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Getting Started with Seed Truck

Seed Truck is a native remote manager for Transmission and qBittorrent on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. It connects to torrent clients that you operate and lets you monitor and manage their transfers.

Seed Truck does not provide a torrent service, search or index content, or download torrent payloads directly to your Apple device. Transfers and downloaded files remain on the configured torrent server.

Requirements

  • iPhone or iPad running iOS/iPadOS 17 or later
  • Mac running macOS 14 or later
  • Apple Watch running watchOS 10 or later
  • Transmission 4.1 or later using JSON-RPC 2.0, or qBittorrent 5 or later
  • The address and any credentials required by your torrent client

Quick Setup Guide

Step 1: Add a server

  • iPhone or iPad: Open the Settings tab, choose Servers, and choose Add Server.
  • Mac: Open Seed Truck settings, choose Servers, and choose the Add Server button.

Step 2: Enter the connection details

  • Name: Enter a unique name that identifies the server.
  • Type: Choose Transmission or qBittorrent.
  • Endpoint: Enter the complete HTTP or HTTPS address required for that client.
  • Username and Password: Enter both when authentication is required, or leave both empty.

For Transmission, enter the full JSON-RPC endpoint, such as http://server.local:9091/transmission/rpc. For qBittorrent, enter the Web UI base URL, such as http://server.local:8080.

Step 3: Test and save

Choose Test Connection to check the current details. Correct any reported issue, then save the server. Testing is optional and does not save the server by itself.

Step 4: Open Torrents

Open Torrents to load the selected server. If multiple servers are configured, use the server selector to switch between them.

Main Features

  • Monitor torrent status, progress, speeds, peers, ratio, queue position, and transfer totals.
  • Search and filter torrents by status, then sort by name, activity, progress, or speed.
  • Start, pause, and remove transfers.
  • Choose whether removal keeps or permanently deletes the downloaded files.
  • Add magnet links and .torrent files to one or more servers.
  • Apply existing Transmission labels or qBittorrent tags while adding a torrent.
  • View and change global upload and download speed limits.
  • Preview .torrent file contents with Quick Look.

Using Multiple Apple Devices

Seed Truck stores server records in Apple's synchronizable Keychain. Compatible devices using the same Apple Account can receive those records when Keychain synchronization is available and enabled. Synchronization timing is controlled by Apple.

The refresh interval and torrent sorting preferences are stored separately on each device.

Need Help?

Open Settings > Help to browse the Help Center, submit a support request, or read the Privacy Policy.