{"id":"linuxserver-rutorrent","name":"rutorrent","af_score":22.0,"security_score":34.0,"reliability_score":28.8,"what_it_does":"Rutorrent (rTorrent) is a web-based client for the BitTorrent protocol, typically used to manage torrents through a browser by controlling a torrent engine (often via XML-RPC) and rendering a web UI.","best_when":"You already operate a self-hosted torrent stack and can secure the web/UI and any control endpoints with network controls and proper credentials.","avoid_when":"You cannot properly restrict access (firewall/VPN), or you need standardized, well-documented APIs for agent-to-agent integration instead of a self-hosted web app.","last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T13:38:37.181957+00:00","has_mcp":false,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["HTTP authentication (commonly basic auth or application-level auth depending on configuration)","IP allowlisting/reverse-proxy auth (when deployed behind nginx/traefik)","XML-RPC authentication/authorization is typically handled by the underlying server configuration"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["Self-hosted web UI: agents may not have a stable, well-documented API surface for reliable automation.","Torrent operations may have side effects; without explicit idempotency, retries can create duplicates or unintended state changes.","Auth and exposure vary by deployment; agents must account for your reverse-proxy/MFA/network setup.","Error handling and status reporting depend on the underlying XML-RPC/torrent engine and rutorrent plugins, which may not provide consistent machine-readable errors."],"error_quality":0.0}