Self-host Transmission with Docker

A fast, lightweight BitTorrent client with a simple web interface.

This page describes the Levelrail template for Transmission (Media). It deploys the services below as one Docker Compose app on your own server.

Project site: https://docs.linuxserver.io/images/docker-transmission/.

Recommended memory: about 256 MiB.

Services, ports and volumes

Service	Image	Container ports	Volumes
transmission	lscr.io/linuxserver/transmission:4.0.6	9091	transmission_config -> /config transmission_downloads -> /downloads transmission_watch -> /watch

Environment variables

Service	Variable	Value
transmission	PASS	Generated at deploy
transmission	PGID	Preset in the template
transmission	PUID	Preset in the template
transmission	USER	Generated at deploy

Passwords and keys marked as generated are created for you when the app is deployed and stored as secrets. Values are not shown here.

Deploy Transmission with Levelrail

In the dashboard, open Apps, choose New app, then Browse templates, and select Transmission. Review the Compose body and deploy.

With the CLI:

levelrail-cli templates deploy transmission --name my-transmission

See Service template catalog for how templates work, and Getting started if you have not installed Levelrail yet.

More Media templates

• Audiobookshelf
• Bazarr
• Calibre-Web
• Castopod
• Emby
• Grimmory

All templates are listed in the self-host gallery.