rtorrent configuration example

.rtorrent.rc

# -- START HERE --
encoding.add = utf8

#directory config
directory.default.set = /home/user/torrents/downloads
session.path.set = /home/user/.sessions/
schedule = watch_directory,5,5,load.start=/home/user/rwatch/*.torrent
execute.nothrow = chmod,777,/home/user/.config/rpc.socket
execute.nothrow = chmod,777,/home/user/.sessions

#basic connection options
network.port_random.set = no
network.port_range.set = 52200-52200
network.scgi.open_port = localhost:51118


#advanced connection options
peer_exchange = yes
encryption = require,require_RC4,allow_incoming,try_outgoing
trackers.use_udp.set = yes
trackers.numwant.set = 100
dht = auto
dht_port = 6881

#BitTorrent bandwidth options
throttle.global_down.max_rate.set_kb = 0
throttle.global_up.max_rate.set_kb   = 4096

#number of peers
#global slots
throttle.max_downloads.global.set = 300
throttle.max_uploads.global.set   = 300

#per torrent connection maximums, in progress
throttle.min_peers.normal.set = 25
throttle.max_peers.normal.set = 25

#per torrent connection maximums, seeding
throttle.min_peers.seed.set = 12
throttle.max_peers.seed.set = 14

#per torrent active downloading,uploading
throttle.max_downloads.set = 25
throttle.max_uploads.set = 12


#misc options
pieces.memory.max.set = 1024M
network.tos.set = throughput
check_hash = yes
network.max_open_sockets.set = 999
network.max_open_files.set = 600
network.http.max_open.set = 99
network.receive_buffer.size.set =  4M
network.send_buffer.size.set    = 12M
pieces.preload.type.set = 2

# -- END HERE --