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How to configure jackett in qbittorrent

jackett (jackett-bin in RebornOS) will allow qbittorrent to use more file search options. Let's see how to configure it.

Open qbittorrent:





Go to: View --> click in "Search Engine" Access the tab marked "Search":





Click on the button "Search plugins ...":





Click in "Check for updates"

When the update installation is complete, click OK, and click Close.

Close qbittorrent.

Now, install jackett-bin:

sudo pacman -S jackett-bin

Activate the service:

sudo systemctl enable --now jackett.service

Then, from your web browser, access the jackett page:

http://127.0.0.1:9117/UI/Dashboard

You will see a page like the one below:





Here, click in "+ Add indexer":





Suppose we want to add the indexes of the public sites (all or some of them). So in the "Search" field, let's type pub. We will see a page like the one below:





Select one, several, or all of the items, and then at the end, click on "Add Selected".

NOTE: The addition of the indexes will take more time, according to the number of them that have been selected. The more indexes you select, the longer it will take to add them. So be patient.





Now to add these indexes in qbittorrent, we will have to edit the following file (without using sudo):

nano ~/.local/share/qBittorrent/nova3/engines/jackett.json

{
    "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE", 
    "tracker_first": false, 
    "url": "http://127.0.0.1:9117"
}

From Jackett page, copy the "API Key" value here:

{
    "api_key": "mynjt47fzbhjw5u3jzf4tcczc3555i72", 
    "tracker_first": false, 
    "url": "http://127.0.0.1:9117"
}

Save (Ctrl+o) and exit (Ctrl+x).

Ready.

Now when you open qbittorrent and search for something, more results will be presented.