Watch folder broken in 4.3.5 or later #15127

tjjh89017 · 2021-06-26T16:16:07Z

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Description

qBittorrent info and operating system(s)

qBittorrent version: (type here)
Operating system(s) where the issue occurs: (type here)

If on Linux, `libtorrent-rasterbar` and `Qt` versions

Qt: nox
libtorrent-rasterbar: same as qbittorrent PPA for ubuntu focal

What is the problem

"Watch folder to add torrent"
this feature is broken in 4.3.5 and 4.4.0alpha1
downgrade to 4.3.4, and it works fine.

Detailed steps to reproduce the problem

update to 4.3.5 or later
setup watch folder
put torrent in folder

What is the expected behavior

add torrent and remove torrent from folder

Extra info (if any)

via linuxserver/docker-qbittorrent

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strumf666 · 2021-06-26T20:59:59Z

Works just fine in 4.3.5 for me.

bitappend · 2021-06-26T23:24:05Z

it broke for me too right after i updated. following for a resolution. really bummed as its now causing problems on 2 different servers for me.

tjjh89017 · 2021-06-27T06:03:49Z

that is weird

glassez · 2021-06-27T11:46:07Z

"Watch folder to add torrent"
this feature is broken in 4.3.5 and 4.4.0alpha1

Would you like to provide some more valuable information about what exactly is happening with it? I just checked it myself and it works fine (I'm using a custom build from the current qBittorrent master, which is now equal to v4.4.0beta1).

tjjh89017 · 2021-06-27T11:54:55Z

@glassez unfortunately i don't know how to provide more info
could you please give me some guide to expose more?

for now, torrent files are still placed in folder and qbittorrent still doesn't download those files.
and i use docker to deploy qbittorent with mounting NFS on host and using volume to bind into container

in host
mount -t nfs xxxx:/volume1/bt /nfs
docker run -it -d --network=host -v /nfs:/nfs -e PUID=1000 -e PGID=1000 ghcr.io/linuxserver/qbittorrent

and in qbt webui
i setup /nfs/watch as watched folder

file permission in host and container
/nfs/*
owner = 1026
group = users
-rwxrwxrwx for all files

thanks a lot

bitappend · 2021-06-27T12:41:17Z

The issue is present for both .torrent and .magnet files. It simply is not importing the files from the watch folder.

The version of linux I am running is the latest version of mint. Try installing it on a vm, it might be os dependant?

glassez · 2021-06-27T12:46:05Z

unfortunately i don't know how to provide more info
could you please give me some guide to expose more?

Is there nothing about watched folders in qBittorrent log?

tjjh89017 · 2021-06-27T12:49:05Z

@glassez let me check it and feedback to you

@bitappend if possible, could you also check log for @glassez in your environment?
thanks a lot

tjjh89017 · 2021-06-27T16:57:58Z

(N) 2021-06-28T00:53:44 - WebAPI 登入成功。IP：::ffff:172.29.0.102 (login success info)
(N) 2021-06-28T00:53:59 - Web UI：正在監聽 IP：*，連接埠：8080 (listen on 8080 port)
(N) 2021-06-28T00:54:37 - Web UI：正在監聽 IP：*，連接埠：8080 (listen on 8080 port)
(N) 2021-06-28T00:54:37 - Watching folder: "/nfs/watch"

i used tail -f to monitor the log file
but i only get those logs when i add a folder into watching list and put torrent into folder.
nothing else come out.

tjjh89017 · 2021-06-27T16:59:00Z

in watched_folders.json

{
   "/nfs/watch": {
       "add_torrent_params": {
           "category": "",
           "download_limit": -1,
           "operating_mode": "AutoManaged",
           "ratio_limit": -2,
           "save_path": "",
           "seeding_time_limit": -2,
           "tags": [
           ],
           "upload_limit": -1
       },
       "recursive": false
   }
}

glassez · 2021-06-28T04:35:52Z

@tjjh89017
Well, I think I found a bug in the code.
To confirm that this is exactly it, and not some other issue, could you enable recursive mode for the watched folder? Current WebUI doesn't allow you to do this, but you could manually modify watched_folders.json file.

tjjh89017 · 2021-06-28T04:46:35Z

setup recursive to true
and restart qbittorrent
but nothing happened
no logs from tail -f
torrents are still there

thanks a lot

{
    "/nfs/watch": {
        "add_torrent_params": {
            "category": "",
            "download_limit": -1,
            "operating_mode": "AutoManaged",
            "ratio_limit": -2,
            "save_path": "",
            "seeding_time_limit": -2,
            "tags": [
            ],
            "upload_limit": -1
        },
        "recursive": true
    }
}

glassez · 2021-06-28T04:50:40Z

Okay. Everything is fine. The question is whether you can test the corrected version. Do you use only official releases? Or some kind of "nightly" builds, etc.?

tjjh89017 · 2021-06-28T05:03:11Z

nightly is ok
but i prefer to use docker and i used arm64 machine
so if you can provide the patch, and i will try to create a container to test

or if this problem will occur on windows
i can use windows to test and you just give a static link executable file to me to test?

tks

jaxjexjox · 2021-06-28T07:04:45Z

The watch folder has just broken for me and I have no idea why. Been on qbit now for 3 or 4 years and I'm finally semi-experienced in linux.

Running through docker, latest build: Monday 28/June @ 06:00pm
qBittorrent v4.3.6 Web UI (64-bit)
https://i.imgur.com/CMCwN2L.png
https://i.imgur.com/l9EQ9e9.png

Nothing has changed for me at home, I've been executing it the same way for 12 months.

jaxjexjox · 2021-06-28T07:08:12Z

Okay. Everything is fine. The question is whether you can test the corrected version. Do you use only official releases? Or some kind of "nightly" builds, etc.?

I have also done as per request, edited watched folders json - no luck.

bitappend · 2021-06-28T07:38:15Z

i updated to 4.3.6 still no dice

jaxjexjox · 2021-06-28T09:40:18Z

4.3.6 is no good, correct.

ForestQ · 2021-06-28T12:03:00Z

I confirm. After upgrading from 4.3.5 to 4.3.6, the watch folder stopped picking up *.torrent

jaxjexjox · 2021-06-28T22:25:32Z

I attempted diagnosing this last night and tried pulling in older docker images, however the new 4.4 alpha (which I accidentally pulled in) successfully destroyed my config file, or rather, mad some small dumb changes to it.

Just FYI to the developers - 4.4 alpha, once you pull and run the image, will destroy / remove the watched folder entries in qbittorrent, making them disapear, they'll require re-adding.

Note: this is presumably, seperate from the issue listed here, though quite similar.

Chocobo1 · 2021-06-29T05:00:41Z

For those affected, please try and confirm the nightly builds (of PR #15137) here:
https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/actions/runs/978850405

jaxjexjox · 2021-06-29T05:06:52Z

Can I pull it in a docker form from here?
https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/qbittorrent/tags?page=1&ordering=last_updated

I'll happily test.

Taipan24 · 2021-06-29T09:38:27Z

Win 10, QB watch folder stopped working on 4.3.6 for UNC folder path only. Works well for local watch folder.
Tried also the Recursive Mode, and no dice.

FranciscoPombal · 2021-06-29T10:42:08Z

Test builds with the proposed fix for this issue are available here: https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/pull/15137/checks (click the links under the "Artifacts" drop-down menu on the right). Please test it.

tjjh89017 · 2021-06-29T17:42:03Z

I will test it in few days
Thanks a lot

Taipan24 · 2021-06-30T11:51:44Z

The issue I reported (UNC path watch folder not working in 4.3.6) is solved in the Windows-x64 test build.

glassez · 2021-06-30T12:31:20Z

The issue I reported (UNC path watch folder not working in 4.3.6) is solved in the Windows-x64 test build.

Can you provide example of such path that was affected by this bug?
I tried to make some folder shared and set it as watched folder but it was not affected.

Taipan24 · 2021-06-30T17:14:07Z

This path didn't work for me in v4.3.6:
\\junol\P2P\Downloads\

tjjh89017 · 2021-07-01T14:12:24Z

i found i cannot test nightly build
because i have only arm64 machine
sorry
need other's help to test it

jaxjexjox · 2021-07-01T22:01:03Z

I don't know how to 'roll my own' docker image based on source, I probably should learn this but a little busy right now.
If someone knows a very quick guide on how to do it though, I'll give it a shot.

(I don't run it native, always via a simple docker image)

BradCOnGitHub · 2021-07-07T01:07:09Z

Should we expect a 4.3.7 any time soon for this?

jaxjexjox · 2021-07-07T01:29:42Z

The latest docker container is at least fixed, it's working again for me.

glassez · 2021-07-14T12:31:46Z

Should we expect a 4.3.7 any time soon for this?

I asked the project maintainer to release a new version. But I can't say when it will be released.

thalieht added the Can't reproduce Issues that cannot be reproduced label Jun 26, 2021

FranciscoPombal added the Core label Jun 27, 2021

thalieht removed the Can't reproduce Issues that cannot be reproduced label Jun 28, 2021

glassez mentioned this issue Jun 28, 2021

Don't forget to start "watch timer" #15137

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glassez closed this as completed in #15137 Jul 2, 2021

shockrift mentioned this issue Jul 9, 2021

Monitored Folder for automatic add files not working correctly #5966

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