Download Clients Reference
Complete reference of the download client types Mydia supports.
Mydia supports the following client types. All are configurable via the Admin UI, environment variables, or a YAML config file.
Torrent Clients
| Client |
Type value |
Protocol |
Features |
| qBittorrent |
qbittorrent |
HTTP API |
Categories, labels, seeding |
| Transmission |
transmission |
RPC |
Categories, seeding |
| rqbit |
rqbit |
HTTP API |
Lightweight torrent client, seeding |
| rTorrent |
rtorrent |
XML-RPC |
Categories, seeding |
| Blackhole |
blackhole |
Watch directory |
Drops .torrent files for an external client to pick up |
Usenet Clients
| Client |
Type value |
Protocol |
Features |
| SABnzbd |
sabnzbd |
HTTP API |
Categories, priorities |
| NZBGet |
nzbget |
JSON-RPC |
Categories, priorities |
Debrid Services
| Client |
Type value |
Providers |
| Debrid |
debrid |
real_debrid, all_debrid, premiumize, tor_box |
Configuration Fields
These fields appear when adding or editing a client in the Admin UI. Not every field applies to every client type; see the per-client notes in Connecting a Download Client for which ones a given type uses.
| Option |
Description |
Example |
| Name |
Display name |
qBittorrent |
| Type |
Client type |
qbittorrent |
| Host |
Hostname or IP |
192.168.1.100 |
| Port |
Client port |
8080 |
| Username |
Auth username |
admin |
| Password |
Auth password |
secret |
| API Key |
API key (SABnzbd, debrid, qBittorrent 5.2+) |
abc123 |
| Provider |
Debrid provider (debrid only) |
real_debrid |
| Use SSL |
Enable HTTPS |
true |
| Category |
Default category |
mydia |
| Priority |
Client priority |
1 |
| Download Directory |
Output directory |
/downloads |