TorSentinel Monitor — Transmission Setup & Test

1) Monitor vs Armor

Monitor (this guide)

Realtime watch for announce IP leaks.
Safelist home/VPN/seedbox IPs or third-party SOCKS5 domains/IPs.
Email/Telegram alerts & optional webhooks.

Armor

Includes Monitor + TorSentinel SOCKS5 proxy.
Transmission has no native SOCKS5 settings — use VPN/container wrappers or switch to a SOCKS5-capable client.

2) Add your location to Safelist

Safelist IP and domain entries — Add IP, /24 range, or proxy domain.

Type:  IP or Domain
Value: 203.0.113.42            (VPN egress) 
   or  seedbox.example.com     (seedbox)
   or  proxy.yourprovider.tld  (3P SOCKS5 domain)
Label: My VPN / Seedbox / SOCKS5

Rotating IPs? Safelist a /24 (e.g., 203.0.113.0/24) or the proxy domain if it fronts a pool.

3) Choose your egress

Option A — VPN or seedbox (recommended)

Desktop/daemon: bind Transmission to the VPN interface/IP.
Docker: run Transmission behind a VPN container (e.g., gluetun / transmission-openvpn).
Add the VPN/seedbox egress IP (or /24) to Safelist.

Option B — Third-party SOCKS5 via wrapper

Transmission has no native SOCKS5 UI. You may wrap the process (e.g., torsocks/tsocks) or place HTTP/SOCKS forwarders in front of it.
Limits: wrappers are TCP-oriented; UDP (DHT/UDP trackers/UTP) won’t be proxied. For privacy compliance, disable DHT/PEX/UDP trackers.
Safelist the proxy’s domain/IP.

Docker VPN topology for Transmission — Common Docker layout: Transmission in a VPN network namespace.

Sample docker-compose (Transmission behind VPN)

services:
  gluetun:
    image: qmcgaw/gluetun
    cap_add: [NET_ADMIN]
    environment:
      - VPN_SERVICE_PROVIDER=custom
      - OPENVPN_USER=<user>
      - OPENVPN_PASSWORD=<pass>
      - OPENVPN_CONFIG=<your .ovpn file>
    ports:
      - "9091:9091"    # Transmission Web
      - "51413:51413"  # TCP
      - "51413:51413/udp"
  transmission:
    image: lscr.io/linuxserver/transmission:latest
    network_mode: "service:gluetun"
    depends_on: [gluetun]
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=UTC
      - USER=<ui-user>
      - PASS=<ui-pass>

Expose only through the VPN namespace. Add your VPN egress (or /24) to Safelist.

4) Transmission announce checks

1

Open Preferences → Network. If on VPN, bind the listening interface/IP to the VPN adapter.

2

Under Privacy, disable features that leak outside a TCP wrapper: DHT, PEX, and UTP if using a SOCKS wrapper.

3

Ensure your Safelist includes the VPN/seedbox egress or the third-party SOCKS5 domain/IP.

Transmission network and privacy settings — Bind to VPN and tune privacy options if wrapping with SOCKS.

5) Start the Test Torrent

Open Services → Torrents in your dashboard and add the Test Torrent magnet in Transmission. Wait ~1–3 minutes for an announce.

Torrents page showing Test Torrent monitoring

Copy the magnet and add it in Transmission.
Wait an announce cycle.
Confirm Last Seen updates and status is Monitoring.

No content downloads. It’s metadata-only to validate announce routing.

6) Alerts & notifications

Email

Add your address and click Save.
Confirm the verification email.

Telegram

Click Connect Telegram and press Start in the bot.

7) Verify coverage

Covered — announce source matches Safelist (home/VPN/seedbox/proxy).
Uncovered — outside Safelist. Re-check interface binding, VPN/container status, and (if wrapping) disable DHT/PEX/UDP.

FAQ & Troubleshooting

Does Transmission support SOCKS5 natively?

No. Use a VPN/container approach or system wrappers; then Safelist the resulting egress or proxy domain.

UDP trackers don’t show as covered via SOCKS wrapper

Wrappers are TCP-only. Disable UDP trackers/DHT/UTP, or prefer a VPN/container egress.

Switching to Armor later

Armor adds TorSentinel SOCKS5. Transmission can’t use it natively—either switch clients (qBittorrent/Deluge/Vuze) or keep VPN/container with Armor’s Monitor.