qBittorrent/README.md

qBittorrent - A BitTorrent client in Qt
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### Description:
qBittorrent is a bittorrent client programmed in C++ / Qt that uses
libtorrent (sometimes called libtorrent-rasterbar) by Arvid Norberg.

It aims to be a good alternative to all other bittorrent clients
out there. qBittorrent is fast, stable and provides unicode
support as well as many features.

The free [IP to Country Lite database](https://db-ip.com/db/download/ip-to-country-lite) by [DB-IP](https://db-ip.com/) is used for resolving the countries of peers. The database is licensed under the [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

### Installation:

Refer to the [INSTALL](INSTALL) file.

### Public key:
Starting from v3.3.4 all source tarballs and binaries are signed.<br />
The key currently used is 4096R/[5B7CC9A2](https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x6E4A2D025B7CC9A2) with fingerprint `D8F3DA77AAC6741053599C136E4A2D025B7CC9A2`.<br />
You can also download it from [here](https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/raw/master/5B7CC9A2.asc).<br />
**PREVIOUSLY** the following key was used to sign the v3.3.4 source tarballs and v3.3.4 Windows installer **only**: 4096R/[520EC6F6](https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xA1ACCAE4520EC6F6) with fingerprint `F4A5FD201B117B1C2AB590E2A1ACCAE4520EC6F6`.<br />

### Misc:
For more information please visit:
https://www.qbittorrent.org

or our wiki here:
https://wiki.qbittorrent.org

Use the forum for troubleshooting before reporting bugs:
https://forum.qbittorrent.org

Please report any bug (or feature request) to:
https://bugs.qbittorrent.org

Official IRC channel:
[#qbittorrent on irc.libera.chat](ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/qbittorrent)

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sledgehammer999 \<sledgehammer999@qbittorrent.org\>
Update README file. 2014-05-04 13:28:29 +00:00			`qBittorrent - A BitTorrent client in Qt`
- Moved everything to trunk to create a stable branch 2006-09-30 16:02:39 +00:00			`------------------------------------------`

GHA CI: fix coverity build failure PR #20129. 2023-12-18 16:30:36 +00:00			`[![GitHub Actions CI Status](https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/actions/workflows/ci_ubuntu.yaml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/actions)`
Update settings for Coverity Scan. 2015-06-16 21:19:00 +00:00			`[![Coverity Status](https://scan.coverity.com/projects/5494/badge.svg)](https://scan.coverity.com/projects/5494)`
- Moved everything to trunk to create a stable branch 2006-09-30 16:02:39 +00:00			`********************************`
Hookup to Coverity Scan, Closes #2601 2015-03-13 07:01:20 +00:00			`### Description:`
Update README file. 2014-05-04 13:28:29 +00:00			`qBittorrent is a bittorrent client programmed in C++ / Qt that uses`
			`libtorrent (sometimes called libtorrent-rasterbar) by Arvid Norberg.`
- Moved everything to trunk to create a stable branch 2006-09-30 16:02:39 +00:00
			`It aims to be a good alternative to all other bittorrent clients`
			`out there. qBittorrent is fast, stable and provides unicode`
- Updated french and dutch translations - Fixed some typos in engineSelect - Made search engine plugin install more reliable - Added some comments 2007-09-01 10:23:39 +00:00			`support as well as many features.`
- Moved everything to trunk to create a stable branch 2006-09-30 16:02:39 +00:00
Use IP geolocation database by DB-IP instead of MaxMind Closes #11792 2020-02-14 20:07:19 +00:00			`The free [IP to Country Lite database](https://db-ip.com/db/download/ip-to-country-lite) by [DB-IP](https://db-ip.com/) is used for resolving the countries of peers. The database is licensed under the [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).`
- Added GeoIP licensing 2009-11-16 07:15:12 +00:00
Use markdown in README and display travis-ci build status for master branch. Signed-off-by: Mariusz Fik <fisiu@opensuse.org> 2014-02-13 18:48:44 +00:00			`### Installation:`
- Moved everything to trunk to create a stable branch 2006-09-30 16:02:39 +00:00
Remove old build instructions from README.md PR #20200. 2024-01-01 11:15:16 +00:00			`Refer to the [INSTALL](INSTALL) file.`
- Moved everything to trunk to create a stable branch 2006-09-30 16:02:39 +00:00
Add public key used for signing source tarballs and binaries. 2016-03-28 19:10:54 +00:00			`### Public key:`
Fix newlines in previous commit. 2016-03-28 19:13:33 +00:00			`Starting from v3.3.4 all source tarballs and binaries are signed.<br />`
Change gpg signing key. I forgot the passphrase to the old one. 2016-04-12 17:07:04 +00:00			The key currently used is 4096R/[5B7CC9A2](https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x6E4A2D025B7CC9A2) with fingerprint `D8F3DA77AAC6741053599C136E4A2D025B7CC9A2`.<br />
			`You can also download it from [here](https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/raw/master/5B7CC9A2.asc).<br />`
			PREVIOUSLY the following key was used to sign the v3.3.4 source tarballs and v3.3.4 Windows installer only: 4096R/[520EC6F6](https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xA1ACCAE4520EC6F6) with fingerprint `F4A5FD201B117B1C2AB590E2A1ACCAE4520EC6F6`.<br />
Add public key used for signing source tarballs and binaries. 2016-03-28 19:10:54 +00:00
			`### Misc:`
- Moved everything to trunk to create a stable branch 2006-09-30 16:02:39 +00:00			`For more information please visit:`
Use https for www.qbittorrent.org 2017-12-26 23:22:03 +00:00			`https://www.qbittorrent.org`
- Moved everything to trunk to create a stable branch 2006-09-30 16:02:39 +00:00
- Added wiki link to README file 2009-11-24 21:27:34 +00:00			`or our wiki here:`
Switch URLs to https PR #18876. 2023-04-23 07:09:58 +00:00			`https://wiki.qbittorrent.org`
- Added wiki link to README file 2009-11-24 21:27:34 +00:00
Add forum link in README. Closes #3853. 2015-10-04 19:30:44 +00:00			`Use the forum for troubleshooting before reporting bugs:`
Switch URLs to https PR #18876. 2023-04-23 07:09:58 +00:00			`https://forum.qbittorrent.org`
Add forum link in README. Closes #3853. 2015-10-04 19:30:44 +00:00
- Updated french and dutch translations - Fixed some typos in engineSelect - Made search engine plugin install more reliable - Added some comments 2007-09-01 10:23:39 +00:00			`Please report any bug (or feature request) to:`
Switch URLs to https PR #18876. 2023-04-23 07:09:58 +00:00			`https://bugs.qbittorrent.org`
- Moved everything to trunk to create a stable branch 2006-09-30 16:02:39 +00:00
Change IRC channel to Libera.Chat Unfortunately Freenode, after a takeover, decided to purge all their databases, thus deleting all channel and user registrations, without a warning. So if we're forced to re-register our stuff why not go where the cool kids are at? 2021-08-10 22:13:55 +00:00			`Official IRC channel:`
Add IRC link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat#URI_scheme And also show the angle brackets in rendered markdown. 2021-11-09 03:48:38 +00:00			`[#qbittorrent on irc.libera.chat](ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/qbittorrent)`
Change IRC channel to Libera.Chat Unfortunately Freenode, after a takeover, decided to purge all their databases, thus deleting all channel and user registrations, without a warning. So if we're forced to re-register our stuff why not go where the cool kids are at? 2021-08-10 22:13:55 +00:00
- Moved everything to trunk to create a stable branch 2006-09-30 16:02:39 +00:00			`------------------------------------------`
Add IRC link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat#URI_scheme And also show the angle brackets in rendered markdown. 2021-11-09 03:48:38 +00:00			`sledgehammer999 \<sledgehammer999@qbittorrent.org\>`