Queue Torrents in Rutorrent

[shwetha17]

Hey guys,

How do i go about in allowing x number of torrents to run?

Say, i want to allow a maximum active downloads of 5 torrents and a maximum active seeding of 8 torrents.

I couldn't find the right option.

 

[dsouvik215]

You can't do that with rtorrent. You can define a count of maximum active torrents (downloads+seeding). For rtorrent v0.8.9 you must add line
scheduler.max_active.set = number
to rtorrent.rc for that. For example,

scheduler.max_active.set = 10

 

[shwetha17]

Ah i forgot to update this post.

If i am using it correctly,

scheduler.max_active.set = is quite buggy.

For example, lets say,

scheduler.max_active.set = 2

and you add 10 torrents.

2 Would be active while 8 would be in a stopped state. When you try to start all of them, then 2 would still be downloading while 8 would be paused.

Then, either you stop 1 of the 2 torrents, or 1 of the 2 torrents are completed, the rest of the 8 torrents would suddenly become active.

 

[dsouvik215]

This is because rtorrent check active torrents one time per second. Anyway, this is a rtorrent issue, ask its author about that.

 

[das329717]

Thank dsouvik215 for your answers.

 

[das329717]

while rtorrent can handle this right.
I use the rtorrent plugin inside munin to check the real active torrent.

If active torrent is over scheduler.max_active.set, i restart the user rtorrent service.
cheap, but works.

 

[shwetha17]

Ready to be used now...

http://code.google.com/p/pyroscope/wiki/QueueManager