qBitorrent download path

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Does anyone know how to change the downloand path for qbitorrent? Ive updated the download path within qbitorrent and within the application setting.on the zima dash but every download errors out.

2

I believe this happens when the folder you picked isn’t actually mapped into the qBittorrent container (or it doesn’t have permission), so every torrent errors when it tries to write.

Step-by-step (common working layout on ZimaOS)

  1. Create the folder first (Files app)
    Create something like: Downloads/qbittorrent
  2. Set the ZimaOS app volume mapping
    ZimaOS Dashboard > Apps > qBittorrent > Settings > Storage / Volumes

Use this common mapping:

  • Host path: /DATA/Downloads (or your storage pool path)
  • Container path: /downloads
  1. Set qBittorrent to a container path (not a host path)
    In qBittorrent WebUI > Settings > Downloads:
  • Default Save Path: /downloads/qbittorrent
  1. Check the real error if it still fails
    qBittorrent WebUI > Tools > Execution Log
    If you see Permission denied or No such file or directory, it confirms the mapping/permission is the issue.
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Thanks for you response. Did as you mentioned and downloads are failing. Execution log shows

Permission Denied. Below is the mapping I did via the WebUI settings, I also set the download path within qbitorrent to /Movies-TV

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I believe your volume mapping is correct, but the error Permission denied means the qBittorrent container does not have write permission to the host folder.

Your mapping:

  • Host: /media/Main Storage/Media/Movies
  • Container: /Movies-TV

Works for visibility, but not for writing.

Step 1 (recommended) Create a dedicated downloads folder

In Files app create:

/media/Main Storage/Media/Movies/qbittorrent-downloads

Then in qBittorrent set download path to:
/Movies-TV/qbittorrent-downloads

Step 2 Fix permissions on the host folder

SSH into ZimaOS and run:

ls -ld "/media/Main Storage/Media/Movies"
ls -ld "/media/Main Storage/Media/Movies/qbittorrent-downloads"

Then apply writable permissions (quick fix):

chmod -R 777 "/media/Main Storage/Media/Movies/qbittorrent-downloads"

Restart qBittorrent and test again.

Why this works

qBittorrent runs inside Docker using its own user ID. If the host folder is owned by a different user/group, writes will fail even though the mapping looks correct.

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This worked! I’ve been at this for days. Thanks you!

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