Using Deluge on a headless server
Sources:
- https://www.rapidseedbox.com/kb/ultimate-deluge-guide
- User Guide
Create user account
sudo groupadd deluge
sudo useradd -r -m -d /var/lib/deluge -s /usr/sbin/nologin -g deluge deluge
Install Components
sudo apt install deluged deluge-console deluge-web
Verify:
> deluged --version
deluged 2.1.2.dev0
libtorrent: 2.0.9.0
Python: 3.11.6
OS: Linux Ubuntu 23.10 mantic
sudo systemctl enable deluged
sudo systemctl start deluged
Configuration
https://dev.deluge-torrent.org/wiki/UserGuide/Authentication
echo "alex:password:10" >> ~/.config/deluge/auth