Flood

This article will show you how to install Flood. The software is a front-end for rTorrent and an alternative to ruTorrent.

Prior to using this guide, please make sure you have:

You'll need to execute some commands via SSH to use this software. There is a separate guide on how to connect to your slot via SSH. Commands are kept as simple as possible and in most cases will simply need to be copied and pasted into the terminal window (then executed by pressing the Enter key).

Table of contents

Installing Flood

Install Flood by logging in via SSH, then copying and pasting the following:

npm install --global flood

Starting, stopping and restarting

This section covers the Flood process - starting it, stopping it and restarting it. It also covers checking if the process is running, in case that becomes necessary.

start and display URL: screen -S flood flood --host 0.0.0.0 --port 3000
check running: pgrep -laf flood
stop: pkill -f flood
kill (force stop): pkill -9 -f flood

Using Flood

When you first navigate to the URL provided by the start command you'll be prompted by Flood to create an account.

Troubleshooting

On trying to build Flood I get the error Port 3000 is already in use: Try changing the port number in the 'start' command from 3000 to a random number.