i have setup me a linux gateway/router/fileserver (and you guys helped me out with where to look for IP masquerading/NAT info, thank you!) and it is working well so far.
see, what i want to do though is be able to turn my main machine (this) off and have my other machine (it's name is minion, it's the gateway/router/etc.) do bittorrent downloads as well as it's other duties.
i have a command line bittorrent client installed on minion, but i need some sort of interface to where i can use this computer to invoke and manage minion's bittorrent client when i want to do a large download. that way the download continues while my main computer is off.
i figure this is a job for a httpd and some kind of program via CGI (haven't decided what I'll write it in yet, NOT php though). this httpd will not be doing any serious serving to the public at large, it will basically just act as a web-based interface to this bittorrent client (and i may expand it to interface to other programs as well)
so what httpd should i use? apache? lighttpd? boa? any suggestions?
and if there is some kind of software package out there that does this already, speak up!
keep in mind i do not have X installed on minion, nor a keyboard or monitor hooked up either. i'm comfortable logging in via ssh and doing it but i want something that my non-command line oriented friends and family can use.
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Anonymous2006-07-10 2:20
ssh + screen is probably the best way to do something like this... you could try mldonkey (i think it supports bittorrent), but i've never been able to get it to work...
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Anonymous2006-07-10 7:54
lighttpd has a sane config file format. Use Apache if you want to go insane.
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Anonymous2006-07-10 8:39
>>1
All you need to know is to stay the fuck away from Apache. Horrible configuration, slow as molasses, and watch out for the fanboys. Apache's time has come and gone; it's well behind the curve now. There are plenty of better httpds to choose from.
+1 for ssh+screen
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Anonymous2006-07-10 8:58
and watch out for the fanboys.
Yes, indeed. Of any type.
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Anonymous2006-07-12 15:25
>There are plenty of better httpds to choose from
O Rly? Then you should be able to name a few, then. *waits*
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Anonymous2006-07-12 17:46
>>8
If I may direct your attention one post above the post you are referencing, you'll see lighttpd.
If it's so great, how come so few heavy-lifters use it?
I'd also be interested to hear a detailed comparison between lighttpd and apache 2.2. For some reason most comparisons I see are to 1.3, which is amusing.
>>13
I haven't used Lighttpd, so could you give some examples? I always thought Apache's config was easy outside of mod_rewrite, so the claim is a bit dubious in my mind.
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Anonymous2006-07-13 3:41
>>10
Because people who make serious use of their servers need support for plugins and languages and all lighthttpd and other half-assed servers do is serve up raw html and that's it?
....just a guess....
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Anonymous2006-07-13 9:16
>>15
Shows how little you know. I bet you think sourceforge just serves up raw html with their half-assed servers too, huh? Hint: They don't use Apache anymore.
>>18 plenty means sufficient, and is only tied to a quantity in your subjective interpretation. one good httpd is plenty.
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Anonymous2006-07-13 17:03
>>21
to quote from >>8
>plenty of better httpds
httpds implies more than one.
The one that has been touted can't even handle perl, for fuck's sake. Forget hooking up any db to it.
It just goes to show that Apache >*, now matter how many faggot unix dweebs trot out their thesis projects as The Next Big Thing.
>The one that has been touted can't even handle perl
fastcgi
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Anonymous2006-07-13 20:19
FastCGI is a useful tool for many problems, but it doesn't come close to the functionality you'll get out of mod_perl.
On the other hand, FastCGI is portable, so I applaud anyone who uses it.
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Anonymous2006-07-13 20:48
>FastCGI is a useful tool for many problems, but it doesn't come close to the functionality you'll get out of mod_perl.
EXACTLY! Which is why everything which isn't apache FAILS.
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Anonymous2006-07-13 23:21
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fuck it, maybe i should just call my bittorrent downloader interface from inetd ... i was trying to avoid having inetd installed at all on my system but swat and exim need it ...