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After spending a little while looking I couldn't find any Rutorrent plugins to allow for automatic cross seeding without having to manually download the torrents from the trackers and add them, which is surprising. I wrote a tiny script Ive been using for a few days that cross seeds everything you download via IRSSI to all your trackers (that have the release) and thought I'd share it. Incredibly simple but I'm pretty pleased with it!
For it to work it requires 'inotifywait', which is part of inotify-tools. It an awesome tool that monitors the kernel for any changes to the filesystem. Much more efficient that a timed loop and is instant. I'm using Ubuntu and it can be installed by
More info on the github https://github.com/rvoicilas/inotify-tools/wiki
You'll also need the IRSSI plugin set up and working to get your releases…
Create a directory for the script where the torrents are to be added by IRSSI, i.e.
then a directory for the script to hold the torrents while the first one of a matching release is being downloaded, i.e.
create the script by
and paste in the code below, but change the folder paths to the ones you just created:
set permissions
run it with the same permissions you run IRSSI (i.e. root or user) otherwise it will get stuck moving the torrents. Its best to use screen like rtorrent and IRSSI as you can detach and it runs in the background
This next script is fired on completion of the first torrent to import the other torrents from the same release and remove the folder in the staging area. Create it by
paste this:
set permissions
add the following line to your rtorrent.rc (changing the path)
You will need to restart rtorrent for saves to take effect
In autodl-irssi Preferences check the boxes 'Download duplicate releases' and 'use unique torrent filenames'. The first option is self explanatory, the second prepends the tracker name to the torrent file so it doesn't overwrite the file as it downloads an identical torrent name from each tracker.
On your filters, remove the tracker you've specified so its blank. When the filter finds a release you will get multiple torrents. In the Action tab on the filter change the drop down to Save to watch folder and put in the directory of the import directory you created earlier. inotify works recursively so you can have TV / MOVIE / HD / SD folders within the import folder to match your AutoTools folders (if you use it)
Now you're all set :)
Say you have 6 trackers and you have a filter for 'Game Of Thrones'. The 'fastest' site has their torrent downloaded first and its instantly sent to rtorrent for download. All subsequent torrents IRSSI downloads for that release (whilst its being downloaded) get moved to a folder based on the release name in the 'staging' folder, i.e. a dir called Game.of.Thrones.S03E04.720p.HDTV.x264-EVOLVE. When the download is complete, all the other torrents which have been snatched for that release get moved to rtorrent's watch folder (or AutoTools dir) and immediately get seeded, and the folder Game.of.Thrones.S03E04.720p.HDTV.x264-EVOLVE is deleted. Should a tracker be REALLY slow and its not announced while the first one is downloading, it'll still be added, but you'll already have it regardless and will cross seed as normal.
If you wanted to cross seed on a 'faster' site to build your ratio and download on a 'slower' one first, change the delay accordingly on the trackers section in IRSSI.
This obviously only works on trackers where the files are identical, i.e. not unrar'ed. Sometimes the file sizes differ slightly but it only downloads the few meg difference i.e. proof or sample and seeds as normal. If you have a few sites that do unrar or are worried about downloading multiple releases unnecessarily you can specify in the filter under MATCHED SITES to include certain trackers with a comma separating them, i.e. putting 'SCC, TL, IPT, TBY' etc are all 'scene' trackers and do not unrar. Obviously you'd need to have a play about...
Its a quick and dirty but works for me. I hope its useful to someone else! Documentation is not really my strong point, so if you get stuck or have any questions, please shout.
Happy boosting
For it to work it requires 'inotifywait', which is part of inotify-tools. It an awesome tool that monitors the kernel for any changes to the filesystem. Much more efficient that a timed loop and is instant. I'm using Ubuntu and it can be installed by
Code:
sudo apt-get install inotify-tools
You'll also need the IRSSI plugin set up and working to get your releases…
Create a directory for the script where the torrents are to be added by IRSSI, i.e.
Code:
[FONT=Helvetica]/home/star_69/cross-seed/import[/FONT]
Code:
[FONT=Helvetica]/home/star_69/cross-seed/staging[/FONT]
create the script by
Code:
sudo nano cross-seed.sh
Code:
#!/bin/bash
#Simple crossseeding script by Star_69 for Torrent-Invites.com
#Create a folder where IRSSI plugin puts the torrent files. Will be used to sort
import="/home/star_69/cross-seed/import/"
#This folder is used to store the torrents IRSSI has snatched and will be sent to rtorrent after the first one has downloaded
staging="/home/star_69/cross-seed/staging/"
#Folder for your autoload or AutoTools folder where torrents are put to automatically be imported by rtorrent
#If using autotools specify the root folder. You can create identical folders in the import dir above ie ./Movies/1080p/ and it will send them
#to the matching directories within the autotools folder, ie /home/YOURUSERNAME/AutotoolsWATCH/Movies/1080p/
rtorrent="/home/star_69/cross-seed/RTWATCH_FOLDER/"
clear
echo "MONITORING $import FOR TORRENTS"
#inotify waits until the kernal detects a change in the folder. To test without using irssi by copying the torrents manually, use the CREATE event rather than MOVED_TO
inotifywait -q -m -e MOVED_TO -r "$import" --format "%w%f" |
while read file
do
#name of torrent file
filename=$(basename "$file")
#hopefully a .torrent - irssi initially adds it as a .torrent1 but renames it after download - hence MOVED_TO rather than create on the inotify event
extension="${filename##*.}"
#name without the extension.. probably now redundant as irssi prepends tracker name
releasename="${filename%.*}"
#trimmed release name without the extension or the tracker prepended name
trimmedrelease="${releasename#*-}"
#Replaces spaces in release name for dots. Useful as some trackers (ie TL) sometimes have whitespaces in the torrent name
trimmedrelease="$(echo ${trimmedrelease} | tr " " ".")"
#checks its a valid torrent file
if [ "$extension" == "torrent" ]; then
echo "$(date +"%d-%m-%Y %T") $filename FOUND!!"
#create directory based on release name
#checks if directory doesnt exist
if [ ! -d "$staging$trimmedrelease" ]; then
#creates folder based on releasename
mkdir "$staging$trimmedrelease"
echo "$(date +"%d-%m-%Y %T") NEW RELEASE so created folder $staging$trimmedrelease"
#moves to rtorrent watch folder
mv "$file" "$rtorrent${file#$import}"
echo "$(date +"%d-%m-%Y %T") SENT $filename to $rtorrent${file#$import} for rtorrent to pickup"
else
#copies to matched release folder
mv "$file" "$staging$trimmedrelease/"
echo "$(date +"%d-%m-%Y %T") EXISTING FOLDER FOUND. SENDING $filename TO $staging$trimmedrelease/"
fi
else
echo "$(date +"%d-%m-%Y %T") $filename IS NOT A VALID TORRENT - IGNORING"
fi
done
Code:
sudo chmod 777 ./cross-seed.sh
run it with the same permissions you run IRSSI (i.e. root or user) otherwise it will get stuck moving the torrents. Its best to use screen like rtorrent and IRSSI as you can detach and it runs in the background
Code:
[FONT=Helvetica]screen -d -m -S cross-seed ./cross-seed.sh[/FONT]
Code:
[FONT=Helvetica]sudo nano rtcomplete.sh[/FONT]
Code:
#!/bin/bash
Releasename="$1"
Releasename="$(echo ${Releasename} | tr " " ".")"
staging="/home/star_69/cross-seed/staging/"
rtorrent="/home/star_69/cross-seed/RTWATCH_FOLDER/"
while [ -d "$staging$Releasename" ]
do
mv "$staging$Releasename"/* "$rtorrent"
rmdir "$staging$Releasename"
done
Code:
[FONT=Helvetica]sudo chmod 777 ./rtcomplete.sh[/FONT]
Code:
[FONT=Helvetica] system.method.set_key = event.download.finished,notify_me,"execute=/home/star_69/cross-seed/rtcomplete.sh,$d.get_name=" [/FONT] [FONT=Helvetica]system.method.set_key = event.download.hash_done[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica],notify_me,"execute=/home/star_69/cross-seed/rtcomplete.sh,$d.get_name="[/FONT]
You will need to restart rtorrent for saves to take effect
In autodl-irssi Preferences check the boxes 'Download duplicate releases' and 'use unique torrent filenames'. The first option is self explanatory, the second prepends the tracker name to the torrent file so it doesn't overwrite the file as it downloads an identical torrent name from each tracker.
On your filters, remove the tracker you've specified so its blank. When the filter finds a release you will get multiple torrents. In the Action tab on the filter change the drop down to Save to watch folder and put in the directory of the import directory you created earlier. inotify works recursively so you can have TV / MOVIE / HD / SD folders within the import folder to match your AutoTools folders (if you use it)
Now you're all set :)
Say you have 6 trackers and you have a filter for 'Game Of Thrones'. The 'fastest' site has their torrent downloaded first and its instantly sent to rtorrent for download. All subsequent torrents IRSSI downloads for that release (whilst its being downloaded) get moved to a folder based on the release name in the 'staging' folder, i.e. a dir called Game.of.Thrones.S03E04.720p.HDTV.x264-EVOLVE. When the download is complete, all the other torrents which have been snatched for that release get moved to rtorrent's watch folder (or AutoTools dir) and immediately get seeded, and the folder Game.of.Thrones.S03E04.720p.HDTV.x264-EVOLVE is deleted. Should a tracker be REALLY slow and its not announced while the first one is downloading, it'll still be added, but you'll already have it regardless and will cross seed as normal.
If you wanted to cross seed on a 'faster' site to build your ratio and download on a 'slower' one first, change the delay accordingly on the trackers section in IRSSI.
This obviously only works on trackers where the files are identical, i.e. not unrar'ed. Sometimes the file sizes differ slightly but it only downloads the few meg difference i.e. proof or sample and seeds as normal. If you have a few sites that do unrar or are worried about downloading multiple releases unnecessarily you can specify in the filter under MATCHED SITES to include certain trackers with a comma separating them, i.e. putting 'SCC, TL, IPT, TBY' etc are all 'scene' trackers and do not unrar. Obviously you'd need to have a play about...
Its a quick and dirty but works for me. I hope its useful to someone else! Documentation is not really my strong point, so if you get stuck or have any questions, please shout.
Happy boosting
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