Amahi Wiki - User contributions [en]

Virtualization

2012-11-08T01:43:28Z

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This is a placeholder page for running Amahi under virtualization.

We are going to have how to install on VMware and Virtual Box to start and then hopefully bring in Qemu and KVM at a later time.

The main thing with virtualization is that you probably want to run the VM software in "NAT" mode, in other words, using a firewall between the host and the VM running Amahi.

If you were to run the VM in "bridge" mode, then DHCP requests and responses would make it out of the VM into your host network, which could cause trouble if that is not what you want.

Do you have any tips about running Amahi on a virtualization product?

= VMWare =

The Amahi team routinely runs Amahi on [http://www.vmware.com/ VMWare] software, be it [http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/esxi-and-esx/index.html EXSi] or [http://www.vmware.com/products/workstation/index.html Workstation] (PC) or [http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/overview.html Fusion] (Mac).

= VirtualBox =

Many people use [https://www.virtualbox.org/ VirtualBox] to run Amahi on it.

= Proxmox =

[http://www.proxmox.com/ Proxmox] is also known to work well when running Amahi on it. The team routinely tests Amahi before release on a Proxmox server.

Other guides on this Wiki regarding Virtualization:
*[[KVM]]
*[[KVM_Virtualization|KVM Virtualization]]

Greyhole troubleshooting

2012-10-21T00:46:40Z

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Gathering Good Troubleshooting Information when reporting an issue with Greyhole, or asking for help regarding Greyhole. You should provide the following (execute the given commands as root).

1. What version of Fedora, Samba & Greyhole are you running?
{{Code|uname -r; rpm -q samba hda-greyhole}}

2. The content of the /etc/samba/smb.conf & /etc/greyhole.conf files (provide paste URLs):

Fedora:
{{Code|yum -y install fpaste;
fpaste /etc/samba/smb.conf
fpaste /etc/greyhole.conf}}

Ubuntu:
{{Code|pastebinit /etc/samba/smb.conf
pastebinit /etc/greyhole.conf}}

3. The result of the following commands:
{{Code|mount
fdisk -l
df -h
greyhole --stats}}

4. The list drives in your storage pool (per Amahi platform):
{{Code|mysql -u root -phda -e "select * from disk_pool_partitions" hda_production}}

5. A list of the directories on the root of the drives included in your storage pool, obtained with the following command (provide a paste URL):
{{Code|mysql -u root -phda -e "select concat(path, '/gh') from disk_pool_partitions" hda_production <nowiki>|</nowiki> grep -v 'concat(' <nowiki>|</nowiki> xargs ls -la <nowiki>|</nowiki> fpaste}}

6. The Greyhole work queue:
{{Code|greyhole --view-queue}}
If the above command returns nothing, execute the following to see the problem:
{{code|tail /var/log/greyhole.log}}

7. If you have issues with a particular file (file disappeared, is wrong size, has wrong filename), execute the following to find out what Greyhole did with this file:
{{Code|greyhole --debug filename}}

== Clearing The Greyhole Work Queue ==
I've not seen too many other reports of this occuring on the internet, so I suspect it's something that may be specific to my setup. However, the fix is pretty general, so I'm documenting it here for others to use.

Sometimes, greyhole will have too many tasks queued, and will lock up, leaving you with a full landing zone and an fsck queue that just isn't processing. Always leave your server overnight (or longer, depending on the size of your landing zone (overnight should be sufficient for most) to ensure that its not just taking a while to process, but if its really, definitely stuck, you may want to follow these instructions to clear the queue.

Stop the greyhole daemon
{{Code|sudo service greyhole stop}}
Connect to the MYSQL engine
{{Code|mysql -u greyhole -pgreyhole}}
Select the Greyhole database
{{Code|USE greyhole;}}
Drop and Recreate the 'Tasks' table with the same structure
{{Code|TRUNCATE TABLE tasks;}}
Exit the MYSQL engine
{{Code|exit;}}
Restart the greyhole daemon
{{Code|sudo service greyhole start}}
Schedule an fsck to clear out the files currently in the landing zone
{{Code|sudo greyhole --fsck}}

===Queue Still Stuck===
If you've done the above, and all you've accomplished is another stuck fsck, it's time to get serious. The only solution I've found is to blow away the landing zone and then schedule the fsck with an empty landingzone. Greyhole will rebuild your file links from the files in your storage drives, so you won't lose anything except the data that was waiting to be moved to your storage drives. The steps below will mitigate even that loss.

Copy the contents of your landing zone somewhere else (preferably a non-greyhole share, so you can sort it out from the comfort and convenience of your normal workstation). In the example below, I just borrow the AFP share I have locally mounted for Apple timemachine backups, but this can be any folder. Don't copy the /drives subfolder, as that's actually the physical drives attached to the system.
{{Code|sudo cp -rv /var/hda/files/shareName /mnt/timemachine/landingzonebackup/shareName}}

Now, stop the greyhole service again. Do this from the Amahi Console->Settings->Servers->Greyhole. Disable the watchdog and press the big red 'stop' button.

Blow away the contents of your landing zone shares. It is '''very''' important you don't touch the /drives folder within /var/hda/files if you have a default setup.
{{Code|sudo rm -rf /var/hda/files/shareName/*}}

Now, clean up the horrible mess you'll probably have in each drive in /var/hda/files/drives - I had old shares and other assorted crap that was slowing down each fsck. Your /var/hda/files/drives/driveX/gh folder (replace X with whatever drive number you have) should ''only'' have references for your current shares. Use the code below to remove any folders that contain old shares.
{{Code|sudo rm -rf /var/hda/files/drives/drive/gh/folderName}}

Then clean up the even more horrible mess you probably have in your /var/hda/files/drives/driveX/gh/.gh_graveyard folder. ''Note, this is a hidden folder, it won't be listed if you just ls the /var/hda/files/drives/driveX/gh folder.'' Use the command below to remove each folder that isn't a current share.
{{Code|sudo rm -rf /var/hda/files/drives/drive/gh/.gh_graveyard/folderName}}

Now, restart the greyhole service using the Amahi Console. Remember to turn the watchdog back on.

Schedule another --fsck. It should start pretty much right away, and begin rebuilding the landing zone. Note that any shares you have won't be available again until the fsck completes.
{{Code|sudo greyhole --fsck}}

'''Optional''': You'll probably now want to check the landing zone backup you made, and recopy any actual data in the folder back in (don't just copy the whole folder back in, that would make everything you just did pointless).

'''Optional''': Cleaning all the crap out of your physical drives has probably freed up a bit of space (or quite a bit, depending how much crap you have). Now is probably a good time to balance out your storage again.
{{Code|sudo greyhole --balance}}

If you run into any trouble with the above, post it in the [http://forums.amahi.org/viewforum.php?f=39&sid=f676fa2944ab7d2ccfc8901ee731b6fe Amahi forums] '''and''' PM me (U=doczombie) the link to your forum post if you like (PM's without a link to a forum post are liable to be ignored).

===Database Error Table :greyhole.tasks does not exist ===
{{Code| Can't describe tasks with query: DESCRIBE tasks - Error: Table 'greyhole.tasks' doesn't exist}}
If the Greyhole service will not start, or you see this message when gathering info for support, it is possible that the Greyhole database was not created. The following MySQL commands will create the database:
{{Code|mysql -u root -phda -e 'create database greyhole'
mysql -u root -phda -e "grant all on greyhole.* to greyhole@'localhost' identified by 'greyhole'"
mysql -u greyhole -pgreyhole greyhole < /usr/share/greyhole/schema-mysql.sql
service greyhole restart}}

Back to the [[Greyhole]] page

Greyhole troubleshooting

2012-10-21T00:28:54Z

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Amahi 7

2012-09-15T16:36:46Z

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Work on Amahi 7 has started. Expected release is November 2012.

Amahi 7 is a re-engineering of some of the platform software to support a leap in technologies to the latest and greatest. We expect that there will be

= New Technology =
* Using [http://www.ruby-lang.org/ Ruby] 1.9.x
* Using the latest [http://rubyonrails.org/ Ruby on Rails] (probably 3.2.x)
* We will try to use the [http://slim-lang.com/ Slim] template engine for the platform
* Based on Fedora 17 (or 18), because ruby 1.9 and RoR 3.x are in by default in it.
** We're not "abandoning" Ubuntu or "going back" to Fedora. We will attempt to support both. However, Fedora is the first one to bring Ruby 1.9 and RoR 3.x out of the box, so far.

= Hopeful Features =
* New disk wizard
* Widgets
* Gadgets
* More modular
* Faster and more efficient

= How to Help =
There are several ways to help:
* If you are a contributor, make sure you get a machine running with Amahi 7 and get your apps to run on it
* If you want to test the install, get a VM and an ISO file of the base OS and let's test! This is probably the best way to help without deep technical knowledge.
* If you want to help with the platform, get in the Amahi [[Mailing list]] and get some patches going. Ruby and RoR can help here.
* Testing and porting themes will also help
* Want to develop a new theme? Check the [[How to Create a new Theme]] page
* Stop by and hang out on our IRC Channel #Amahi on irc.freenode.net

Ubuntu

2012-06-24T04:07:33Z

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= Ubuntu Release =

Welcome to the first release of '''Amahi Ubuntu Edition'''!

This is our first Ubuntu-based release ... still expect turbulence! Let's start with the caveats and then on to how to install!

= Caveats =
* This is a first wide release. Expect things to mostly work, but there could still be some turbulence.
* 32-bits, 64-bits and (some) ARM editions are supported
* No graphical installer yet. Installation involves two CLI (command-line) commands.
* Note that this is intended to be installed under Ubuntu '''12.04 desktop or server'''. Ubuntu server takes 2.1GB of disk vs 3.7GB for desktop.
* We do not recommend or support the likes of Kubuntu/Lubuntu/Gobuntu/Edubuntu or any other Ubuntu derivative. Feel free to report results if you do attempt any of these flavors.
** Xubuntu has been tested and appears to work fine.
* There are 70+ apps live at the moment with more to follow
* [[Greyhole]] shoud be working
* To enable Secure Shell (ssh), please use one of these apps: [http://www.amahi.org/apps/openssh OpenSSH] or [http://www.amahi.org/apps/dropbear Dropbear]
* [http://www.amahi.org/apps/openvpn VPN] is now an app that you install if needed

= How to install Amahi on Ubuntu =

* Download the Ubuntu 12.04 CD/DVD from the [http://www.ubuntu.com/download Ubuntu downloads] page
* Install Ubuntu
* Start a terminal. On the Dash home, search for ''terminal''. Click on the icon with caption terminal
* Make sure you have the proper network settings set up in your [http://www.amahi.org/user control panel], with one profile and one install code
* Get the installer by executing the following command in the terminal window (hint: use copy and paste):
{{Code| wget http://u12.amahi.org/install-amahi }}
* Then start the install with
{{Code| sh install-amahi }}
* The install script partially runs as root so it will ask for your install code and password
* This should take a while (about 5~10 minutes). The time depends on the speed of your PC and your internet connection.
* Once the installation is completed the system will tell you to reboot.

Note that rebooting will change the IP address of your system to the addres you've given when creating your install code.

After rebooting, '''<nowiki>http://hda</nowiki>''' should be working if entered on the local system. From a remote system this will only work if you have your DNS pointing to the amahi system as otherwise your system cannot resolve the name "hda".

= Known Issues =

* The name of the first user has three extra commas after the name, e.g. "Amahi User,,,"
* The network restarts during installation in some systems and you may loose connection to the port-2000 installer
* Debian is not well supported in this release (there are a couple of known issues). We are focusing on Ubuntu only for now.
*<s> DNS server reports as "Stopped" with a red light (settings tab, servers Sub-Menu). Is it really off? Well, typing HDA, drupal, or names of other web-apps into the URL bar gets you to the correct app...</s>
*<s> SSH is not installed. Need to make an SSH app so users can decide.</s>

= Troubleshooting =

Double check your network settings with '''<code>ifconfig</code>''' and '''<code>route -n</code>'''. These should be the settings that you use in the installation. If these are not correct you can change the ip address by issuing the command
{{Code|sudo ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.14 netmask 255.255.255.0 up}}
assuming 192.168.1.14 is your IP address. The route can be changed with
{{Code|sudo route add default gw 192.168.1.1}}
assuming 192.168.1.1 is the address of your router. 

This is especially important if you are doing a headless install

= Other =

Refer to the [[Debian]] page for the latest info, how to install via other methods and development updates.

The old Ubuntu information (mostly out of date now) is in the [[Ubuntu old]] page.

= Problems, questions, etc. =

If you encounter any problems, have questions or whatever, please stop by on our irc channel [http://talk.amahi.org #amahi] and #amahi-debian), or send them to the [[mailing list]].

If you encountered a problem and found a solution feel free to add your solution to this page.

= Related =

Installing [[UbuntuOnPandaboard | Amahi on Pandaboard]]

= Tips =
[http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-install-classic-gnome-desktop-in-ubuntu-12-04-precise.html Install Gnome Classic]

[http://atutorialblog.com/how-to-install-rpm-package-in-ubuntu.htm How To Install RPM Package In Ubuntu]: Convert RPM to DEB and will help where the depends are not hard coded in the RPM.

[http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-debian-package-management-cheat-sheet.html Debian Package Cheat Sheet]

[http://ubuntuinthewild.blogspot.com/2012/01/ubuntu-command-line-wallpaper.html Ubuntu Commands Wallpaper]

[http://www.ubuntugeek.com/ Ubuntu Geek]: website that provides tutorials for a variety of needs.

Joomla

2012-02-20T20:46:22Z

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[[Category:Apps]]

'''Note: to use Joomla, you have to create an account in the application itself first.'''

= Joomla Info =

[http://www.amahi.org/apps/joomla Joomla] is Amahi app currently in BETA. It's an award-winning [http://www.joomla.org content management system (CMS)], which enables you to build Web sites and powerful online applications. Many aspects, including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have made Joomla the most popular Web site software available. Best of all, Joomla is an open source solution that is freely available to everyone.

= Access Joomla over HTTPS =

You can access Joomla from anywhere with https: (this is for outside, so be warned it does allow access to part of your server from the outside world). [[Access_Joomla_over_HTTPS | Tutorial Here]]

= Upgrade your Joomla version =

There's also a handy way to upgrade your Joomla version. (requires command line) [[Joomla/Update_Joomla_by_Hand | Tutorial Here]]

= Upgrade from 1.7 to 2.5 =

It's now easy to update your installation of Joomla from within the Administration Panel.
You may wish to back up your files and put your site into offline mode before updating.

1. Log into Administration usually: http://joomla/administrator/index.php

2. Go to the ''Extensions'' menu and choose ''Extension Manager''

3. Choose the ''Update'' menu option

4. Click on the ''Find Updates'' icon in the upper right.

5. Tick the check box next to the update and click the orange Update icon in the upper right.

6. You should now be on the latest version.

User talk:Gboudreau

2010-08-04T14:41:37Z

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Vote for one (or two, or three):

Which of those should become an Amahi theme ?

* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/1/1633/?KeepThis=true& 1633] -- 1 vote
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/1/1117/?KeepThis=true& 1117] -- 2 votes
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/1/1182/?KeepThis=true& 1182]
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/1/1249/?KeepThis=true& 1249] -- 4 votes
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/1/1537/?KeepThis=true& 1537] -- 3 votes
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/0/859/?KeepThis=true& 859]
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/0/904/?KeepThis=true& 904] -- 2 votes
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/0/962/?KeepThis=true& 962] -- 2 votes
* [http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/0/771/?KeepThis=true& 771]

User talk:Gboudreau

2010-08-03T20:15:04Z

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Vote for one (or two, or three):

Which of those should become an Amahi theme ?

http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/1/1633/?KeepThis=true&

http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/1/1117/?KeepThis=true&

http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/1/1182/?KeepThis=true&

http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/1/1249/?KeepThis=true&

http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/1/1537/?KeepThis=true&

http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/0/859/?KeepThis=true&

http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/0/904/?KeepThis=true&

http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/0/962/?KeepThis=true&

http://www.opendesigns.org/od/wp-content/designs/0/771/?KeepThis=true&

Current votes:
* 1249 = 1 vote
* 904 = 1 vote
* 962 = 1 vote

Amahi Plug Edition

2010-08-03T13:13:52Z

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= Supported devices =

* SheevaPlug
* GuruPlug
* Pogoplug
* DockStar
* Any other Plug Computer based on the Marvell Plug Computer

= How to install Amahi =

Step 1: '''Prepare your disk.''' Connect your media (usb disk, flash drive, or SD card)into a working Linux machine and open your preferred partitioning software (Gparted, fdisk,etc). Partition and format the drive with your file system of choice (ext2,ext3,etc), the usual warnings apply all data will be lost. If a swap partition is desired (highly recommended for the Dockstar)leave up to 512MB available, and format as Linux swap. Next, download the [http://dl.amahi.org/marvell/create-clean-f12-disk.sh script] and [http://dl.amahi.org/marvell/amahi-marvell-0.8.tar.bz2 Image] to the disk. Run the script and it will give a warning to edit the script to match your drive designation. This is what your disk is on the current machine (i.e. sdb1,sdc1), care should be taken here to correctly identify the disk or you could wipe the wrong disk. Now run the script and it will automagically prepare your disk.

Step 2: '''Boot''' the device with your newly created disk attached. Give it a few minutes to boot, and it will be ready for the Amahi installation.

Step 3: '''Install Amahi.'''

Amahi Plug Edition

2010-08-02T22:18:21Z

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= Supported devices =

* SheevaPlug
* GuruPlug
* Pogoplug
* DockStar
* Any other Plug Computer based on the Marvell Plug Computer

= How to install Amahi =

Step 1: Copy the Amahi ''rootfs'' image into an empty USB hard drive, USB flash drive, or SD card (depending on what your device supports).

Step 2: Boot your device using the drive / card you created.

Step 3: Install Amahi.

Dockstar

2010-07-27T20:13:41Z

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First and foremost, '''DO NOT PLUG THE DOCKSTAR INTO A LIVE INTERNET CONNECTION!''' It will Stealth update its firmware and you won't be able to SSH in, and may cause you problems down the line.

* [http://plugapps.com/index.php5?title=PlugApps:Pogoplug_Setboot PlugApps]
* [http://happytux.blogspot.com/2010/07/seagate-dockstar-notes.html Dockstar notes]
* [http://blogdoch.net/index.php?entry=entry100405-203729 How to brick your Dockstar] (in German!)
* [http://ahsoftware.de/dockstar/ How to brick your Dockstar] (in English too!)

Dockstar

2010-07-26T13:54:33Z

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Dockstar

2010-07-26T13:52:35Z

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First and foremost, '''DO NOT PLUG THE DOCKSTAR INTO A LIVE INTERNET CONNECTION!''' It will Stealth update its firmware and you won't be able to SSH in, and may cause you problems down the line.

* [http://happytux.blogspot.com/2010/07/seagate-dockstar-notes.html Dockstar notes]
* [http://blogdoch.net/index.php?entry=entry100405-203729 How to brick your Dockstar]

Networking - Static IPs

2010-07-09T13:32:07Z

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You can assign static IP address to machines in your network, however, most modern machines will ask for a name to DHCP and that will work all the time regarless of the IP it gets.

However, if you need to set IP addresses, you can do it from the

Setup --> Networking --> Static IPs

And follow the prompts after pressing in the New Static IP.

You will need to enter:

A NAME for your device, that will be added to the Domain e.g. Laser_printer.home.com

An IP address in the range of 1-99, e.g. 192.168.1.20

The MAC address of the device (in the form 00:11:22:33:44:55)

Your client should remain set up as DHCP, but will be assigned this "Static" IP the next time it is rebooted or the DHCP lease is released/renewed.

Networking - Static IPs

2010-07-09T12:55:27Z

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Custom Amahi URL

2010-03-23T02:12:09Z

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Every Amahi HDA comes with a FREE [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_dns dynamic DNS] name that you can use for whatever you like, including remote access, hosting your own web servers, etc.

e.g.: <nowiki>http://username.yourhda.com</nowiki>

Custom Amahi URL

2010-03-23T02:11:04Z

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Custom Amahi URL

2010-03-23T01:35:35Z

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Every Amahi HDA comes with a FREE [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_dns dynamic DNS] name that you can use for whatever you like, including remote access, hosting your own web servers, etc.

Self-install-cdrom

2010-03-19T15:04:00Z

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= Installing via CD-ROMs =
This method is no longer supported, please follow the officially supported interactive instructions <http://www.amahi.org/instructions>

Torrents

2010-02-18T20:30:58Z

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= Torrents =

Torrents is an HDAized version of the popular [http://www.torrentflux.com/ Torrent Flux] downloader.

= Tips =

The very first login creates an administrator user, so remember what you type the first time for password! From the program:

<pre><nowiki>
'''IMPORTANT:'' The first time you access the application, you
will be prompted for a user/password -- this is when you will
set the SUPER ADMIN user and password by what you enter. For
example, you pull the site up for the first time, you will
be prompted to login and if you put in user: 'goombah' and
password: 'iama' then your super admin user account will
be set to goombah/iama -- cool? You are ready to access
the application!
</nowiki></pre>

This application can be accessed by simply typing <code><nowiki> torrents </nowiki></code> in the URL of your browser, or in other words, going to [http://torrents/ http://torrents/].

Once a torrent URL has been loaded, it has to be "run" in order for the download to start. One does that by clicking on the green icon for run: [[Image:run_on.gif]]

The downloads all go into folders accessible as <code><nowiki> \\hda\torrents</nowiki></code>, one per each user of the app. That directory is world writeable (for now).

Hover the mouse over the status of a download to show full details on it.

'''Useful Firefox Extensions'''

Firefox Torrent Handler Extension, available [http://torrentflux.com/addons.php Here] allows you to right click on a .torrent file linked in a webpage and send it to your TorrentFlux system for queuing or immediate download. You can also login to your server with a right click or by clicking on the green icon at the bottom right corner in Firefox. Remember when setting your server URL <nowiki>(http://torrents/)</nowiki> that you include that final "/" or you will end up at a search page on the Internet. This works for the B4RT version of Torrentflux also. You just need to change your URL <nowiki>(http://B4RT/)</nowiki> for the new link.

iTorrenflux is an uploader extension also available [http://torrentflux.com/addons.php Here], for Mac OS X. Sorry no Mac to test this one on.

--[[User:Repat|Repat]] 12:02, 7 August 2008 (PDT)

'''Instructions for using a Private Tracker'''

One of the Trackers I frequent is a Private Tracker. They like to say that the .torrent file is personalized for you. I had trouble using this Tracker with TorrentFlux until I found this [http://filesharefreak.com/2008/05/08/torrentflux-adding-torrents-from-your-private-tracker-url/ Link] today. There is a disclaimer though, it may not work with all Private Trackers.

--[[User:Repat|Repat]] 14:31, 8 September 2008 (PDT)

[[Category: Apps]]

Torrents

2008-09-08T21:32:43Z

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= Torrents =

Torrents is an HDAized version of the popular [http://www.torrentflux.com/ Torrent Flux] downloader.

= Tips =

The very first login creates an administrator user, so remember what you type the first time for password! From the program:

<pre><nowiki>
'''IMPORTANT:'' The first time you access the application, you
will be prompted for a user/password -- this is when you will
set the SUPER ADMIN user and password by what you enter. For
example, you pull the site up for the first time, you will
be prompted to login and if you put in user: 'goombah' and
password: 'iama' then your super admin user account will
be set to goombah/iama -- cool? You are ready to access
the application!
</nowiki></pre>

This application can be accessed by simply typing <code><nowiki> torrents </nowiki></code> in the URL of your browser, or in other words, going to [http://torrents/ http://torrents/].

Once a torrent URL has been loaded, it has to be "run" in order for the download to start. One does that by clicking on the green icon for run: [[Image:run_on.gif]]

The downloads all go into folders accessible as <code><nowiki> \\hda\torrents</nowiki></code>, one per each user of the app. That directory is world writeable (for now).

Hover the mouse over the status of a download to show full details on it.

'''Useful Firefox Extensions'''

Firefox Torrent Handler Extension, available [http://torrentflux.com/addons.php Here] allows you to right click on a .torrent file linked in a webpage and send it to your TorrentFlux system for queuing or immediate download. You can also login to your server with a right click or by clicking on the green icon at the bottom right corner in Firefox. Remember when setting your server URL <nowiki>(http://torrents/)</nowiki> that you include that final "/" or you will end up at a search page on the Internet.

iTorrenflux is an uploader extension also available [http://torrentflux.com/addons.php Here], for Mac OS X. Sorry no Mac to test this one on.

--[[User:Repat|Repat]] 12:02, 7 August 2008 (PDT)

'''Instructions for using a Private Tracker'''

One of the Trackers I frequent is a Private Tracker. They like to say that the .torrent file is personalized for you. I had trouble using this Tracker with TorrentFlux until I found this [http://filesharefreak.com/2008/05/08/torrentflux-adding-torrents-from-your-private-tracker-url/ Link] today. There is a disclaimer though, it may not work with all Private Trackers.

--[[User:Repat|Repat]] 14:31, 8 September 2008 (PDT)

Torrents

2008-09-08T21:31:25Z

Repat:

= Torrents =

Torrents is an HDAized version of the popular [http://www.torrentflux.com/ Torrent Flux] downloader.

= Tips =

The very first login creates an administrator user, so remember what you type the first time for password! From the program:

<pre><nowiki>
'''IMPORTANT:'' The first time you access the application, you
will be prompted for a user/password -- this is when you will
set the SUPER ADMIN user and password by what you enter. For
example, you pull the site up for the first time, you will
be prompted to login and if you put in user: 'goombah' and
password: 'iama' then your super admin user account will
be set to goombah/iama -- cool? You are ready to access
the application!
</nowiki></pre>

This application can be accessed by simply typing <code><nowiki> torrents </nowiki></code> in the URL of your browser, or in other words, going to [http://torrents/ http://torrents/].

Once a torrent URL has been loaded, it has to be "run" in order for the download to start. One does that by clicking on the green icon for run: [[Image:run_on.gif]]

The downloads all go into folders accessible as <code><nowiki> \\hda\torrents</nowiki></code>, one per each user of the app. That directory is world writeable (for now).

Hover the mouse over the status of a download to show full details on it.

'''Useful Firefox Extensions'''

Firefox Torrent Handler Extension, available [http://torrentflux.com/addons.php Here] allows you to right click on a .torrent file linked in a webpage and send it to your TorrentFlux system for queuing or immediate download. You can also login to your server with a right click or by clicking on the green icon at the bottom right corner in Firefox. Remember when setting your server URL <nowiki>(http://torrents/)</nowiki> that you include that final "/" or you will end up at a search page on the Internet.

iTorrenflux is an uploader extension also available [http://torrentflux.com/addons.php Here], for Mac OS X. Sorry no Mac to test this one on.

--[[User:Repat|Repat]] 12:02, 7 August 2008 (PDT)

'''Instructions for using a Private Tracker'''

One of the Trackers I frequent is a Private Tracker. They like to say that the .torrent file is personalized for you. I had trouble using this Tracker with TorrentFlux until I found this [http://filesharefreak.com/2008/05/08/torrentflux-adding-torrents-from-your-private-tracker-url/ Link] today. There is a disclaimer though, it may not work with all Private Trackers.

--[[User:Repat|Repat]] 14:31, 8 September 2008 (PDT)

== Headline text ==

Torrents

2008-08-07T19:02:56Z

Repat: /* Tips */

= Torrents =

Torrents is an HDAized version of the popular [http://www.torrentflux.com/ Torrent Flux] downloader.

= Tips =

The very first login creates an administrator user, so remember what you type the first time for password! From the program:

<pre><nowiki>
'''IMPORTANT:'' The first time you access the application, you
will be prompted for a user/password -- this is when you will
set the SUPER ADMIN user and password by what you enter. For
example, you pull the site up for the first time, you will
be prompted to login and if you put in user: 'goombah' and
password: 'iama' then your super admin user account will
be set to goombah/iama -- cool? You are ready to access
the application!
</nowiki></pre>

This application can be accessed by simply typing <code><nowiki> torrents </nowiki></code> in the URL of your browser, or in other words, going to [http://torrents/ http://torrents/].

Once a torrent URL has been loaded, it has to be "run" in order for the download to start. One does that by clicking on the green icon for run: [[Image:run_on.gif]]

The downloads all go into folders accessible as <code><nowiki> \\hda\torrents</nowiki></code>, one per each user of the app. That directory is world writeable (for now).

Hover the mouse over the status of a download to show full details on it.

'''Useful Firefox Extensions'''

Firefox Torrent Handler Extension, available [http://torrentflux.com/addons.php Here] allows you to right click on a .torrent file linked in a webpage and send it to your TorrentFlux system for queuing or immediate download. You can also login to your server with a right click or by clicking on the green icon at the bottom right corner in Firefox. Remember when setting your server URL <nowiki>(http://torrents/)</nowiki> that you include that final "/" or you will end up at a search page on the Internet.

iTorrenflux is an uploader extension also available [http://torrentflux.com/addons.php Here], for Mac OS X. Sorry no Mac to test this one on.

--[[User:Repat|Repat]] 12:02, 7 August 2008 (PDT)