qbittorrent-port-forward-file

A shell script and Docker container for automatically setting qBittorrent's listening port from a text file.

Config

Environment Variables

Variable	Example	Default	Description
QBT_USERNAME	username	admin	qBittorrent username
QBT_PASSWORD	password	adminadmin	qBittorrent password
QBT_ADDR	http://192.168.1.100:8080	http://localhost:8080	HTTP URL for the qBittorrent web UI, with port
PORT_FILE	/config/my_file.txt	/config/forwarded_port.txt	Container path to the file containing the forwarded port number

Volumes

Host location	Container location	Mode	Description
/my/host/dir/	/config	ro	The directory in which the forwared ports file is located

Docker Compose

services:
  qbittorrent-port-forwarder:
    container_name: qbittorrent-port-forwarder
    image: ghcr.io/claabs/qbittorrent-port-forward-file:latest
    environment:
      - QBT_USERNAME=admin
      - QBT_PASSWORD=adminadmin
      - QBT_ADDR=http://192.168.1.100:8080
      - PORT_FILE=/config/forwarded_port.txt
    volumes:
      - ./config:/config:ro
    restart: unless-stopped

Context

Made for use with docker-wireguard-pia (although you should use PORT_SCRIPT):

• Environment variable: PORT_FORWARDING=1
• Environment variable: PORT_PERSIST=1
• Environment variable: PORT_FILE=/pia/forwarded_port.txt
• Volume: /my/host/dir:/pia:rw

Or for use with gluetun:

• Environment variable: PRIVATE_INTERNET_ACCESS_VPN_PORT_FORWARDING=on
• Environment variable: PRIVATE_INTERNET_ACCESS_VPN_PORT_FORWARDING_STATUS_FILE=/gluetun/forwarded_port.txt
• Volume: /my/host/dir:/gluetun:rw

Development

Build Image

docker build . -t qbittorrent-port-forwarder

Run Container

docker run --rm -it -e QBT_ADDR=http://192.168.1.100:8080 -v $(pwd)/config:/config qbittorrent-port-forwarder:latest