Frequently Asked Questions

General

• What platforms does Transmission run on?
• Where can I download Transmission?
• How do I compile Transmission ?
• How can I contribute to Transmission ?
• How do I register a bug/enhancement request ?

Distribution Specific Questions

• Debian Problems with Transmission Daemon files etc
• - Problems running Transmission Daemon on Solaris
• - Problems running Transmission Daemon on a NAS (Synology, D-Link, HP, Seagate, etc.)

Performance and Network Problems

• Why are my speeds slow?
• Why is my port closed?
• What can I do if I think my ISP is blocking BitTorrent traffic?
• How do I forward a port from my router/firewall?
• Why are my downloads pausing all the time?

Application Problems

• Why do I get the error `File Too Large'?
• Transmission Won't Start on Tiger
• Transmission Uses All the Free Memory
• Why does setting upload speed to 0 halt my downloads?
• Transmission is Downloading Files I Don't Want

Application Usage

• Where are the user guides ?
• How to I set up Transmission to run on my (headless) server ?
• How do I control Transmission remotely ?
• How do I configure Transmission ?
• How do I get Magnet Links to work in Firefox?
• How do I configure Transmission to use a web proxy??
• How do I set up Blocklists?
• What do the Peer Status codes mean ?
• ​Can I sequentially download the files?