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Transmission is designed for easy, powerful use. Transmission has the features you want from a BitTorrent client: encryption, a web interface, peer exchange, magnet links, DHT, µTP, UPnP and NAT-PMP port forwarding, webseed support, watch directories, tracker editing, global and per-torrent speed limits, and more. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Transmission on your Synology NAS using Docker.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Transmission 4.00 release.

STEP 1

STEP 2

Install Docker via Synology “Package Center”.

STEP 3

Go to File Station and open the docker folder. Inside the docker folder, create one new folder and name it transmission. Follow the instructions in the image below.Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

STEP 4

Now create three new folders inside the transmission folder that you created at STEP 3 name data, downloads, watch. Follow the instructions in the image below.Note: Be careful enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

STEP 5

Go to Control Panel / Task Scheduler / Create / Scheduled Task / User-defined script. Follow the instructions in the images below.

STEP 6

Once you click on User-defined script a new window will open. Follow the instructions below:

  1. General: In the Task field type in Install Transmission. Uncheck “Enabled” option. Select root User.
  2. Schedule: Select Run on the following date then select “Do not repeat“.
  3. Task Settings: Check “Send run details by email“, add your email then copy paste the code below in the Run command area. After that click OK.
docker run -d --name=transmission \\
-p 9091:9091 \\
-p 51413:51413 \\
-p 51413:51413/udp \\
-e PUID=1026 \\
-e PGID=100 \\
-e TZ=Europe/Bucharest \\
-e USER=marius \\
-e PASS=mariushosting \\
-v /volume1/docker/transmission/data:/config \\
-v /volume1/docker/transmission/downloads:/downloads \\
-v /volume1/docker/transmission/watch:/watch \\
--restart always \\
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