How to set up uTorrent's WebUI
(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: Nickthestick91
Ok, first thing's first. What is WebUI? It is a Web User Interface. Once you set it up, you will be able to control your uTorrent from a different computer through a web browser.
Now on to the guide.
Step 1: Download the files here.
http://download.utorrent.com/beta/webui_v0.310_beta_2.rar
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Once downloaded, extract the files to your desktop, or anywhere you'll remember them.
Step 2: Open the folder you just extracted. In there, you will find "webui.zip".
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Don't unzip it or change the name, leave it how it is. Now, go to Start > Run, and put "%AppData%/utorrent" (without the quotes), and then click Ok.
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The Application Data folder for uTorrent should've popped up. Copy the "webui.zip" to there.
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Step 3: Exit any uTorrent instances. Now, open "utorrent-1.6.1-beta-build-483.exe" from the folder we extracted earlier.
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Step 4: After it's opened, press Ctrl+P, and go to Advaced > WebUI.
Step 5: Place a tick in "Enable WebUI". Then, set up a username and password. If you want, you can set it to use a port other than the one uTorrent already uses, but I prefer to leave that alone. You can also restrict access to certain IP's.
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Step 6: Ok, now it's time to test it out and see if it worked. Make sure uTorrent 1.6.1 beta is still running, and type this in a web browser on a different computer in your local network (not the one that has uTorrent running on it.)
http://127.0.0.1:YourPortHere/gui/index.html
you can also use:
http://localhost:YourPortHere/gui/index.html
Where it says "YourPortHere", put the port that uTorrent uses.
It should then ask for your username and password. Use the ones that you set up earlier. After that, it should show the WebUI, and you'll be able to manage your torrents (delete, add, stop, start, etc.)
After that, you can test it out on a computer outside your network (school, work, a friends house, etc.)
Here's some screenshots of the WebUI in action (courtesy of directrix from uTorrent's forums.)
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Well, that's about it. I hope you can get the WebUI up and running, and start managing uTorrent away from home!
Posted by: Suphix
thats amazing... when the next full update is realeased i'll definatly be downloading it... just gona wait till they iron out the glitches first.
looks amazing though... didnt know you could add torrent's ect. defo be using this while im at college :P
Posted by: delimare
Thanks for the time and effort. I'll have to try this out!
Posted by: tjewell71
Tried it and it came up " The WebDUI beta does not support your web browser?
Any help
Posted by: 4play
Stop using ie6 and try firefox
http://utorrent.com/ie6note.png
http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=14565
Posted by: DKre8ive1
This should be a sticky imho. ;)
Posted by: erax
thanks Nickthestick91 good hit
Posted by: sobie2000
Wow amazing stuff for utorrent. Wont need to carry portable hardrivers or usb keys to and from work with things I DL at work!
Posted by: NiKRuLeZ
http://127.0.0.1:YourPortHere/gui/index.html
http://localhost:YourPortHere/gui/index.html
The localhost and 127. are for testing it on the computer that the utorrent is already running, as those addresses just come back to the computer you are operating. If you want to test it on another computer on a LAN, dont you type in the http://LAN.IP.Address/gui/index.html? (e.g. http://10.0.0.167:8080/gui/index.html)
And also if you want to control it from outside the LAN, you need to forward the ports on the router that utorrent is using.
Posted by: tjewell71
ok got it set up on home pc and when i try to access it from my laptop at work it asked for the password and i type it in then it goes to the page and just says loading???? i don't get it, can anyone help me that has gotten this to work???
Posted by: Patriot foreve
thx alot for the information
Posted by: Nickthestick91
The localhost and 127. are for testing it on the computer that the utorrent is already running, as those addresses just come back to the computer you are operating. If you want to test it on another computer on a LAN, dont you type in the http://LAN.IP.Address (http://%3cb%3elan.ip.address%3c/b%3E)/gui/index.html? (e.g. http://10.0.0.167:8080/gui/index.html)
And also if you want to control it from outside the LAN, you need to forward the ports on the router that utorrent is using.
What's an easy way to get the LAN IP, so I can update the post? Thanks for the clarification btw. :)
Posted by: gatorade
nice guide
Posted by: jaum
thank you
Posted by: nfsbeeddd
thanks man
Posted by: FaceX2
awesome, didnt realise i could do this...now I can start and view my downloads while I am at uni. Thanks
Posted by: Aiandas
Interesting stuff ... did not know this one yet
thanks !!!!!
Posted by: djoser
Thanks! This is great!
Posted by: darkwave74
Good stuff just tried it! Thanks
Posted by: R3n3g4D0
it works :D , thanks for the guide
Posted by: shazzar
will try it out
Posted by: orygun
Can't believe there is no mac version of utorrent. Guess I have to fire up the PC
Posted by: rodrigof
Thanks! This is interesting!
Posted by: DaVox
not a utorrent user atm, but hey when i am, this is gonna be a gift! thanks
Posted by: maxehhh
This is very useful for that ppl who is all day in the work, they can join to their uTorrent from any where, i recommend this guide :)
Posted by: EET FUK
awesome, will try it out! thanks
Posted by: tyr4
great tut, thanks for writing it.
Posted by: shazzar
Utorrent seems to be testing the progam with webui configured for you.
Posted by: Hax
YES! Thank you so much for this guide, it's helped me a lot.
Posted by: subnumber
thanks for the tip
and hope to see more help
Posted by: CheesePuff
great tutorial. I was looking for a simple, easy way to set it up. Thanks
Posted by: xTMODx
thx 4 that tut.
Posted by: ronaldinho123
thanxxxxxxxxxxxxx
thanx
Posted by: SnipeR19
Thanks! This is interesting! and Useful
Thanx Again
Posted by: dedlikeoscar
Thanks for the info! I have thought about doing this for awhile now but I never read up on it.
Posted by: t0mmy
my firefox is stupid :( webui just gets stuck on the loading page, so i have to use opera
Posted by: Cow King
thanks it was really helpful
Posted by: boz
Can someone please help me getting webgui to work on a leaseweb win2003 server? Its no problem accessing the webgui localhost but when i try to access webgui from another computer with firefox nothing happens, tried opera also :(
Posted by: engMezo
WOW :w00t:
it's Wonderful tip
Posted by: MARINE619
amazing, good job dude
Posted by: monsterous
thanks :)
Posted by: teicoplanin
i think i did everything correct,
tried logging on with firefox and IE, it makes me to log on, which i did but nothing happens..
when I checked the utorrent logger, it says "unable to read webui.zip" ???
help!!
Posted by: Nemanja
Cool
Posted by: cata2008
thanks
Posted by: TekknoN1
Thank you
Posted by: alfry1010
For info: My friend try a long time and finally he find is mistake: he forgot the /gui.
For info 2: When you dl from the GUI the files are put on your C: but if you have configure your utorrent you can put your file ended of download in a specific folder.
So you can manage to dl one file in a time so when it's finish your c: is not full.
=)
Posted by: Bionic
I've created already my account @ WebUI but how can I access it from my School now?
Do I need access to my CMD? Cause it's kinda glitched which means I can't access.
Posted by: Furonem
WebUI is extremely useful. This should be a good introduction for those new to it.
Posted by: ozz.dor
thanx allot, now i will use that.
Posted by: Magnum
Great stuff here.Thanks a lot for information!
Posted by: ajsi
10x for this
Posted by: yasobelber92
Awesome...Thanks
Posted by: tiolewis
Thanks this is really useful !
Posted by: neol
I knew when i found this forum that i have found something useful :)
Posted by: ernestina
thanks Nickthestick91......
Posted by: eldiesel
Really Great Job
Thx
Posted by: StasuMygdala
worked like a charm.. Thank You!!
Posted by: TrackerDaddy
Helpful post, thanks.
Posted by: Gish
so I'm using 1.7.7
does it matter?
Thanks
Posted by: RedHot
Thank you very cluch :P
Posted by: mobile
this indeed was helpful..thanx
Posted by: lolapa
Any chance RSS would work with this?
Posted by: TheEth1c
uTorrent's WebUI Is Only For SeedBox???
Posted by: 0riGiNaLBoX
thanks m8 for how to setup the webUl
Posted by: DJDaveX
Is it possible to configure the WebUI so that you don't have to access it by the port? The reason I'm getting a seedbox is because my uni filters torrent traffic. It also blocks access to ports other than those used by the HTTP protocol - so if I can't access uTorrent over 123.456.789/directory instead of 123.456.789:23498/GUI, then I mght have to stick to TFlux-b4rt.
Posted by: goki
this indeed was helpful..thanx
Posted by: Groovy
Thanks..........
Posted by: ppwater
thanks~it is really useful
Posted by: SeedHoster
Thanks For the Guide
Posted by: jbloggs
Thanks for the useful guide. Also you can get the latest release of WebUI (currently v0.361) from the following link
http://www.utorrent.com/webui-guide.php
Posted by: ketan
great tutorial in deed. thanks a lot.
i did not know anything about utorrent's wui,