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[mariusdmm]

Hi everyone,

My configuration:

• qBittorrent v5.2.0 WebUI (64-bit) via docker compose file on a Rocky9 VM;
• monitored folder "/Torrent-Music";
• "Music" category created already.

How can I assign the category "Music" for all new torrents from "/Torrent-Music" location?
How can I enable "force start" for all new torrents from a location/category?

My actual configuration.

Thanks,

[cookesan]

In the WebUI, I don't think there is a per-watched-folder category/force-start control. The current WebUI watched-folder table only exposes the monitored path and an optional save-path override.

The underlying watcher can store the full add-torrent parameters, though. Workaround: stop qBittorrent, edit watched_folders.json in the qBittorrent profile/config directory, then start it again. For your music folder the entry would be along these lines:

{
  "/Torrent-Music": {
    "add_torrent_params": {
      "category": "Music",
      "operating_mode": "Forced",
      "stopped": false
    },
    "recursive": false
  }
}

If you also need a save-path override for that watched folder, add "save_path": "/path/to/downloads" under add_torrent_params as well.

A couple of caveats: edit the file while qBittorrent is stopped, because it rewrites its config on shutdown; and this only affects torrents added after the change. In Docker, the file is under the mounted qBittorrent config/profile directory, but the exact path depends on the image you use.

[mariusdmm]

Hi Cookesan,

Thank you for being so helpful.
I added just the category, I changed the operating_mode, and everything is working.
If I add "stopped": false, all my monitored folders disappear.

    "/Torrents-Music": {
        "add_torrent_params": {
            "category": "Music",
            "download_limit": -1,
            "download_path": "",
            "inactive_seeding_time_limit": -2,
            "operating_mode": "Forced",
            "ratio_limit": -2,
            "save_path": "/Torrents-Music",
            "seeding_time_limit": -2,
            "share_limit_action": "Default",
            "skip_checking": false,
            "ssl_certificate": "",
            "ssl_dh_params": "",
            "ssl_private_key": "",
            "tags": [
            ],
            "upload_limit": -1,
            "use_auto_tmm": false
        },
        "recursive": false
    },

[aaron-kruse]

In the WebUI, I don't think there is a per-watched-folder category/force-start control. The current WebUI watched-folder table only exposes the monitored path and an optional save-path override.

It might be worth mentioning that there is an open issue tracking this (#17026).