🦁 My qBittorrent Setup#
This qBittorrent setup runs in a Docker container and is used to manage downloads via the qBittorrent web UI. It includes configurations for environment variables, volume mounts, and networking.
⚙️ My Configuration Details#
🌍 Environment Variables#
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
PUID=0 | User ID for permission management (root user) |
PGID=0 | Group ID for permission management (root group) |
TZ=Europe/London | Timezone configuration |
WEBUI_PORT=8443 | Port for the qBittorrent web UI |
📂 Volume Mounts#
| Volume | Description |
|---|---|
~/qbittorrent/config:/config | Mounts qBittorrent configuration data |
~/media/downloads:/downloads | Mounts media/downloads directory for torrents |
🔗 Networking#
| Port Mapping | Function |
|---|---|
8080:8080 | qBittorrent web UI interface |
6881:6881 | qBittorrent default port for torrents |
6881:6881/udp | qBittorrent UDP port for torrent traffic |
📜 My Docker Compose Configuration#
services:
qbittorrent:
image: lscr.io/linuxserver/qbittorrent:latest # qBittorrent latest image
container_name: qbittorrent # Container name for identification
environment:
- PUID=0 # Set user ID (root user)
- PGID=0 # Set group ID (root group)
- TZ=Europe/London # Set timezone
- WEBUI_PORT=8443 # Set port for the web UI
volumes:
- ~/qbittorrent/config:/config # Mount the configuration directory
- ~/media/downloads:/downloads # Mount the downloads directory
ports:
- "8080:8080" # Expose port 8080 for the qBittorrent web UI
- "6881:6881" # Expose port 6881 for torrent traffic
- "6881:6881/udp" # Expose port 6881/udp for torrent traffic
restart: unless-stopped # Restart the container unless stopped manually
🔐 Using Docker Secrets for Environment Variables#
You can set any environment variable from a file by using a special prepend FILE__.
For example:
FILE__MYVAR=/run/secrets/mysecretvariable