link in your browser it calls the executable you specify with the link URL as its first argument. Glancing at the deluge torrent source, it seems to want a different command line than the one the web browser provides. You can fix this using a small wrapping script.

[-] FartsUnited@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 months ago

thanks, what's the wrapping script and how would I enable it?).

[-] OmnipotentEntity@beehaw.org 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

A wrapping script is a small text file that calls the program you want to call. For instance in Linux this would be something like:

#!/bin/sh

deluge -torrent $1

You save it as deluge-wrapper.sh. Use chmod to enable the execution bit (chmod a+x deluge-wrapper.sh). And then point your browser at it.

Be sure to doublecheck that running deluge in this way does open the torrent. You can test it in the command line. It might be --torrent or I might be misreading or misremembering the code from last night. Additionally, it might be deluge-gtk or something.

[-] FartsUnited@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 months ago

thank you very much

[-] DLSantini@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago

Browser extension that connects to the deluge webui. But my deluge is running on unraid on my Nas. Would probably work for the desktop deluge, if you can setup the webui.

[-] Changer098@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 months ago

For macOS, there's a separate application you need to get magnet links to work. I think this is it but am unable to check currently: https://github.com/Lord-Kamina/Deluge-Magnet-Handler

[-] FartsUnited@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 9 months ago

Thanks, that appears to be the right app or plugin, but Mac won't let me install it (too old for my current OS and/or can't verify if its safe). Thanks, though.

[-] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 9 months ago

I’ve always used qBittorrent no matter the OS. They have Windows, macOS and Linux versions. Though I haven’t had a Mac as a main computer in a couple years, so take my knowledge of how well it works currently with a grain of salt.

https://www.qbittorrent.org/

[-] Grey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago

Check the app settings and make sure it has permission to open links

[-] FartsUnited@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 months ago

the app settings don't appear to say anything about magnet links

[-] pangolinpalantir@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

I'm running deluge in a docker container on unraid and I have this same issue in Firefox but not in Chrome. I also have authentication problems in qBittorrent in Firefox that don't happen in Chrome. It's literally the only thing I use Chrome for unfortunately.

[-] __init__@programming.dev 1 points 9 months ago

Before I had it all automated, I used to use a browser extension which would send them to the web ui without having to actually open deluge at all. I think it was called deluge siphon.