Radek Sprta (Posts about torrents)https://radeksprta.eu/categories/torrents.atom2024-01-07T02:28:56ZRadek SprtaNikolaMariner - a Command Line Torrent Searcherhttps://radeksprta.eu/posts/mariner-command-line-torrent-searcher/2018-02-25T17:50:13+01:002018-02-25T17:50:13+01:00Radek Sprta<p>I have been busy working on a new project for the past several weeks. It has
finally reached a state, where I can publicly announce it. So without further
ado, welcome Mariner, the command line torrent searcher:</p>
<p><img alt="Mariner in action" src="https://gitlab.com/radek-sprta/mariner/-/raw/master/docs/assets/mariner.svg"></p>
<p>I use torrents for downloading Linux distributions. The reason being, that it is
usually faster and easier than digging for the ISOs on the official websites.
Still, most torrent trackers are bloated, filled with ads and plagued by popup
windows. I could do without those. All this has lead me to write Mariner. As
you can see in the animation above, it is a simple command line aplication. It
let's you search for a torrent on multiple trackers at once and find the
fastest one. Among other features, it allows you to see the torrent details,
download them and directly open them in your torrent application. Moreover, it
is asynchronous. That means, it is more responsive than your average web
scraper.</p>
<h3>Conclusion</h3>
<p>If it piqued your interest, you can learn more about Mariner in
<a href="https://radek-sprta.gitlab.io/mariner/">documentation</a>. Or, you could just
check the <a href="https://gitlab.com/radek-sprta/mariner">project page</a>. But if you
are looking for a more automatic way to download torrents, check my
<a href="https://radeksprta.eu/turn-raspberry-pi-into-torrentbox/">torrentbox guide</a>.</p>Turn Raspberry Pi Into Torrentboxhttps://radeksprta.eu/posts/turn-raspberry-pi-into-torrentbox/2016-10-04T23:00:12+02:002016-10-04T23:00:12+02:00Radek Sprta<div><p>In an earlier post I explained how to <a href="https://radeksprta.eu/setting-up-headless-raspberry-pi-server/">setup a headless Raspberry Pi
server</a>. It is
sitting there, all nice and shiny. Now it is time to actually make it do
something useful. Therefore, this guide will show you how to setup your
Raspberry to work as torrent box, that automatically downloads all your
favorite legal content.</p>
<h3>Create download folders</h3>
<p>First of all, you will need to an external usb drive to store the downloaded
files. You can find out how to connect one in <a href="https://radeksprta.eu/how-to-connect-external-hard-drive-to-raspberry-pi/">one of my other
posts</a>.
Let's say you have it mounted as <code>/media/external</code>. Then, create the
following directories for your downloads:</p>
<div class="code"><pre class="code literal-block">$ mkdir /media/external/incomplete
$ mkdir /media/external/complete
</pre></div>
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