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This is a guide for setting up a deluge-web seed box on Debian.

Prepare the Environment¶

• Make sure the system is up to date:
  

  sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
  

Install Deluge¶

• Install deluge:
  

  sudo apt install deluged deluge-web
  

• Edit the deluge defaults config:
  

  sudo nano /etc/default/deluged
  

  • And modify the following:
    

    ENABLE_DELUGED=1
    

• Start and enable deluge at boot:
  

  sudo systemctl enable deluged
  sudo systemctl start deluged
  

• Create a deluge-web systemd unit:
  

  sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/deluge-web.service
  

  • And add the following:
    

    [Unit]
    Description=Deluge Web UI
    After=deluged.service
    
    [Service]
    ExecStart=/usr/bin/deluge-web -d
    
    [Install]
    WantedBy=default.target
    

• Edit the deluge config:
  

  sudo nano /var/lib/deluged/config/core.conf
  

  • And modify the following:
    

    "allow_remote": True,
    

• Start and enable deluge-web at boot:
  

  sudo systemctl daemon-reload
  sudo systemctl restart deluged
  sudo systemctl enable deluge-web
  sudo systemctl start deluge-web