I have some custom scripts which kinda do what the *arr apps do.
I download torrent files into a folder. My script picks it up, identifies whether it is movie, TV, music, Games, ebooks, or something else. Based on this it selects the right folder. Then calls Transmission API and adds the torrent with the relevant path.
In case of movies and TV shows, it then calls the transmission APIs to rename the files properly. This way I can have my folders well organised and continue seeding without the need of creating duplicates.
This setup works quite well. The only fear I have is the transmission remote GUI for Windows hasn’t been updated in 4 years. It works quite well, but it’s only a matter of time before it stops working.
Yeah. I wrote this script wayyy before I found out about the *arr apps. After almost 4 years of tweaking and fixing, now it works so well, I don’t really want the hassle of configuring the *arr apps. Also, I download everything from just a couple of trackers, so there’s no searching involved.
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I have some custom scripts which kinda do what the *arr apps do.
I download torrent files into a folder. My script picks it up, identifies whether it is movie, TV, music, Games, ebooks, or something else. Based on this it selects the right folder. Then calls Transmission API and adds the torrent with the relevant path.
In case of movies and TV shows, it then calls the transmission APIs to rename the files properly. This way I can have my folders well organised and continue seeding without the need of creating duplicates.
This setup works quite well. The only fear I have is the transmission remote GUI for Windows hasn’t been updated in 4 years. It works quite well, but it’s only a matter of time before it stops working.
Should I consider another client?
But that’s like the main thing the arrs do for you and you are doing it manually.
Yeah. I wrote this script wayyy before I found out about the *arr apps. After almost 4 years of tweaking and fixing, now it works so well, I don’t really want the hassle of configuring the *arr apps. Also, I download everything from just a couple of trackers, so there’s no searching involved.