transmission v0.1.0

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Transmission — a lightweight, cross-platform BitTorrent client with a clean web UI, great for use with the *arr stack. Deployed as a single host-networked Nomad service.

nomad-pack run transmission --registry nomploy

…or one line (add registry + run)

curl -fsSL https://packs.nomploy.com/install.sh | sh -s -- transmission

Needs nomad-pack on PATH. The script only adds the nomploy registry and runs this pack.

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1 task http 9091peer 51413 3 volumes image lscr.io/linuxserver/transmission:latest tracks :latest image bumped today

Variables 14

values.hcl

Save as values.hcl, edit, then run:

nomad-pack run transmission -f values.hcl --registry nomploy

# The name of the Nomad job.
job_name = "transmission"

# The Nomad namespace to deploy into.
namespace = "default"

# The datacenters to deploy to.
datacenters = ["*"]

# The Transmission container image. Pin a tag in production.
image = "lscr.io/linuxserver/transmission:latest"

# Host port for the Transmission web UI.
port = 9091

# BitTorrent peer port (TCP + UDP). Forward this on your router/firewall for good connectivity.
peer_port = 51413

# Named volume mounted at /config (settings, resume data).
data_volume = "transmission_data"

# Named volume mounted at /downloads — completed and in-progress downloads.
downloads_volume = "transmission_downloads"

# Named volume mounted at /watch — drop .torrent files here to auto-add them.
watch_volume = "transmission_watch"

# User ID that owns the files (PUID).
puid = 1000

# Group ID that owns the files (PGID).
pgid = 1000

# Container timezone (TZ), e.g. Europe/Bratislava.
tz = "UTC"

# Placement constraints. On a nomploy cluster: attribute = "$${meta.nomploy_control_plane}", operator = "=", value = "true".
constraints = []

# The task resources.
resources = {
    cpu    = 300
    memory = 256
  }

Name	Type	Default	Description
job_name	string	"transmission"	The name of the Nomad job.
namespace	string	"default"	The Nomad namespace to deploy into.
datacenters	list	["*"]	The datacenters to deploy to.
image	string	"lscr.io/linuxserver/transmission:latest"	The Transmission container image. Pin a tag in production.
port	number	9091	Host port for the Transmission web UI.
peer_port	number	51413	BitTorrent peer port (TCP + UDP). Forward this on your router/firewall for good connectivity.
data_volume	string	"transmission_data"	Named volume mounted at /config (settings, resume data).
downloads_volume	string	"transmission_downloads"	Named volume mounted at /downloads — completed and in-progress downloads.
watch_volume	string	"transmission_watch"	Named volume mounted at /watch — drop .torrent files here to auto-add them.
puid	number	1000	User ID that owns the files (PUID).
pgid	number	1000	Group ID that owns the files (PGID).
tz	string	"UTC"	Container timezone (TZ), e.g. Europe/Bratislava.
constraints	list	[]	Placement constraints. On a nomploy cluster: attribute = "$${meta.nomploy_control_plane}", operator = "=", value = "true".
resources	object	{ cpu = 300 memory = 256 }	The task resources.

Back up this pack

This pack stores data in 3 Docker named volumes: transmission_datatransmission_downloadstransmission_watch

restic

# Run on the node hosting this pack. Point restic at your repo first:
#   export RESTIC_REPOSITORY="s3:https://<account>.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/<bucket>"
#   export RESTIC_PASSWORD="<repo-password>"
#   export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=<key>  AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=<secret>
restic backup \
  /var/lib/docker/volumes/transmission_data/_data \
  /var/lib/docker/volumes/transmission_downloads/_data \
  /var/lib/docker/volumes/transmission_watch/_data

rclone (sync to S3/R2)

rclone sync /var/lib/docker/volumes/transmission_data/_data backup:<bucket>/transmission_data
rclone sync /var/lib/docker/volumes/transmission_downloads/_data backup:<bucket>/transmission_downloads
rclone sync /var/lib/docker/volumes/transmission_watch/_data backup:<bucket>/transmission_watch

Paths assume the default Docker volume location (/var/lib/docker/volumes). Restore by stopping the job, restoring files into the same volume, and re-running the pack.

Readme

transmission

Transmission — a lightweight, no-nonsense BitTorrent client with a clean web UI and a well-supported RPC API. A great download client for the *arr stack (Sonarr/Radarr/Prowlarr) or standalone.

Single host-networked Nomad service with config, downloads and watch volumes.

Deploy

nomad-pack registry add nomploy https://github.com/Nomploy/nomad-packs
nomad-pack run transmission --registry=nomploy

Configure

Variable	Default	Description
`port`	`9091`	Web UI / RPC port.
`peer_port`	`51413`	BitTorrent peer port (TCP + UDP). Forward it on your router for good connectivity.
`image`	`lscr.io/linuxserver/transmission:latest`	Container image. Pin a tag in production.
`data_volume`	`transmission_data`	`/config` — settings and resume data.
`downloads_volume`	`transmission_downloads`	`/downloads` — your downloads.
`watch_volume`	`transmission_watch`	`/watch` — drop `.torrent` files here to auto-add.
`puid` / `pgid`	`1000` / `1000`	User/group that owns the files (`PUID`/`PGID`).
`tz`	`UTC`	Container timezone (`TZ`).
`resources`	`{ cpu = 300, memory = 256 }`	Task resources.

Pairs with prowlarr, sonarr and radarr — share the /downloads path so they can import completed files. The web UI has no auth by default; set credentials in Transmission's settings or put it behind an authenticating reverse proxy. Pin the job to the node holding the volumes with constraints.