linuxserver/transmission torrents disappear, file permission issue

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polyn
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linuxserver/transmission torrents disappear, file permission issue

Post by polyn »

Hey all,

First of all, I am complete n00b about Docker Station and containers.

However, I did manage to install linuxserver/transmission in Docker Station.
The Shared Folders tab I set up like this:

/downloads /share/Transmission/Downloads Read/Write
/config /share/Transmission/Config Read/Write
/watch /share/Transmission/Watch Read/Write


Two problems I ran into:
1: After torrent is downloaded the torrent becomes red and the following error shows in Properties tab: Unable to save resume file: Permission denied (3)
2: After I stop/restart the container all of my torrents are gone from the list, and all my settings are reverted to default.

How can I fix these?

Thanks a lot in advance for your help!
nigelsh
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Re: linuxserver/transmission torrents disappear, file permission issue

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My shared folders are set pretty much the same - and linuxserver/Transmission is working fine for me:

/downloads /share/Transmission Read/Write
/watch /share/Transmission/watch Read/Write
/config /share/Transmission/config Read/Write

re. #1 "...becomes red" - where are you referring to?
re. #2: in Transmission what do you have set as the "Default download folder on remote host"? Mine is set to /downloads/complete. What about the Transmission application option for Paths - do you have anything set? I have an entry for /downloads/complete (although I'm not sure if it is neccessary)

Not sure if any of this will help you - or even if you are still requiring help 4 months after asking for it.
viliri
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Re: linuxserver/transmission torrents disappear, file permission issue

Post by viliri »

I had the same problem after turning on advanced folder permissions for the shared folders of my QNAP.
The permission for the Container Station folders got broken, so my transmission daemon couldn´t access the docker volumes anymore.

this was the way i fixed my problem:

1.) backed up all three volumes of the transmission container
2.) deleted the transmission container with all three volumes
3.) uninstalled the Container Station App
4.) removed the shared folder "Container"
5.) reinstalled the Container Station App
6.) the shared folder was created when first starting the Container Station App
7.) downloaded the linuxserver/transmission image from docker hub
8.) created a new transmission container with following additional settings, which i added in Advanced Settings --> Environment
8a.) PUID = 0
8b.) GUID = 0
9) copied back my backup transmission volumes to the corresponding new folders (you have to look in the new volume folders before to find the right ones)
10) started the container and all files were accessible again.
11) no more red Xs in the transmission GUI

what i did, was to run the container with the QNAP admin account (PUID=0) and the user group administrators (GUID=) so, it matched the folder permission with the default one, that Container Station created.
you find out the user id on the shell with the command id, so you can run the container with other users you created on your QNAP.

i hope this solution works for you too.
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