---| rTorrent + rtgui ( webinterface install )  on Debian & Ubuntu Server OS |----------------------------



STEP 1.  start terminal and install needed packages:

# sudo apt-get install php5 php5-xmlrpc apache2 libapache2-mod-scgi rtorrent



STEP 2. Modify apache2

# sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default

Add:

LoadModule scgi_module /usr/lib/apache2/modules/mod_scgi.so
SCGIMount /RPC2 127.0.0.1:5000

</VirtualHost>

NB. Note the 2 lines are added in the end of the first 1. </VirtualHost>
If using several vhosts, still add the 2 lines to the first vhost </VirtualHost>





STEP 3. Make an rtorrent user:  ( example )

adduser rtorrentuser
Enter new UNIX password:   enter wanted passwd
Retype new UNIX password:  enter wanted passwd again

You now have user -->  /home/rtorrentuser

Make rtorrent dirs to  download, autodownload and session

Enter following in terminal:

e.g.

--
# mkdir /home/rtorrentuser/download

# mkdir /home/rtorrentuser/watch

# mkdir /home/rtorrentuser/session

# chown -R rtorrentuser /home/rtorrentuser
# chmod 777 ./download ./watch ./session
--



STEP 4. Edit rtorrent config file

--
First download ----> http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/browser/trunk/rtorrent/doc/rtorrent.rc#latest

Copy into an texteditor, save file as .rtorrent.rc

File + filepath should now be /home/rtorrentuser/.rtorrent.rc
--
Now do:  Insert

# nano /home/rtorrentuser/.rtorrent.rc  (Edit following lines in config file, must match folders we created earlier )
uncomment and edit

**Set download folder**

# Default directory to save the downloaded torrents.
directory = ./download

**Set Session dir**

# Default session directory. Make sure you don't run multiple instance
# of rtorrent using the same session directory. Perhaps using a
# relative path?
session = ./session

**Set watch dir**

# Watch a directory for new torrents, and stop those that have been
# deleted.
schedule = watch_directory,5,5,load_start=./watch/*.torrent
#schedule = untied_directory,5,5,stop_untied=

** Set a portforward range for rtorrent to use ( Remember to enable portforward range in you router) **

# Port range to use for listening.
port_range = 55410-55420

At the end of file we put in ( .rtorrent.rc )


scgi_port = 127.0.0.1:5000

Save file ( .rtorrent.rc )



STEP 5. Add webinterface to rtorrent ( rtgui )

Download latest rtgui from http://code.google.com/p/rtgui/

Change to webserver root  e.g.  /var/www and downlaod/wget the rtgui file to here

# wget http://rtgui.googlecode.com/files/rtgui-0.2.9.tgz

untar file while in  /var/www

# sudo tar -zxvf rtgui-0.2.7.tgz

rename config.php.sample to config.php

# cd /var/www/rtgui
# nano config.php

Insert correct folders, look for the following:

// rtorrent 'watch' directory (used for upload torrent)
$watchdir="/home/rtorrentuser/watch/";

// Path to report disk usage
$downloaddir="/home/rtorrentuser/download";

Save file ( config.php )

STEP 6.   LETS GO

start rtorrent in a screen

# screen

Press space

rtorrent

Open your webbrowser ->>  http://localhost/rtgui


Thats it. Now it should run. Maybe you have to shut rtorrent down and restart.
Make sure .rtorrent.rc file is loaded during start. You can see this at the buttom of screen when starting rtorrent.


---| rTorrent + rtgui ( webinterface install )  on Debian & Ubuntu Server OS |----------------------------



Please PM me on site if you have corrections to this guide.

**
Although not stated on the rtgui website, rtgui is working with rTorrent  0.7.9
I have tested.
But then again, I assume that almost anyone is already using a later version of rTorrent?