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Navigating the world of digital file sharing.

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Well, sometimes it feels like you need a map, doesn't it?

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Just to figure out the best way to get files, share them back without getting,

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uh, tangled up in complicated software or stuff you just don't want.

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It really can be tricky.

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The technology itself, like BitTorrent, it's incredibly clever for moving

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files around efficiently, but the actual apps you use, they can be well, all over

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the place in terms of user friendliness.

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Exactly.

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And that's why today we're going to sort of cut through that noise.

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We're doing a deep dive into one specific tool that often gets mentioned for

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being simple and effective transmission.

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Yeah.

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Our aim here is to really understand what transmission actually is, why it

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has the strong reputation and what makes it particularly good if you're maybe

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just starting out with BitTorrent, but still has enough for the pros too.

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We want to get to the heart of what makes it tick.

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Exactly.

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And we're getting our info straight from the horse's mouth, so to speak.

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Right.

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We're looking at the official GitHub repository.

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That's where all the code lives and the transmission website itself.

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They lay out their philosophy and features pretty clearly there.

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I guess it's a good look at what they intended to build.

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Okay.

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And before we properly dive in, we really want to send a big thank you to the

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supporter who helps make these deep dives happen safe server, safe server

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handles hosting software and supports your digital transformation, really

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helpful in the digital world.

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You can find out more about them at www.safeserver.de.

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We definitely appreciate their support.

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Okay.

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So where should we start?

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Basics.

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Let's do it.

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Absolute basics.

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We're talking transmission, called it a BitTorrent client.

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Yeah.

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Someone hearing that for the first time.

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What does that even mean?

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What's a BitTorrent client actually doing?

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Yeah.

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Good question.

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So simply put a BitTorrent client is just the app, the program you install on

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your computer or maybe a server that lets you use the BitTorrent network.

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The BitTorrent protocol is the method, the set of rules for sharing files,

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especially big ones, instead of one server sending the file to everyone,

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which can get overloaded.

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Right.

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Like a traditional download.

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Exactly.

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Instead, you download little pieces of the file from lots of other users

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who already have those pieces.

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And here's the key bit.

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While you're downloading, you're also uploading the pieces you've

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already got to others who need them.

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Ah, so it's peer to peer.

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Everyone downloading also becomes a source for uploading precisely.

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That makes it super efficient then, especially if a file is popular because

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more people downloading means more sources to get it from.

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You got it.

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It uses the combined upload speed of everyone in the, uh, the swarm.

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They call it.

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And transmission specifically described itself as a fast, easy and

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free, the torrent client, that little tagline on their site.

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That tells you a lot about their main goals.

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Fast, easy and free.

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Can't argue with those.

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Let's focus on easy first.

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Why does transmission get singled out for being easy to get into?

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What did the sources say?

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Well, this seems absolutely fundamental to how they built it.

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They say it was designed for easy, powerful use.

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The important thing there is they're not saying easy instead of powerful.

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They're aiming for both.

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So it's not just like a stripped down basic version.

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It's meant to be capable and simple.

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How do they pull off the easy part?

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A huge point they make is that the default settings just work.

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You know how sometimes you install software and immediately have to go

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digging through menus to make it do what you want?

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Oh yeah, definitely.

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Transmission tries to avoid that pain.

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The idea is you install it, you add a torrent file, or maybe a magnet link,

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which is just a web link that starts the download without needing a separate file

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first and boom, it should just start downloading and sharing pretty intuitively.

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So just adding that link gets it going that immediate, like it works out of the

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box feeling is a massive plus for beginners, right?

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It takes away that first hurdle.

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You don't feel lost the second you open it.

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And then the powerful part comes in without making it complicated.

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For people who do want more control, they say setting up the advanced

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stuff is meant to be easy too.

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Like what kind of advanced stuff?

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Things like setting up watch directories, you know, folders where you can just

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drop a torrent file and transmission grabs it automatically or managing bad

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peer block lists to avoid dodgy connections, setting up the web

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interface so you can control it from another device.

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They say doing these things only take a few clicks.

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So the basics are super simple, but the more advanced options aren't like

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hidden behind 17 layers of menus.

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That sounds like a good balance.

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It really does.

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And this focus on an easy learning curve wasn't just something

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they put on their website.

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It was apparently a key reason why Ubuntu, you know, the big Linux operating system.

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Yeah, very popular.

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They chose transmission as their default BitTorrent client for a long time.

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When a major OS picks your app as the default, that says a lot about how

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usable and reliable they think it is for, well, for everyone.

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Being the default is a huge endorsement.

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Especially from Ubuntu, which focuses a lot on user experience.

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What else makes it feel smooth?

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Another big thing they highlight, especially for maybe Mac or Linux users, is that

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designed to be native for your system.

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They aim for it to integrate seamlessly, unlike some apps built to look the same

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everywhere.

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Why is that a big deal?

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I mean, if an app runs on everything, isn't that good?

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It's good for compatibility, sure.

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But sometimes those right once run anywhere apps can feel a bit out of place on

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your computer.

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You know, the buttons might look wrong.

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Menus are weird.

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Keyboard shortcuts don't work as expected.

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Right. It feels like a guest instead of part of the furniture.

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A native app is built using the specific tools and following the design rules for

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that operating system.

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For Mac users, the sources really boast about a truly native and polished

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experience.

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They say it meets or exceeds Apple UI standards, uses system features.

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They even specifically mentioned version 4.0 is Apple Silicon native.

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Meaning it runs super fast on the newer Macs.

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Yep. Optimized for those M series chips.

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That's a serious commitment to the Mac platform.

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That level of polish shows they care about the details for different users.

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It does. And on Windows, even though it uses something called the QT framework,

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which is cross platform,

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they've worked to modernize the look and feel, saying it's fully Windows 11 ready.

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For Linux, the GTK version follows the genome-made design guidelines, so it fits

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right in there, too.

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So whichever system you're on, Mac, Windows, Linux, the goal is for transmission to

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feel like it belongs.

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Like it's comfortable there.

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That's the idea. That consistent effort is pretty telling about their focus on the

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OK, native feels a plus. What about performance?

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They say it's lightweight and lightning fast.

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Yeah, this is another really important one, especially thinking about how people

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use BitTorrent.

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Lightweight means it has a low memory and resource footprint.

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Basically, it doesn't eat up all your computer's RAM or CPU power.

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Why is that so crucial for BitTorrent?

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Well, like we said, these clients often run 24-7, or at least for long periods,

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managing downloads and uploads in the background if the client itself is heavy and

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demanding.

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It slows down everything else you're trying to do. Browsing, working, whatever.

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Exactly. You don't want your downloader grinding your whole system to a halt, and

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this low resource use makes it well suited for home NAS and media servers.

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Ah, NAS, Network Attached Storage, those little boxes people use for backups or

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streaming media at home.

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Right. Those devices often don't have a ton of processing power like a full desktop

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computer does, so running software that's efficient is absolutely key.

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Makes sense. You need lean software for lean hardware.

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You got it. And the fact that companies like Western Digital, Zyxel, Belkin

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companies that actually make those NAS boxes and routers have used or bundled

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transmission, that kind of backs up the claim.

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The sources say it delivers impressive performance on almost any compatible

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hardware. You don't need a beast of a machine.

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So efficiency isn't just a nice bonus. It's core to making it work well on all

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sorts of devices, even lower powered ones.

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Definitely. Now, let's shift to something that's a really big differentiator these

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days and where transmission takes a very clear stance.

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It's open source and privacy focus.

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OK. Open source. That means the code is public. Anyone can look at it, which builds

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trust.

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That's the foundation. It's a volunteer based project.

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People contribute because they believe in it, not because a company is telling them

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to hit profit targets.

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And this leads to a really bold claim they make, kind of throwing shade at other

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software.

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Unlike some BitTorrent clients, transmission doesn't play games with its users to

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make money.

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Doesn't play games. Wow. That's direct. What kind of games are they talking about?

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What does transmission specifically avoid doing?

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They spell it out very clearly. And this is crucial info from the sources. They

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list stuff they don't bundle.

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They don't bundle toolbars, pop-up ads, flash ads, Twitter tools, or anything else.

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Whoa. That's huge. We've all seen free software that tries to sneak in browser toolbars,

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change your search engine, push ads.

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Right. Transmission explicitly says no to all of that.

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They also state very clearly that it doesn't hold some features back for a payware

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What you download, the free open source version, is the complete version. No pro

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upgrade needed.

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No nagging, no crippled features. That fits perfectly with being free and volunteer

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run, doesn't it?

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The goal isn't squeezing money or data out of you. It's just providing a good tool.

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And that flows right into the privacy-focused part. They state point blank, we don't

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track our users. Simple as that, which is becoming quite rare.

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Seriously rare.

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And they go further. They say even their own website and the community forums have

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no third-party ads or analytics.

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Wow. That's a deep commitment. Not just the app, but their whole online presence

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respects privacy.

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In a world where everyone's trying to track everything you do online, choosing a

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tool that says we don't do that and avoids common web trackers on their own site,

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that speaks volumes.

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It really does. It builds a lot of trust. So wrapping up the overall field, they

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call it Sleek and Future Rich.

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Meaning it tries to combine that ease of use we talked about with having all the

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necessary functions.

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Pretty much. They aim to give you the features you'd expect. Privacy options, that

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web interface for remote control,

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full peer communication, editing trackers, the servers helping peers connect,

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setting speed limits and so on.

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But the goal is to present all that power within the simple, clean interface they

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value so much.

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Okay, so it's got the goods, but it tries not to overwhelm you. Now, we've mostly

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talked about the app you'd install on your desktop,

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but the sources mentioned different flavors of transmission. Yeah, this shows its

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flexibility.

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So you've got the standard graphical apps for Mac, Windows, Linux, the ones with

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Windows and buttons you click on your main computer.

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Right, the usual way you'd use an app. But transmission can also run as a headless

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demon. Headless demon.

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Sounds kind of spooky and technical. What's that mean practically?

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It just means it runs in the background on a computer or server without needing its

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own graphical window open on a screen.

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A demon is just a background process doing its job quietly. Headless means no

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Perfect for those NAS boxes we mentioned or any server that just sits in a closet.

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OK, so you can have it running on a server somewhere managing torrents without

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needing a screen attached to that server.

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Exactly. And then how do you control it? That's where the web UI comes in.

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It's a web page served up by transmission itself that you access in your browser.

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From there you can add torrents, start-stop, check progress, change settings.

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Basically control the daemon from anywhere on your network or even over the

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internet if you set it up.

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That is super useful for remote management. Control your home server downloads from

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your laptop or phone. Nice.

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Adds huge convenience, especially for server use. The sources also mention command

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line tools.

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For people who like using the terminal, maybe system admins, developers, scripters.

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The text-based interface.

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Right. Transmission remote is the main tool. It lets you control a running

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transmission instance using text commands.

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You could script things like automatically adding torrents or checking status.

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Definitely for a more advanced user, but powerful for automation.

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For sure. There are also little standalone tools just for handling dot torrent

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files dot transmission show to see what's inside one.

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Transmission create to make your own. Transmission edit to tweak one.

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They do mention an older tool. Transmission CLI is kind of outdated now. So

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transmission remote is the way to go for interacting with a running instance.

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OK. Let's recap the flavors. Normal desktop app for McGuinlinux, a background

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server version, a web page to control it remotely and command line tools for the

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techies.

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That's really flexible. It shows they understand people use this stuff in different

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ways, different environments.

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Let's zoom out a bit. Look at the project itself. That GitHub info you mentioned.

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What does it tell us about the health and community around transmission?

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Well, it's home on GitHub. Transmission transmission is pretty revealing. The

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sources say over 13,000 stars on GitHub.

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Starring a project is like giving it a thumbs up or bookmarking it. 13 K plus stars.

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That's a lot. Shows real popularity and respect in the open source community.

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Big vote of confidence from users and developers. It is. And over 1,300 forks. A

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fork is when someone copies the whole project, usually to mess around with it.

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Maybe suggest changes back or even start their own version. Over 1,000 forks

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suggests a really active group of people digging into the code.

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So not just users, but people actively working with it. Maybe fixing things, adding

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stuff. Exactly. And the number of contributors backs that up.

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Over 258 individuals credited. That's a healthy number for an open source project.

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Means lots of eyes on the code, lots of different people chipping in. It builds

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trust.

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It sounds like a solid community effort. What about the languages used? C++, Objective-C++,

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Datascript. Does that mix tell us anything?

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Yeah, that mix makes total sense. C++ is probably the core engine needs to be fast.

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Objective-C and Objective-C++-GAR, that's for the native Mac app. JavaScript, HTML,

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that's the web UI.

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CMake is a build tool to handle compiling it everywhere. It perfectly mirrors their

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goals. Fast core, native feel on different systems, web control.

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Using the right tools for the right job. And you said the docs are being updated,

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they're looking for volunteers.

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Yes, that's a good sign. It shows it's an active, living project. Good

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documentation is really important, especially with all these different ways to use

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it.

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Being open about needing help to improve docs, that's typical healthy open source

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behavior.

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Yeah, it means it's not dead or abandoned. And it had a pretty recent stable

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release, right?

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Correct. Version 4.0.6 came out May 29, 2024, according to the sources. Regular

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updates mean bug fixes and improvements are happening.

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Okay, so we've looked at what transmission is, its core ideas, easy, native, fast,

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private, the different ways you can run it, and the community behind it.

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Let's bring it all back. What does this mean for you, the listener, especially if

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you're just looking for an easy way into BitTorrent?

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Well, based on everything the project says about itself in these sources,

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transmission really does seem like a fantastic choice if you want something

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powerful but simple, especially if you're starting out.

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How so? What specifically makes it good for that easy entry?

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The focus on easy entry and defaults that just work tackles that feeling of being

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overwhelmed head on.

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It suggests you can probably install it, add a torrent, and just let it run without

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needing a degree in network engineering first.

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Right. It gets you doing the thing you wanted to do, sharing files quicker with

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less stress.

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Exactly. Less friction.

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Then the native for your system part helps too, making it feel comfortable and

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familiar, not like some weird clunky program you have to fight with.

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And the lightweight and fast aspect means it should run well even if your computer

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isn't brand new or if you're putting it on a little NAS box.

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It respects your hardware.

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And I think crucially that open source and privacy focused stance, knowing it

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explicitly won't bundle junk, won't nag you for money for core features and won't

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track you.

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That provides a baseline of trust that's hard to find sometimes.

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It delivers the features you need, but tries to do it in an intuitive way.

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Seems very aligned with just wanting to access information efficiently and

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privately.

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Yeah, it really paints a picture of a tool built with the user's experience,

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privacy and sanity in mind, trying to avoid all those common annoyances you find in

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other software.

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That's definitely the impression the sources give.

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So this deep dive shows transmission aiming to be that fast, easy, free client.

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It stands out because it really tries to feel native, run efficiently and fiercely

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protect user privacy through its open source volunteer driven model.

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Right. It's a community project kept up to date, designed to just do its job well,

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without all the extra baggage, no ads, no trackers, no bundled nonsense.

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And thinking about that, that focus on privacy and open source, here's maybe a

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final thought for you to chew on.

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In this digital age where our data and attention are constantly being grabbed at,

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what's the real value to you of choosing tools like transmission?

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Tools built by volunteers designed to be transparent, light and specifically not

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track what you do.

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It's definitely something to consider as you build your own set of trusted digital

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tools.

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Indeed. And again, a huge thank you to Safe Server for supporting this deep dive,

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Check them out at www.safeserver.de.

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Thanks for tuning in for this exploration with us.

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We hope this gives you a clear picture of what makes transmission tick. Until next

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time.