Frequently Asked Questions

How do I make the RSS work with Azureus?

This is pretty simple, follow these steps:

  • You will need an RSS plugin for Azureus. There are two popular ones available:
    RSS Importer and
    RSS Feed Scanner.
    Of these two, RSS Importer is a lot simpler and I recommend that instead of RSS Feed Scanner.
  • Install these plugins using Azureus's built-in Plugin install/uninstall mechanism. Its accesible from Plugins » "Installation Wizard..." option. Follow instructions on screen to install the RSS plugin of your choice.
  • After plugin is installed, you need to configure it and point to your rssBT url.
  • For RSS Importer. Use "Tools" » "Options". Find Plugins » RSSImporter on the left side menu. And specify the URL shown in the RSS page. Please also make sure the refresh rate is set to two hours.
  • For RSS Feed Scanner.
    1. Use Plugins » RSSFeed to access the plugin options.
    2. Under Options tab, you need to create a RSS feed url (do so by clicking on the + button on the middle of the page).
    3. Enter the RSS feed url, and then select OBEY TTL (make sure it is checked), and also ensure that it is Active is checked.
    4. After doing this you will need to add a filter rule. Selec the + button next to the filter list, and add a blank filter with Type:none and Mode:pass. You don't need to filter stuff out because we already do that for you!

How do I make this work with other BT clients?
I don't know :( I've only ever used Azureus. If anyone out there is using anything other than Azureus and they know if the client has RSS parsing capability, please let me know so we can add instructions here.