From 86f94d7be349f602f8698278a5e940b7a74583df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tiyn Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2023 05:59:38 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] transmission: added precaution advice --- wiki/transmission.md | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/wiki/transmission.md b/wiki/transmission.md index b3fea25..b7b3414 100644 --- a/wiki/transmission.md +++ b/wiki/transmission.md @@ -8,3 +8,20 @@ BitTorrent client. The software can be setup via docker with the [haugene image](./docker-images/haugene_-_transmission-openvpn.md) that includes an openvpn tunnel. + +## Leeching/Seeding + +Leeching is the process of only downloading a file, Seeding describes the +download followed by alsow uploading it. +When the downloaded torrent should not be seeded the best way is enabling and +setting `Stop seeding at ratio:` to `0` under `Torrents` in the settings. +This will stop the process of seeding once a package is downloaded allowing +other torrents to start downloading. + +## Legal Situation + +This is not a legal advice. +Take your local laws into account when downloading torrents. +Some torrents can be copyright infringing and therefor illegal to download. +Use Transmission only to download legal and safe torrents like the [Arch Linux ISO](/wiki/linux/arch-linux/arch-linux.md#iso-medium). +Seeding it can help the community.