README.md
1. General help
New to Transmission?
- Try the help in Transmission's "Help" menu.
- simplehelp.net has an introduction for Transmission on Macs.
- Jun Azua has an introduction for Transmission GUI on Linux.
- Running Transmission without a GUI
- Using Transmission from a web browser
Want to learn more?
- Visit our forums
- Visit our IRC channel: #transmission on Libera.Chat
- Follow us on Twitter
Want to contribute?
Much of this documentation is out-of-date or could be improved. Pull requests are greatly appreciated!
2. FAQ
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Q: How can I prevent the fragmentation of my downloaded files?
A: Use the configuration option "preallocation": 2
3. More documentation
- Configuration files
- Editing configuration files
- Environment variables
- Extending Transmission using scripts
- Blocklists
- How to build Transmission
- RPC protocol specification
- Transmission's Peer ID and User-Agent headers
- Peer status text explained
3. Report a problem / request a feature
- Check whether the problem has already been reported.
- If you do not see a ticket matching your problem or feature, read this post about what to write, then add a new ticket.
- If you do see an existing ticket, please add a comment there. The more users are interested in a ticket, the higher its priority.
4. For contributors
Transmission is a volunteer project and welcomes help. Please contact us if you are interested in supporting Transmission in any of the following ways:
- Code contribution
- Testing
- Language translations
- Bug and request management
- Documentation and Wiki editing
- Donations
- If you want to alert us of a security vulnerability, please email security@transmissionbt.com. Please note that general support questions belong on the forum, and will be ignored if sent to this email address.