= Editing Configuration Files =
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It's not always possible to set all configurations from the GUI, especially on the Daemon, or Web UI. This guide will try to give an overview of how and what you can change. For the location of these files, look at the [ConfigFiles Configuration Files] page.

== Mac OS X  ==
=== Overview ===

Mac OS X has a standardized way of saving user preferences files using [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML XML] format. These files are called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plist plist] (short for property list) files. Usually there is no need to modify these files directly, since Apple provided a comand-line tool to reliably change settings.

Although, the Mac client allows you to set all preferences through the gui, I'll show you how you can switch the updater to use the nightly feed:
{{{
$ defaults write org.m0k.transmission SUFeedURL http://transmission.xpjets.com/ZIP/
}}}
  (Note: These are untested snapshots. Use them with care.)

Use the following to reset the setting:
{{{
$ defaults delete org.m0k.transmission SUFeedURL
}}}
For more information, open up your terminal and type:
{{{
$ man defaults
}}}

== GTK / Daemon ==
=== Overview ===

GTK and Daemon (both on a Mac and Linux) use a [http://www.json.org/ JSON] formatted file. Mainly because of it's human readability. [[BR]]
(Consult the [http://www.json.org/ JSON] for detailed information)

Here is a sample:
{{{
{
    "allow-hibernation": 1,
    "pc-port" : 9091,
    "open-dialog-dir": "\/home\/username\/torrents"
}
}}}

=== Options ===

==== Bandwidth ====
 * '''download-limit:''' Number (kb/s)
 * '''download-limit-enabled:''' Boolean (0-1)
 * '''upload-limit:''' Number (kb/s)
 * '''upload-limit-enabled:''' Boolean (0-1)
==== Port Mapping ====
 * '''peer-port:''' Number (default = 51413)
 * '''port-forwarding-enabled:''' Boolean (0-1)
==== Advanced ====
 * '''pex-enabled:''' Boolean (0-1)
 * '''encryption:''' Number (0 = Off, 1 = Preferred, 2 = Forced)
 * '''lazy-bitfield-enabled:''' Boolean (0-1)
 ==== Hibernation ====
 * '''inhibit-desktop-hibernation:''' Boolean (0-1)
 * '''inhibit-hibernation:''' Boolean (0-1)
==== Peers ====
 * '''max-peers-global:''' Number (default = 300)
 * '''max-peers-per-torrent:''' Number (default =  60)
==== Hibernation ====
 * '''allow-hibernation:''' Boolean (0-1)
 * '''allow-hibernation-even-when-torrents-are-active:''' Boolean (0-1)
==== Blocklist ====
 * '''blocklist-enabled:''' Boolean (0-1)
 * '''blocklist-updates-enabled:''' Boolean (0-1)
==== RPC ====
 * '''rpc-enabled:''' Boolean (0-1)
 * '''rpc-port:''' Number (default = 9091)
 * '''rpc-authentication-required:''' Boolean (0-1)
 * '''rpc-username:''' String
 * '''rpc-password-required:''' Boolean (0-1)
 * '''rpc-password:''' String
 * '''rpc-whitelist-enabled:''' Boolean (0-1)
 * '''rpc-whitelist:''' String (Comma-delimited list of IP addresses. Wildcards allowed using '*'. Example: "127.0.0.*,192.168.1.*", Default:  "127.0.0.1" )
 * '''rpc-access-control-list:''' String (Comma-delimited list of IP addresses. Wildcards allowed using '*'. Example: "127.0.0.*,192.168.1.*", Default:  "127.0.0.1" ) '''DEPRICATED?'''
==== Proxy ====
 * '''proxy-server-enabled:''' Boolean (0-1)
 * '''proxy-server:''' String
 * '''proxy-port:''' Number (Usually 80)
 * '''proxy-type:''' Number (0 = HTTP, 1 = SOCKS4, 2 = SOCKS5)
 * '''proxy-authentication-required:''' Boolean (0-1)
 * '''proxy-username:''' String
 * '''proxy-authentication:''' String