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Nickthestick91
10-15-2006, 10:29 PM
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.)

http://directrix.org/screens/1.png

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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!

Suphix
10-15-2006, 10:41 PM
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

delimare
10-15-2006, 11:55 PM
Thanks for the time and effort. I'll have to try this out!

tjewell71
10-18-2006, 01:18 PM
Tried it and it came up " The WebDUI beta does not support your web browser?

Any help

4play
10-18-2006, 01:32 PM
Stop using ie6 and try firefox
http://utorrent.com/ie6note.png

http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=14565

DKre8ive1
10-19-2006, 07:40 AM
This should be a sticky imho. ;)

erax
10-19-2006, 07:45 AM
thanks Nickthestick91 good hit

sobie2000
10-21-2006, 12:36 PM
Wow amazing stuff for utorrent. Wont need to carry portable hardrivers or usb keys to and from work with things I DL at work!

NiKRuLeZ
10-21-2006, 08:34 PM
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.

tjewell71
10-24-2006, 12:10 AM
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???

Patriot foreve
10-24-2006, 06:45 AM
thx alot for the information

Nickthestick91
10-30-2006, 12:58 AM
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. :)

gatorade
11-21-2006, 03:19 AM
nice guide

jaum
11-24-2006, 04:42 AM
thank you

nfsbeeddd
12-16-2006, 10:38 PM
thanks man

FaceX2
12-23-2006, 11:38 AM
awesome, didnt realise i could do this...now I can start and view my downloads while I am at uni. Thanks

Aiandas
12-24-2006, 09:38 AM
Interesting stuff ... did not know this one yet

thanks !!!!!

djoser
12-26-2006, 12:16 PM
Thanks! This is great!

darkwave74
01-28-2007, 07:46 AM
Good stuff just tried it! Thanks

R3n3g4D0
01-29-2007, 07:47 PM
it works :D , thanks for the guide

shazzar
02-02-2007, 07:47 PM
will try it out

orygun
02-03-2007, 12:08 AM
Can't believe there is no mac version of utorrent. Guess I have to fire up the PC

rodrigof
02-12-2007, 05:06 PM
Thanks! This is interesting!

DaVox
02-16-2007, 04:01 AM
not a utorrent user atm, but hey when i am, this is gonna be a gift! thanks

maxehhh
02-21-2007, 03:09 PM
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 :)

EET FUK
02-26-2007, 04:56 AM
awesome, will try it out! thanks

tyr4
02-26-2007, 05:38 AM
great tut, thanks for writing it.

shazzar
03-04-2007, 12:55 PM
Utorrent seems to be testing the progam with webui configured for you.

Hax
04-17-2007, 12:12 AM
YES! Thank you so much for this guide, it's helped me a lot.

subnumber
04-17-2007, 05:54 AM
thanks for the tip
and hope to see more help

CheesePuff
04-19-2007, 06:49 PM
great tutorial. I was looking for a simple, easy way to set it up. Thanks

xTMODx
04-23-2007, 09:50 AM
thx 4 that tut.

ronaldinho123
04-24-2007, 02:20 PM
thanxxxxxxxxxxxxx

thanx

SnipeR19
04-24-2007, 04:38 PM
Thanks! This is interesting! and Useful
Thanx Again

dedlikeoscar
04-24-2007, 06:58 PM
Thanks for the info! I have thought about doing this for awhile now but I never read up on it.

t0mmy
01-11-2008, 05:43 AM
my firefox is stupid :( webui just gets stuck on the loading page, so i have to use opera

Cow King
01-15-2008, 09:46 PM
thanks it was really helpful

boz
01-18-2008, 02:29 PM
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 :(

engMezo
01-18-2008, 05:19 PM
WOW :w00t:
it's Wonderful tip

MARINE619
01-18-2008, 06:52 PM
amazing, good job dude

monsterous
02-01-2008, 02:15 PM
thanks :)

teicoplanin
02-05-2008, 12:58 AM
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!!

Nemanja
02-07-2008, 12:03 AM
Cool

cata2008
02-08-2008, 07:36 AM
thanks

TekknoN1
02-09-2008, 08:31 PM
Thank you

alfry1010
02-10-2008, 09:38 PM
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.

=)

Bionic
02-27-2008, 02:27 AM
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.

Furonem
02-27-2008, 11:58 PM
WebUI is extremely useful. This should be a good introduction for those new to it.

ozz.dor
03-01-2008, 02:51 PM
thanx allot, now i will use that.

Magnum
03-05-2008, 08:00 PM
Great stuff here.Thanks a lot for information!

ajsi
03-08-2008, 04:05 PM
10x for this

yasobelber92
03-08-2008, 07:06 PM
Awesome...Thanks

tiolewis
03-10-2008, 02:10 AM
Thanks this is really useful !

neol
03-26-2008, 01:06 PM
I knew when i found this forum that i have found something useful :)

ernestina
04-02-2008, 02:56 PM
thanks Nickthestick91......

eldiesel
04-03-2008, 12:32 PM
Really Great Job

Thx

StasuMygdala
04-13-2008, 10:52 AM
worked like a charm.. Thank You!!

TrackerDaddy
04-13-2008, 09:22 PM
Helpful post, thanks.

Gish
04-15-2008, 03:39 AM
so I'm using 1.7.7
does it matter?

Thanks

RedHot
04-15-2008, 08:15 AM
Thank you very cluch :P

mobile
04-15-2008, 01:08 PM
this indeed was helpful..thanx

lolapa
04-25-2008, 03:30 PM
Any chance RSS would work with this?

TheEth1c
05-06-2008, 11:56 AM
uTorrent's WebUI Is Only For SeedBox???

0riGiNaLBoX
05-24-2008, 05:02 PM
thanks m8 for how to setup the webUl

DJDaveX
10-27-2008, 08:06 AM
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.

goki
10-27-2008, 10:03 AM
this indeed was helpful..thanx

Groovy
10-27-2008, 08:15 PM
Thanks..........

ppwater
10-31-2008, 09:18 AM
thanks~it is really useful

SeedHoster
10-31-2008, 04:40 PM
Thanks For the Guide

jbloggs
10-31-2008, 05:37 PM
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

ketan
11-06-2008, 08:40 AM
great tutorial in deed. thanks a lot.
i did not know anything about utorrent's wui,

umar7001
01-31-2009, 04:42 PM
My friend try a long time and finally he find is mistake: he forgot the /gui.

babadoux
01-31-2009, 10:10 PM
Thanks for the tut

Radar
03-12-2009, 09:18 PM
Very nice work on this guide Nickthestick91, Thanks(=

djerholler69
04-17-2009, 02:07 PM
Am giving this a go now, thanks loads for the tut!

Falchion17
05-06-2009, 07:35 AM
Thanks, great tutorial.

maranello
05-16-2009, 12:57 PM
yep, great work...thx for this

nice
05-16-2009, 05:06 PM
thanks,great tutorial

InSPir
05-17-2009, 07:18 PM
thanks..

protv
11-13-2009, 11:45 PM
interisting tutorial

Xhider39
12-18-2009, 01:22 PM
very interesting I will try it later :D