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ruTorrent vs Flood: catalog facts
ruTorrent	Flood
Best for: Running rTorrent on a server or seedbox and controlling it from a browser	Best for: Managing a torrent client on a home server or seedbox from the browser
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Manage rTorrent from any browser Large bundled plugin collection All 3 strengths for ruTorrent Manage rTorrent from any browser Large bundled plugin collection Suits headless servers and seedboxes	One interface for four different torrent clients Runs in Docker All 3 strengths for Flood One interface for four different torrent clients Runs in Docker Usable from any browser
Requires a web server with PHP and a working rTorrent setup Setup is more involved than a desktop client	Needs a separate torrent client running behind it Requires setting up a Node.js server or container
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for ruTorrent github.com/Novik/ruTorrent Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Flood github.com/jesec/flood Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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