How do I only download in a certain block of time?
I am using the Webui and it seems to only let me either set a limit or unlimited, I can't set it to be off for a certain period of the day. It says 0 means unlimited and -1 doesn't work either.
Posted Jul 5, 2021, 4:57 AM UTC
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If it is a single block of time then the closest solution would be Tools->Options->Speed->Schedule the use of alternative rate limits.
qBT lets you setup two speed limits. You can setup your main speed limit to the lowest(1kBps) and alternative speed limit to highest then schedule the time to use alternative limits.
This would effectively cut off upload/download anytime other than the scheduled hours.
Yes, I've done that.
I don't want to limit it to the lowest, I want to turn it off.
There is no way to do it from within the client.
Your options are scheduling a task that starts/stops qBT application or to use qBT APIs
Best you can do is 1KB/s up and down
You could set a cronjob/systemd timer to SIGTERM qbittorrent