BiglyBT qBittorrent Migrator (Proof of concept)

Setttings that can preserved

• Torrent display name
• Torrent upload/download speed limit settings
• Torrent categories
• Torrent tags
• Torrent save path settings

Step.0 Upgrade Java installation

This plugin write for Java 11+, so you need upgrade your Java installation to 11 and up. You can follow BigltBT's official guide to switch Java version.

Step.1 Tweak BiglyBT settings

Before you begin, there are a few BiglyBT settings that need to be adjusted in order for the migration to run smoothly and efficiently.

• Backup everything, include your qBitorrent and BiglyBT configuration and .torrent files.
• Go Files->Torrents, turn on Save .torrent files
• Go Files->Performance Options, check Recheck smallest downloads first and Allocate smallest downloads first. This can increase the speed of restoring your Torrents
• Go Startup & Shutdown, change Java Options -> Max heap memory size up to 512MB or higher, If you have a fairly large amount of torrents, adjust it a bit larger.

Step.2 Stuff on qBittorrent side

Turn on qBittorrent's webui.

The IP is listen-port, It is not a real IP address. Leave the default * unchanged.

Step.3 Install plugin

Download BiglyBT plugin from this repository releases, and install it in BiglyBT.

Step.4 Fill the WebUI information

Go Plugins and enter the new installed plugin's menu. (As you can see, there are still some issues with the translation, but it doesn't matter.)

Fill the WebUI information into inputs. (http://:) -> Host = Your qBittorrent machine IP (if they are on same machine, use 127.0.0.1); Port = The port you have set in qBittorrent's WebUI settings.

And click only once Execute/Migrate button.

Your qBittorrent torrents should to your BiglyBT with preserved settings below:

• Torrent display name
• Torrent upload/download speed limit settings
• Torrent categories
• Torrent tags
• Torrent save path settings

Once all torrents migrated, you can uninstall this migrator plugin from BiglyBT.