My rTorrent rc file

.rtorrent.rc

scgi_port = localhost:5000 # This configures the bind address and port that ruTorrent will communicate with rTorrent on

# Directory Configuration
directory = /mnt/Storage/rtorrent/torrents # This directory is the directory to save the data of the torrent to
schedule = watch_directory,5,5,load_start=/mnt/Storage/rtorrent/watch/*.torrent # This sets up a watch directory to watch for .torrent files
session = /mnt/Storage/rtorrent/session/ # This directory is the location to store session data and is required for DHT

# Connection Settings
ip = your_ip   # The IP address to report to the tracker. Without this, other users that found you through the tracker can't connect to you.
min_peers = 40 # Sets the desired minimum number of peers for each torrent
max_peers = 100 # Sets the desired maximum number of peers for each torrent

min_peers_seed = 10 # Sets the desired minimum number of peers for each torrent while seeding
max_peers_seed = 50 # Sets the desired maximum number of peers for each torrent while seeding

max_uploads = 15 # Sets the maximum number of simultaneous uploads per torrent

upload_rate = 200 # Sets the maximum upload rate in kilobytes (0 is unlimited)
download_rate = 0 # Sets the maximum download rate in kilobytes (0 is unlimited)

port_range = 10000-10000 # Sets the range of ports to listen on

use_udp_trackers = yes # Allows use of UDP trackers

encryption = allow_incoming,try_outgoing,prefer_plaintext # My settings for encryption allows incoming connections to be encrypted, tries to encrypt outgoing connections and prefers to use plaintext after the connection is established

dht = auto # Sets the DHT to start and stop automatically
dht_port = 6881 # Sets the UDP port to use for DHT

peer_exchange = yes # Allows exchanging peer list

# Advanced Settings. These should probably not be used unless you've read the performance tuning page given below.

max_memory_usage = 2147483648 # Sets the maximum memory usage to 2 GB

# These are performance parameters that configure hash checking of torrents
hash_read_ahead = 8
hash_max_tries = 5
hash_interval = 10