sudo apt-get install python-software-properties
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:transmissionbt/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install transmission-cli transmission-common transmission-daemon
mkdir ~/Downloads
mkdir ~/Downloads/Completed
mkdir ~/Downloads/Incomplete
mkdir ~/Downloads/Torrents
sudo usermod -a -G debian-transmission username
sudo chgrp -R debian-transmission /home/username/Downloads
sudo chmod -R 775 /home/username/Downloads
Replace the bold “username” sections with the username of your Ubuntu user that will be accessing the files and folders
sudo /etc/init.d/transmission-daemon stop
Now we want to edit our configuration file
sudo nano /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json
That’s going to bring up the big configuration file. I’m only going to give you the settings I tweaked, however you can have a look throughout the entire configuration and tweak whatever you’d like
“download-dir”: “/home/username/Downloads/Complete”,
“incomplete-dir”: “/home/username/Downloads/Incomplete”,
“incomplete-dir-enabled”: true,
“rpc-authentication-required”: false,
“rpc-whitelist-enabled”: false,
Once you’ve tweaked those settings, add this to the very end of the configuration file (before the ending “}” bracket, but also keep in mind that you will need to change the “utp-enabled” line to have a comma “,” at the end of it
“watch-dir”: “/home/username/Downloads/Torrents”,
“watch-dir-enabled”: true
Once you have finished editing your configurations, start the daemon back up
sudo /etc/init.d/transmission-daemon start
That should do it! Now all you need to do is save that file by issuing a CTRL+X to Nano and then saving when it prompts you. After you’ve saved the file, reload (DO NOT restart) your Transmission server
sudo /etc/init.d/transmission-daemon reload
Default username and password is : transmission
if you need it