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title: "Transmission Sensor"
description: "Instructions how to integrate Transmission sensors within Home Assistant."
date: 2015-04-25 9:06
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logo: transmission.png
ha_category: Downloading
ha_release: pre 0.7
ha_iot_class: "Local Polling"
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The `transmission` platform allows you to monitor your downloads with [Transmission](http://www.transmissionbt.com/) from within Home Assistant and setup automation based on the information.

To enable this sensor, add the following lines to your `configuration.yaml`:

```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
sensor:
  - platform: transmission
    host: IP_ADDRESS
    monitored_variables:
      - 'current_status'
      - 'download_speed'
      - 'upload_speed'
      - 'active_torrents'
```

Configuration variables:

- **host** (*Required*): This is the IP address of your Transmission daemon, eg. 192.168.1.32.
- **port** (*Optional*): The port your Transmission daemon uses, defaults to 9091.
- **name** (*Optional*): The name to use when displaying this Transmission instance.
- **username** (*Optional*): Your Transmission username, if you use authentication.
- **password** (*Optional*): Your Transmission password, if you use authentication.
- **monitored_variables** array (*Required*): Conditions to display in the frontend.
  - **current_status**: The status of your Transmission daemon.
  - **download_speed**: The current download speed.
  - **upload_speed**: The current upload speed.
  - **active_torrents**: The current number of active torrents.


To use the monitoring, your transmission client needs to allow remote access. If you are running the graphical transmission client (transmission-gtk) go to **Edit** -> **Preferences** and choose the tab **Remote**. Check **Allow remote access**, enter your username and your password, and uncheck the network restriction as needed.

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If everything is setup correctly, the details will show up in the frontend.

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