At startup, bitflu searches for a configuration file called '.bitflu.config'. You can edit this file or change the values
at runtime using the 'config set' command.
| Option | Default value | Description |
| chroot |
(disabled) |
Chroot into given directory (see also runas_uid and runas_gid) |
| runas_uid |
(disabled) |
Switch to given UID after starting up |
| runas_gid |
(disabled) |
Switch to given GID after starting up |
| autocancel |
1.5 |
Removes file from queue after reaching given upload ratio |
| autocommit |
1 (enabled) |
'Assemble' file after completing download |
| autoload_dir |
./workdir/autoload |
Directory to scan for new downloads (.torrent files) |
| completedir |
coimmitted |
Where assembled files should go |
| http_maxthreads |
10 |
Max. concurrent http tcp connections |
| incompletedir |
downloading |
Storage directory for files we are downloading or seeding |
| plugindir |
./plugins |
Plugins directory |
| tempdir |
tmp |
Temp directory |
| readpriority |
4 |
How many TCP-Sockets we are going to read per run (affects download speed) |
| writepriority |
4 |
How many TCP-Sockets we are going to write per run (affects upload speed) |
| renice |
8 |
'Nice'-Priority to use after startup |
| sleeper |
0.025 |
How long we wait after completing a run (affects download/upload speed an CPU usage) |
| telnet_bind |
127.0.0.1 |
Interface to use for the telnet plugin |
| telnet_maxhist |
20 |
Telnet history size (UP/DOWN key) |
| telnet_port |
4001 |
Port used by the telnet plugin |
| torrent_bind |
0 (all) |
Interface to use for BitTorrent |
| torrent_port |
6688 |
Port to use for BitTorrent (You MUST open this port on your Firewall) |
| torrent_huntpriority |
30 |
How many peers we check per hunt-run (each 20 seconds) |
| torrent_maxpeer |
60 |
Allow up to 60 peers per torrent |
| torrent_minpeers |
15 |
'Hunt' peers (= ask tracker, accept ut_pex) until reaching 15 peers |
| torrent_slowspread |
1 (enabled) |
Distribute piecehunt across multiple peers |
| torrent_totalpeers |
400 |
Refuse new TCP-Connections after reaching 400 concurrent sessions |
| torrent_trackerblacklist |
(empty / disabled) |
Do not contact trackers matching this regexp |
| upspeed |
35 |
How fast we shall upload |
| workdir |
./workdir |
Bitflu rootdir |
