This software is a file download and sharing server that allows users to share files with one another. It is ideal for businesses that need to share files with employees or customers. The server can be accessed from anywhere and uses advanced security measures to protect files.
One of the key advantages of using Torrent Server is its usefulness when a network connection is shared between different users. The TurnKey Torrent Server Live CD appliance comes with a variety of features, including SSL support out of the box, TurnKey web control panel for added convenience, and Postfix MTA (bound to localhost) to enable sending of email (e.g., download completion).
Additionally, the software includes popular file downloading packages like ftp, curl, wget, and mldonkey configuration, which enables all P2P clients by default. The latter also automatically scans downloaded files for viruses and quarantines them as necessary, while configuring mldonkey http/gui/telnet to bind to localhost (for added security).
One useful feature of the Turnkey Torrent server is the inclusion of preconfigured shares, including workgroup (WORKGROUP) and netbios name (TORRENTSERVER). Samba user accounts synchronize with UNIX user accounts, allowing root as administrative Samba user, public storage, and CD-ROM with automount and umount hooks (/media/cdrom).
The software includes preconfigured admin and guest users and comes with vsftpd binded to localhost to provide net2ftp backend. Users have access to their home directories and there are workarounds for permission issues with eXtplorer. Popular compression support (zip, rar, bz2) is also included, as well as all secrets being regenerated during installation/firstboot (for added security).
Some other important features of the software include a preconfigured wordgroup, all P2P clients enabled by default, and the ability to convert text file endings between UNIX and DOS formats using flip. Recommended Firefox plugin: TorrentServer Handler. It is important to note that the mldonkey daemon might take a while to fully load depending on the system hardware. The free disk space threshold is approximately 50MB, and there are default credentials for various features listed in the documentation.
Overall, the TurnKey Torrent Server is a powerful software that provides many useful features for file sharing and management. It is ideal for users who need to download large files on a regular basis and want to do so in a secure and efficient manner.
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