qBittorrent

Description / name	Input element
Container Registry
Container Configuration Root Path
Global /downloads Path
Timezone
User ID
Group ID
qBittorrent Host Port
qBittorrent /config Path

Fast, stable BitTorrent client with a feature-rich web UI. Supports DHT, PEX, encryption, magnet links, RSS, IP filtering, and remote management.


Port	`8080`
Registry	`ghcr.io/daemonless/qbittorrent`
Daemonless	daemonless/qbittorrent
Source	qbittorrent/qBittorrent
Website	www.qbittorrent.org

Version Tags

Tag	Description	Best For
`latest` / `pkg`	FreeBSD Quarterly. Uses stable, tested packages.	Most users. Matches Linux Docker behavior.
`pkg-latest`	FreeBSD Latest. Rolling package updates.	Newest FreeBSD packages.

Root Privileges Required

Podman on FreeBSD currently requires root. All commands must be run as root (or via doas/sudo).

Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions.

Deployment

Podman Compose AppJail Director Podman CLI Ansible

services:
  qbittorrent:
    image: ghcr.io/daemonless/qbittorrent:latest
    container_name: qbittorrent
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=UTC
      - WEBUI_PORT=8080
      - TORRENTING_PORT=6881
      - WEBUI_PASSWORD=<WEBUI_PASSWORD>
      - WEBUI_AUTH=false
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/qbittorrent:/config"
      - "/path/to/downloads:/downloads"
    ports:
      - 8080:8080
      - 6881:6881
      - 6881:6881
    restart: unless-stopped

DIRECTOR_PROJECT=qbittorrent
PUID=1000
PGID=1000
TZ=UTC
WEBUI_PORT=8080
TORRENTING_PORT=6881
WEBUI_PASSWORD=<WEBUI_PASSWORD>
WEBUI_AUTH=false

options:
  - virtualnet: ':<random> default'
  - nat:
services:
  qbittorrent:
    name: qbittorrent
    options:
      - container: 'boot args:--pull'
    oci:
      user: root
      environment:
        - PUID: !ENV '${PUID}'
        - PGID: !ENV '${PGID}'
        - TZ: !ENV '${TZ}'
        - WEBUI_PORT: !ENV '${WEBUI_PORT}'
        - TORRENTING_PORT: !ENV '${TORRENTING_PORT}'
        - WEBUI_PASSWORD: !ENV '${WEBUI_PASSWORD}'
        - WEBUI_AUTH: !ENV '${WEBUI_AUTH}'
    volumes:
      - QBITTORRENT_CONFIG_PATH: /config
      - DOWNLOADS_PATH: /downloads
volumes:
  QBITTORRENT_CONFIG_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/containers/qbittorrent'
  DOWNLOADS_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/downloads'

ARG tag=latest

OPTION overwrite=force
OPTION from=ghcr.io/daemonless/qbittorrent:${tag}

podman run -d --name qbittorrent \
  -p 8080:8080 \
  -p 6881:6881 \
  -p 6881:6881 \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=UTC \
  -e WEBUI_PORT=8080 \
  -e TORRENTING_PORT=6881 \
  -e WEBUI_PASSWORD=<WEBUI_PASSWORD> \
  -e WEBUI_AUTH=false \
  -v /path/to/containers/qbittorrent:/config \
  -v /path/to/downloads:/downloads \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/qbittorrent:latest

- name: Deploy qbittorrent
  containers.podman.podman_container:
    name: qbittorrent
    image: ghcr.io/daemonless/qbittorrent:latest
    state: started
    restart_policy: always
    env:
      PUID: "1000"
      PGID: "1000"
      TZ: "UTC"
      WEBUI_PORT: "8080"
      TORRENTING_PORT: "6881"
      WEBUI_PASSWORD: "<WEBUI_PASSWORD>"
      WEBUI_AUTH: "false"
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
      - "6881:6881"
      - "6881:6881"
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/qbittorrent:/config"
      - "/path/to/downloads:/downloads"

Access at: http://localhost:8080

Interactive Configuration

Parameters

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
`PUID`	`1000`	User ID for the application process
`PGID`	`1000`	Group ID for the application process
`TZ`	`UTC`	Timezone for the container
`WEBUI_PORT`	`8080`	Web UI port (must match port mapping)
`TORRENTING_PORT`	`6881`	BitTorrent listening port for peer connections (must match port mapping)
`WEBUI_PASSWORD`	`<WEBUI_PASSWORD>`	Set a persistent admin password. If unset, a temporary password is generated each restart and printed to the logs.
`WEBUI_AUTH`	`false`	Set to 'true' to enable Web UI authentication. (Note: Upstream/FreeBSD port enables auth by default, but this image defaults to disabled).

Volumes

Path	Description
`/config`	Configuration directory
`/downloads`	Download directory

Ports

Port	Protocol	Description
`8080`	TCP	Web UI
`6881`	TCP	BitTorrent peer connections (TCP/UDP)
`6881`	UDP	BitTorrent peer connections (TCP/UDP)

Implementation Details

Architectures: amd64
User: bsd (UID/GID set via PUID/PGID). Defaults to 1000:1000.
Base: Built on ghcr.io/daemonless/base (FreeBSD 15.0).

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