


Look for the settings rpc-whitelist and rpc-whitelist-enabled. Next we need to stop the Transmission service and make some configuration changes: $ sudo service transmission-daemon stop $ sudo vi /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json Install the necessary files like so: $ sudo apt-get install -y transmission-daemon transmission-cli transmission-common Our BitTorrent client for this project is called Transmission. Just write it down and put it aside for now. Run this:įor example, my Raspberry Pi’s IP address was 192.168.0.15. You’ll need to know your Raspberry Pi’s local IP address later. $ sudo apt-get update Determine your local IP address Upon first logging in, it’s a good idea to update Raspbian. Login using the default Raspbian credentials: When you see raspberrypi login: you know it’s fully booted up. Finally, plug in the micro USB power cable and wait for the Raspberry Pi to boot up. Otherwise set it up next to your modem/router and plug in an Ethernet cable. If you have a newer Raspberry Pi, you can use WiFi. Plug in a monitor, USB keyboard and your Micro SD Card.

You’ve finally got your Raspberry Pi ready to go. It’s free, open source and it works on Windows, macOS and Linux. One of the best and most simple options is Etcher. There are several software options for flashing your SD Card. Put your Micro SD Card into your SD Card Reader. Use Etcher to Flash Raspbian to your SD Card Why not have a tiny, cheap, silent, low-power, dedicated computer in your home that just sits there and downloads torrents for you? But now you have to keep your computer running 100% of the time and you have to always be connected to the VPN. Of course you can download torrents on your desktop computer with some VPN software running in the background.But that doesn’t mean you should sacrifice your privacy to do so. There are plenty of legitimate uses for download things using BitTorrent (for example Linux distributions). It shields your online activity from prying eyes, whether that be your ISP or someone else. A VPN can protect you and your family during everyday Internet usage. Governments and your own Internet Service Provider (ISP) can see a lot of what we do online. Anonymous Torrent Downloading using a Raspberry Pi and a VPNĭo you download stuff using BitTorrent but are concerned about your privacy? For this project, we are going to build a cheap, dedicated torrent-downloading computer for your home, using a Raspberry Pi and a VPN service.
