How to Install exatorrent on Ubuntu Server Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of exatorrent on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before installing exatorrent, you need to install some necessary dependencies on your Ubuntu server. Open the terminal and execute the following command to update the system package list:

sudo apt update

Next, install the required packages by running the following command:

sudo apt install git curl build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev python3-dev

Step 2: Download and Install exatorrent

Once all the dependencies are installed successfully, proceed to install exatorrent.

First, clone the exatorrent repository from Github by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/varbhat/exatorrent.git

Once the cloning process is finished, move to the exatorrent directory by executing the next command:

cd exatorrent

Now, create a virtual environment using python:

python3 -m venv venv

Activate the virtual environment by running the following command:

source venv/bin/activate

Finally, install the exatorrent requirements:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Step 3: Configure exatorrent

Before running exatorrent, you need to set up a configuration file. Copy the default configuration file by issuing the following command:

cp config.example.ini config.ini

Edit the configuration file by running the following command:

nano config.ini

In the configuration file, modify the bind parameter and set it to 127.0.0.1:3000. Also, set the secret parameter with a new secret key.

Save and exit the file.

Step 4: Run exatorrent

Now you are ready to run exatorrent. To start the exatorrent server, run the following command:

./run.sh &

The & sign runs the command in the background.

You can now access exatorrent by pointing your web browser to http://localhost:3000. Use the secret key you set up in the configuration file when logging in.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed exatorrent on your Ubuntu Server Latest.