Restart qBitTorrent

qbittorrent docker container looses connection after gluetun's "self-healing" reconnects. This script solves this problem, by restarting the qbittorent container when that happens

This script waits for "gluetun" docker container, and if it's up, it watches its logs. When Gluetun reconnects, it restarts the qBittorrent container.

Context:

• qdm12/gluetun#504 (comment)
• https://www.reddit.com/r/qBittorrent/comments/115ef17/seeding_and_downloading_stopped_working_when/

None of the solutions worked well for me. Health-based restarts on qbitorrent don't work - qbittorrent regains the internet connectivity, but seeding and downloading still doesn't work. Instead of relying on the health check, this script listens to Gluetun's Logs, and restarts qbittorrent container after Gluetun successfuly restarts itself.

How to use it

Docker

The easiest way to use this script is to use the docker-compose.yml

Run on Host - Systemd

On Linux, you can register it as a systemd service:

1. Save the restart-qbittorrent.sh file on your disk, and make it exectuable: chmod +x restart-qbittorent.sh

2. Add the systemd service file:

   sudoedit /etc/systemd/system/restart-qbittorrent.service

   And use those contents:

   [Unit]
   Description=Restarts qBittorent Container when Gluetun conainer disconnects and reconnents
   After=docker.service
   BindsTo=docker.service
   ReloadPropagatedFrom=docker.service
   
   [Service]
   Type=simple
   ExecStart=/path/to/restart-qbittorrent.sh
   KillMode=process
   Restart=on-failure
   
   [Install]
   WantedBy=multi-user.target
   

   Remember to replace /path/to/restart-qbittorrent.sh with your path.

3. Reload systemd and start the service

   sudo systemctl daemon-reload
   sudo systemctl start restart-qbittorrent.service
   sudo systemctl status restart-qbittorrent.service