@mariah to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 7 months agoWhat is the best foss torrent client to use with sonarr?message-square21arrow-up142arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up140arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the best foss torrent client to use with sonarr?@mariah to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 7 months agomessage-square21file-text
minus-square@mariahOPlinkEnglish1•7 months agoThe problem is sonarr is running as my user and transmission-daemon is root
minus-square@mdfy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•7 months agoYou should reconsider running as root, if any vulnerabilities were exploited in transmission, You’ve lost everything.
minus-square@sloopbun@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglish2•7 months agoI usually make a dedicated user for torrent clients. Works well. This allows me to run multiple instances of transmission in the vm, for example. Manage them through systemd services.
The problem is sonarr is running as my user and transmission-daemon is root
You should reconsider running as root, if any vulnerabilities were exploited in transmission, You’ve lost everything.
How do i change the user
I usually make a dedicated user for torrent clients. Works well. This allows me to run multiple instances of transmission in the vm, for example. Manage them through systemd services.