This article will guide you through the installation and setup process for launching a BitTorrent Sync Client/Server on a high-performance SSD VPS at AKLWEB HOST.
Requirements:
- Putty SSH Client
- >= 768MB RAM VPS Server With CentOS 6 x64 Installed.
Install BitTorrent Sync
Login To Your New Ubuntu 14.04 VPS Server at AKLWEB HOST via SSH and run the following commands
apt-get -y install python-software-properties
add-apt-repository ppa:tuxpoldo/btsync
apt-get update
apt-get -y install btsync
Steps for Install Menu:
- Select “btsync” user from the menu
- Select “default” for the sync daemon group
- set niceness to 0
- Unless you have additional IPs on your instance, it’s ok to hit enter to “0.0.0.0”
- Set the port to listen on (Default: 8888)
- Should BitTorrent Sync only allow SSL? <No> is ok here.
Make The Directory(ies) To Store Your Synced Files
We will use “/btsync” for this example.
mkdir /btsync
#set ownership to btsync user
chown btsync /btsync
You Are Now Ready To Start Using BitTorrent Sync!
Access the control panel via http://(server ip address):8888
Reference
- Secure Password Generator – Use this to help generate a secure pass
- Official BitTorrent Sync