jackett (jackett-bin in RebornOS) will allow qbittorrent to use more file search options. Let's see how to configure it.
Open qbittorrent:
Go to: View --> Search Engine
Access the tab marked Search:
Click on the Search plugins ... button:
Click on Check for updates.
When the update installation is complete, click OK and then Close.
Close qBittorrent.
Now, install jackett:
sudo pacman -S jackett-bin
Activate the service:
sudo systemctl enable --now jackett.service
Then, from your web browser, access the jackett page:
http://127.0.0.1:9117/UI/Dashboard
You will see a page like the one below:
Here, click on Add indexer:
Suppose we want to add the indexes of the public sites (all or some of them). So in the Search field, let's type pub. We will see a page like the one below:
Select one, several, or all of the items, and then at the end, click on Add Selected.
NOTE: The addition of the indexes will take more time, according to the number of them that have been selected. The more indexes you select, the longer it will take to add them. So be patient.
Now to add these indexes in qBittorrent, we will have to edit the following file (without using sudo):
nano ~/.local/share/qBittorrent/nova3/engines/jackett.json
Content:
{
"api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
"tracker_first": false,
"url": "http://127.0.0.1:9117"
}
Replace YOUR_API_KEY_HERE with the API key value from the Jackett page:
Copy to API key:
{
"api_key": "mynjt47fzbhjw5u3jzf4tcczc3555i72",
"tracker_first": false,
"url": "http://127.0.0.1:9117"
}
Save (Ctrl S) and exit (Ctrl x).
Ready.
Now when you open qBittorrent and search for something, more results will be presented.