[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":229},["ShallowReactive",2],{"en-post-66":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":210,"extension":222,"meta":223,"navigation":224,"path":225,"seo":226,"stem":227,"__hash__":228},"content/post/66.md","66",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":209},"minimark",[9,14,18,32,36,58,62,90,94,131,135,152,156,168,172,179,183,186,190,197,203],[10,11,13],"h2",{"id":12},"what-is-qbittorrent","What Is qBittorrent",[15,16,17],"p",{},"qBittorrent is a free, open source BitTorrent client written in C++ with the Qt framework and licensed under GPL-2.0. It has around 40,000 stars on GitHub. It was built as an open source alternative to uTorrent, with a clean interface, no ads, and no popups, and it runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, and FreeBSD. It is a popular pick for grabbing Linux distro images and other legitimate resources. It bundles nothing extra and never silently changes your browser homepage, which is a lot cleaner than many commercial downloaders.",[15,19,20,21,26,27,31],{},"After a big download, if you cannot remember where it landed, ",[22,23,25],"a",{"href":24},"/post/52/","Find Any File Instantly on Windows with Everything plus Safe Duplicate Cleanup"," finds it in a second. And heavy seeders with large libraries should read ",[22,28,30],{"href":29},"/post/47/","Split, Extend, and Merge Disk Partitions on Windows, Including Growing C"," to plan the download drive.",[10,33,35],{"id":34},"key-features","Key Features",[37,38,39,43,46,49,52,55],"ul",{},[40,41,42],"li",{},"Full protocol support. Torrent files, Magnet links, Peer Exchange, DHT, and IPv6 are all supported.",[40,44,45],{},"Built in search. After installing search plugins you can query major BT sites from inside the app.",[40,47,48],{},"RSS. Subscribe to update feeds and new items join the queue automatically.",[40,50,51],{},"Remote management. The built in Web UI lets you manage downloads from a phone or a remote browser.",[40,53,54],{},"Queue and limits. Set queue rules, seeding ratio, and time based speed limits.",[40,56,57],{},"Advanced control. IP filtering compatible with eMule and PeerGuardian, bandwidth scheduling, sequential download, and detailed seeding info.",[10,59,61],{"id":60},"how-to-install","How to Install",[63,64,65,73,76,83],"ol",{},[40,66,67,68,72],{},"Open ",[69,70,71],"code",{},"https://www.qbittorrent.org/download"," and pick the Windows 10 and later 64 bit installer, currently v5.3.0.",[40,74,75],{},"Double click it and finish the wizard, or grab the SourceForge mirror.",[40,77,78,79,82],{},"Or install with a package manager by running ",[69,80,81],{},"winget install qBittorrent.qBittorrent",".",[40,84,85,86,89],{},"The GitHub repo is ",[69,87,88],{},"https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent",", where Releases holds source and builds.",[10,91,93],{"id":92},"how-to-use-it","How to Use It",[63,95,96,103,110,113,124],{},[40,97,98,99,102],{},"The interface is English by default. In ",[69,100,101],{},"Tools > Options > Behavior"," choose Chinese, Simplified, and restart to switch language.",[40,104,105,106,109],{},"Add a job by clicking the Add torrent button at the top left, or drag a ",[69,107,108],{},".torrent"," file or a Magnet link into the window.",[40,111,112],{},"Manage downloads on the left by category, and check tracker, peer, speed, and ratio details on the right.",[40,114,115,116,119,120,123],{},"Remote access. In ",[69,117,118],{},"Options > Web UI"," set a username and password and enable it, then visit ",[69,121,122],{},"http://localhost:8080"," to manage from a browser.",[40,125,126,127,130],{},"Speed and queue. In ",[69,128,129],{},"Options > Speed"," set global up and down limits and time based rules.",[10,132,134],{"id":133},"things-to-watch","Things to Watch",[37,136,137,140,143,146,149],{},[40,138,139],{},"Legal use. Only download content you have the right to get, such as Linux distro images and open source software. Never share or grab infringing or illegal material.",[40,141,142],{},"Speed and disks. A mechanical drive can bottleneck a gigabit line, so seed on an SSD if you seed a lot.",[40,144,145],{},"Privacy. BT exposes your IP, so pair it with a VPN or proxy in sensitive cases, and mind IP filter rules.",[40,147,148],{},"Firewall. If you cannot connect, check whether the system firewall opened qBittorrent's inbound port.",[40,150,151],{},"Verify. Stay updated for security fixes, and check SHA-256 and PGP signatures on downloads.",[10,153,155],{"id":154},"download","Download",[37,157,158,163],{},[40,159,160,161],{},"Official download ",[69,162,71],{},[40,164,165,166],{},"GitHub repo ",[69,167,88],{},[10,169,171],{"id":170},"official-site","Official Site",[37,173,174],{},[40,175,176],{},[69,177,178],{},"https://www.qbittorrent.org",[10,180,182],{"id":181},"getting-started","Getting Started",[15,184,185],{},"Newcomers should switch the language to Chinese first, then install a few search plugins for a much better experience. For large resources, use RSS so new releases queue themselves instead of you hunting daily. The Web UI is handy but dangerous if exposed, so set a strong password and only open it on a local or trusted network. Heavy seeding stresses disks, so prefer an SSD for the download drive and leave mechanical drives for occasional downloads. Take a moment to understand queue rules and seeding ratio, because leaving sane limits protects both your bandwidth and your disk. Once those basics are set, qBittorrent stays quiet and does its job in the background.",[10,187,189],{"id":188},"faq","FAQ",[15,191,192,196],{},[193,194,195],"strong",{},"What does seeding mean, and should I keep it on?","\nSeeding is sharing the file you finished back to others. Downloading is taking, seeding is giving, and a healthy BT network depends on people seeding. You need not keep it on forever, but leaving it on for a while after a download is basic courtesy.",[15,198,199,202],{},[193,200,201],{},"Why is my download so slow?","\nFirst check the torrent's popularity. An obscure file with few seeders is slow by nature. Then check for speed limits, or a firewall or router that blocked the port. With a public IP and open port, your connection count goes up noticeably.",[15,204,205,208],{},[193,206,207],{},"Magnet link versus torrent file?","\nA torrent file stores the torrent info as a small file. A Magnet link turns that info into a string you can copy and paste, with no separate file. Both point at the same resource.",{"title":210,"searchDepth":211,"depth":211,"links":212},"",2,[213,214,215,216,217,218,219,220,221],{"id":12,"depth":211,"text":13},{"id":34,"depth":211,"text":35},{"id":60,"depth":211,"text":61},{"id":92,"depth":211,"text":93},{"id":133,"depth":211,"text":134},{"id":154,"depth":211,"text":155},{"id":170,"depth":211,"text":171},{"id":181,"depth":211,"text":182},{"id":188,"depth":211,"text":189},"md",{},true,"/post/66",{"description":210},"post/66","US5xggSOyGH8obBu1uRvqLdFXKph36wY5nxpFr4cHgo",1794378304197]