Porla
A headless BitTorrent client for servers and seedboxes, with a web interface and Lua scripting.
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About Porla
Porla is a BitTorrent client designed to run headless on servers and seedboxes. It focuses on high performance and low memory use and can manage tens of thousands of torrents at once.
It is controlled through a web interface and can be automated with Lua scripts. A Dockerfile is included in the repository, so it can be run in a container alongside other self-hosted services.
Strengths
- Low memory use with very large torrent counts
- Lua scripting for automation
- Docker-friendly for server deployment
Limitations
- Small project with a small community
- Aimed at servers, not desktop use
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- The Porla contributors
- Platforms
- Linux, Web, Self-hosted
- How it runs
- Self-hosted
- Best suited for
- Seedboxes and home servers handling thousands of torrents
- Categories
- Torrent clients
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Porla
Compare allSoftware that can replace Porla for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
rTorrent
A fast ncurses-based BitTorrent client for the terminal, widely used on servers and seedboxes.
rTorrent is a widely used terminal client for servers and seedboxes with low resource use, controlled over SSH or third-party web interfaces instead of built-in Lua scripting.
Transmission
A light BitTorrent client that behaves like a native app on each platform, with a headless daemon for servers.
Transmission offers a light headless daemon with a web interface plus native desktop builds, with wide adoption but no Lua scripting.
Deluge
Plugin-driven BitTorrent client that can run headless with several front ends.
Deluge runs as a daemon driven from desktop, browser or console clients with a plugin system, though connecting daemon and web interface takes some setup.
qBittorrent
A full-featured BitTorrent client with no ads, built as an open source replacement for µTorrent.
qBittorrent can run headless through its web interface and adds search and regex RSS filters, but heavy torrent libraries use noticeable memory.
rqbit
A BitTorrent client written in Rust with a CLI, HTTP API, web interface and desktop app.
rqbit is a Rust server client with an HTTP API, web interface and desktop app, but has fewer features than long-established clients.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Flood
A self-hosted web interface for managing rTorrent, qBittorrent, Transmission and Deluge from a browser.
ruTorrent
A self-hosted web front-end for the rTorrent BitTorrent client, extended through plugins.
autobrr
A self-hosted tool that watches indexer IRC announce channels and sends matching torrent releases to your download client.
cross-seed
A background daemon that finds your existing torrents on other trackers and seeds them there too.
Electorrent
A desktop remote control client for qBittorrent, Transmission, Deluge, rTorrent, uTorrent and Synology.
VueTorrent
An alternative web interface for qBittorrent built with Vue.js, usable on desktop and mobile.
