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== Linux Installation Instructions ==
 
== Linux Installation Instructions ==
* Grab the latest snapshot from [http://github.com/matthazinski/dtella-vt/ http://github.com/matthazinski/dtella-vt/]
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* Grab the latest snapshot from [https://github.com/matthazinski/dtella-vt/ http://github.com/matthazinski/dtella-vt/]
 
* Untar the source and move to your home directory
 
* Untar the source and move to your home directory
 
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Revision as of 05:20, 29 March 2012

Dtella is a decentralized direct connect hub used for file sharing. Because it's able to restrict file sharing to a specific IP range, Dtella is ideal for usage at low-latency campus networks where upload limits are imposed for external traffic. Open source software for a Virginia Tech Dtella hub is hosted on github. Instructions for other operating systems are available at http://dtella.nfshost.com

Linux Installation Instructions

 
 $ tar -xzf dtella-vt-*.tar.gz 
 $ cd dtella-vt-*  
 $ mkdir ~/.dtella
 $ mv <extracted folder>/* ~/.dtella
 
  • Create a script to launch the python script
 $ cd ~
 $ vim dtella 
 #!/bin/bash
 python2 ~/.dtella/dtella.py & 
 $ chmod +x dtella 
  • Install a DC++ client, such as LinuxDC++ (in Arch, use linuxdcpp)
  • Launch Dtella by executing ~/.dtella, then launch your DC++ client and connect to localhost:7314