How to install qBittorrent on a Cloud VPS

qBittorrent with its web UI is a full-featured BitTorrent client running on your server, manageable from any browser.

Running the network service on your own VPS keeps traffic inside your infrastructure, with a dedicated IP and no third-party restrictions.

One-click install on cloudlinux.ro

The fastest way: qBittorrent installs automatically at the first boot of a new server.

1. Create a Cloud VPS from the control panel.
2. In the configuration step, pick qBittorrent from the app catalog.
3. Start the server. The install runs in the background for a few minutes and its status shows on the server page.
4. Access details and generated passwords are saved on the server in /root/app-credentials.txt. The app will be available on port 8080.

Manual install on any Ubuntu server

If you prefer doing it yourself, below is the exact script our automatic install runs. Execute it as root on a fresh Ubuntu server (24.04 recommended). It stops at the first error, and when it finishes you will find the access details in /root/app-credentials.txt.

export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh
docker volume create qbt_config
docker volume create qbt_downloads
docker run -d --name qbittorrent --restart=always \
  -p 8080:8080 -p 6881:6881 -p 6881:6881/udp \
  -e WEBUI_PORT=8080 -e PUID=1000 -e PGID=1000 \
  -v qbt_config:/config -v qbt_downloads:/downloads \
  lscr.io/linuxserver/qbittorrent:latest
sleep 15
IP=$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')
TEMP_PASS=$(docker logs qbittorrent 2>&1 | grep -oP 'temporary password.*: \K\S+' | tail -n1)
printf 'qBittorrent: http://%s:8080\nUtilizator: admin\nParola temporara: %s\nDaca parola nu functioneaza, ruleaza: docker logs qbittorrent | grep -i password\nSchimba parola din Tools -> Options -> Web UI.\n' "$IP" "${TEMP_PASS:-vezi docker logs qbittorrent}" > /root/app-credentials.txt

You can also save this script as a recipe in your account and reuse it on any new server.