Script to install Transmission BitTorrent client in WD MyCloud NAS

transmission_install.sh

#!/bin/bash

echo Backing up your sources.list...
cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.bak

echo Adding the sid repo to sources.list...
echo deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ sid main >> /etc/apt/sources.list

echo Updating the sid packages list...
apt-get update

echo Installing Transmission... - If asked to continue the installation, type Y and hit enter
apt-get -y install transmission-cli transmission-common transmission-daemon

echo Stopping Transmission so you can edit the settings.json file...
/etc/init.d/transmission-daemon stop

echo Setting Transmission to run as ROOT...
sed -i 's/USER=debian-transmission/USER=root /g' /etc/init.d/transmission-daemon

echo Disabling the dashboard login...
sed -i 's/"rpc-authentication-required": true,/"rpc-authentication-required": false,/g' /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json

echo Disabling the RPC whitelist so you can access the Transmission GUI...
sed -i 's/"rpc-whitelist-enabled": true,/"rpc-whitelist-enabled": false,/g' /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json

echo Moving back your original sources.list...
mv -f /etc/apt/sources.list.bak /etc/apt/sources.list
 
# OPTIONAL but recommended for those wishing to have access to the actual .torrent files easily from the DataVolume
 
echo Creating a folder called torrents in your Public folder...

rmdir /var/lib/transmission-daemon/info/torrents
ln -s /DataVolume/shares/Public/torrents /var/lib/transmission-daemon/info/torrents

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echo Starting Transmission...
/etc/init.d/transmission-daemon start

echo -e "Transmission is installed and running\n"

echo For login to the Transmission GUI use
echo your mycloud IP or network name:9091
echo -e "For example: wdmycloud:9091\n"

echo Click the wrench icon on the bottom left to set location for downloads
echo In the Download To box enter /DataVolume/shares/Public/Transmission or any share on your MyCloud

Thanks for the quick answer. I edited settings.json but it seems that I still need to connect via WD web UI first to have access to transmission interface. I cannot connect directly to it anymore.

There are a few things to change.

• Change rpc-bind-address to "0.0.0.0" so that it no longer listen only to 127.0.0.1 and we don't need the reverse proxy of the NAS
• Change rpc-port to 9091 (I don't know why WD used 9092, I change back to 9091 which is the default one)
• You can also change rpc-url back to /transmission/ which is the default value
• Change rpc-whitelist to "192.168.1.*" to allow all host in that network to access to the web UI

I didn't make a backup before my modification (my bad!). I don't remember correctly all of them. But I think they are (please add a comment to confirm).

Wouhou thanks a lot it works !!!!

On OS 5 you can install Transmission manually.
Transmission 1.15 tested and working. Download from
https://fox-exe.ru/WDMyCloud/WDMyCloud-Gen2/Apps-OS5/

Can we confirm this script works properly on a 1st Gen MyCloud (firmware v04.05.00-342)?
Have read reports of bricking and Im wary of trying it.

what version of transmission will this install?