Which OS do you like for torrents?

**ca_aok** · 03-05-2010, 01:08 AM

Assuming you're referring to seedboxes only, Debian. My load average is around 0.26, and that's with all sorts of things running at once (rtorrent/rutorrent, apache, ZNC, eggdrop, mysql, xvfb, etc). Having a load average of 2 running rtorrent alone implies CentOS is a terrible choice. And that's with 200 torrents, not 60.

Other advantages: easy package management, abundance of guides, very stable operating system (unless you're running SID), and low resource use.

**Tv Controls you** · 03-05-2010, 01:55 AM

Home- windows xp (for torrent machine) utorrent
windows 7 for downloading fast (my gaming rig) utorrent

Seedbox-
wine with utorrent on a ubuntu server
(I would use windows xp if I could because it uses less ram than ubuntu)

I actually hate linux, but I wouldn't consider myself a windows fanboy.... Even though I love windows os... lol

**Tokeman** · 03-05-2010, 02:49 PM

Home: Windows 7
Seedbox: Never used one

**PROTOCOL** · 03-05-2010, 06:48 PM

Windows 7 Ultimate

**Magnum** · 03-05-2010, 07:05 PM

Windows XP!

**thisguy** · 03-06-2010, 04:18 AM

i run xp corporate mainly because of the copy and move to features that are upon the right click, all the options you need are right there

**GregB** · 03-06-2010, 08:55 AM

Hey guys,

The feedback is great. Thank you.

Originally Posted by ca_aok

Assuming you're referring to seedboxes only, Debian. My load average is around 0.26, and that's with all sorts of things running at once (rtorrent/rutorrent, apache, ZNC, eggdrop, mysql, xvfb, etc). Having a load average of 2 running rtorrent alone implies CentOS is a terrible choice. And that's with 200 torrents, not 60.

Other advantages: easy package management, abundance of guides, very stable operating system (unless you're running SID), and low resource use.

I'd have to disagree about debian being "stable". Debian has it's ups and downs, and if I would risk the downtime, debian has quite a few nice features.

As for the load, my servers run apache, rtorrent, standard services, plus a few additional daemons written specifically for different purposes(perl, very low overhead).

rtorrent is being run multiple times, for any number of users.

In reality, I have more processes running under my seedbox servers, then I do under my streaming servers, lol.

As for the question about the kernel mods, I use sysctl and apply different memory options and such, I spent about 2 months tweaking it out right, and trying to find the balance.

Overall, the systems run quite smoothly. I see many like Windows XP, and I agree for a home operating system, windows XP is nice.

I recommend you guys check out windows 7. I too feared it was the "improved" version of vista(which for microsoft would have been a nearly impossible system to use), but really, it turned out to be one of the best operating systems I have ever tried.

I know this will sound like blasphemy, but I think I like it better then XP.

it can't run on a low end computer as well as XP can, but on the high end computers(dual or quad + mem), it performs extremely well.