- 1). Use your secure shell program to access your virtual private server. If you are running Linux, simply open a command terminal and type "ssh 'hostname'", where "hostname" is your server's IP address. For instance, if your server's IP address is 123.4.567.890, you would type "ssh 123.4.567.890".
- 2). Type the command "sudo apt-get update." This ensures that all the software on your server is up to date, and automatically updates it if it is not.
- 3). Type the command "sudo apt-get install 'bittorrent client'" where "bit torrent client" is the name of the bit torrent client you are using. For example, if you were installing TorrentFlux, you would type "sudo apt-get install torrentflux". Make sure you know the MySQL password on your server in case your bit torrent client asks for it during installation.
- 4). Type the command "sudo mkdir 'path/to/folder'" where "path/to/folder" is the path to the folder where your bit torrent client will store your downloads. For example, if the download folder you are creating is located at /mnt/download, type "sudo mkdir /mnt/download."
- 5). Type the command "sudo chown www-data:www-data 'path/to/folder.'" This gives usergroup "www-data" read and write permissions to your download folder, which will be necessary for your bit torrent client to use it.
- 6). Use your favorite web browser to navigate to your bit torrent client's web interface. For example, if you are using TorrentFlux, you would navigate to "http://'yourdomain'/torrentflux" where "yourdomain" is the domain associated with your VPS hosting account.
- 7). Navigate to "Settings" or "Preferences" in your bit torrent client's web interface and set the path of your download folder. This is the same folder you created in Step 5.
- 8). Find a .torrent file of something you wish to download and copy it into your new seedbox using your bit torrent client's web interface, and start downloading.
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