Hi, I'm sure this has been asked a thousand times but just can't seem to find conclusive information about it,
Is there any bittorrent client available for xbmc4xbox? if not, would it be possible to create an script to do so? for example, to run rtorrent or some light torrent client of the kind.
bittorrent client
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professor_jonny
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Re: bittorrent client
there were scripts around for xbmc to monitor a torrent client on a pc but i dont think there is a torrent client native to xbmc.
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blackadder720
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Re: bittorrent client
no. xbmc is not an OS, aand is not capable of multitasking. theoretically someone could develop a stand-alone app for torrents. personally I think it would be worth trying Xbox linux flavors with different clients to see how well it works. one thing to watch and remember is that a torrent client is demanding on the hard drive. for Xbox it may mean bad news, as FATX isn't a reliable filesystem for heavy operations. IIRC, the Xbox can not use the HDD cache - which is useful for heavy r/w operations.
from within xbmc, a script or program plugin could remotely control a torrent client over a web api. there are solutions for kodi/mainline xbmc available for this task, but they likely need to be modified or rewritten for use on the Xbox.
from within xbmc, a script or program plugin could remotely control a torrent client over a web api. there are solutions for kodi/mainline xbmc available for this task, but they likely need to be modified or rewritten for use on the Xbox.