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Aspirant

Mar 29, 2019

Torrent Downloader?

Hi guys. I've just purchased a XR700, and have connected an USB HDD to the USB 3.0 plug. I want to run a torrent downloading tool on the router, for downloading to the USB (like Transmission on...

Aspirant

Mar 29, 2019

Thanks very much for the quick reply!

Do you know of any "workaround" to use the router to download torrents to USB?

NetDuma Partner

Apr 02, 2019

I don't think it's possible unfortunately

schumaku
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 02, 2019
No way to add-in or pack some popular BT builds (especially the "lighter" ones) as a DumaOS R-Apps Netduma_Jack ? That woud be a real break-through ...
- Netduma_Jack
  NetDuma Partner
  Apr 02, 2019
  That's a cool idea! Added it to our roadmap / list of ideas. Thanks for the suggestion
  - schumaku
    Guru - Experienced User
    Apr 02, 2019
    Netduma_Jack wrote:
    
    That's a cool idea! Added it to our roadmap / list of ideas. Thanks for the suggestion
    
    Transmission or rtorrent should not be difficult ...Usually I get some NFR samples or beer 8-)
    
    Think about a wrapper for including popular repos like Entware https://pkg.entware.net/binaries/armv7/Packages.html ...