blumeops/docs/zk/transmission-log.md
Erich Blume 4ccb7b9a26 Fix wiki-links to use filename-based resolution (#90)
## Summary
- Quartz's "shortest" path mode resolves wiki-links by **filename**, not frontmatter title
- Previous PR used title-based links like `[[Grafana Alloy]]` which looked for non-existent `Grafana-Alloy.md`
- Now using filename-based links like `[[alloy|Grafana Alloy]]` which correctly resolve

## Changes
- Rename zk duplicate files with `-log` suffix (e.g., `argocd.md` → `argocd-log.md`)
- Rename `reference/storage/postgresql.md` to `postgresql-storage.md`
- Convert all 175 wiki-links from `[[Title]]` to `[[filename|Title]]` format
- Rename `doc-card-titles` task to `doc-filenames` (checks filename uniqueness, not titles)
- Update pre-commit hook for renamed task

## Deployment and Testing
- [x] Pre-commit hooks pass
- [x] `mise run doc-filenames` shows no duplicate filenames
- [ ] Verify wiki-links work correctly in Quartz build

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Reviewed-on: https://forge.ops.eblu.me/eblume/blumeops/pulls/90
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---
id: transmission-log
tags:
- blumeops
---
# Transmission Management Log
Transmission is a BitTorrent daemon running in Kubernetes, primarily used to download large ZIM archives for [[kiwix|Kiwix]].
## Service Details
- URL: https://torrent.tail8d86e.ts.net
- Namespace: `torrent`
- Image: `lscr.io/linuxserver/transmission:latest`
- ArgoCD app: `torrent`
- Storage: NFS PVC from sifaka (`/volume1/torrents`)
## Useful Commands
```bash
# View transmission logs
kubectl --context=minikube-indri -n torrent logs -f deployment/transmission
# Check RPC connectivity (from another pod)
kubectl --context=minikube-indri run -it --rm curl --image=curlimages/curl -- \
curl -s http://transmission.torrent.svc.cluster.local:9091/transmission/rpc
# Sync from ArgoCD
argocd app sync torrent
```
## ArgoCD Management
Transmission is deployed via ArgoCD from `argocd/manifests/torrent/`:
- `deployment.yaml` - Transmission container with NFS volume
- `service.yaml` - ClusterIP service (port 9091)
- `ingress-tailscale.yaml` - Tailscale Ingress for web UI
- `pv-nfs.yaml` - NFS PersistentVolume
- `pvc.yaml` - PersistentVolumeClaim
## Storage Layout
The NFS share on sifaka (`/volume1/torrents`) has this structure:
- `/downloads/` - Active downloads and torrent metadata
- `/downloads/complete/` - Completed downloads
- `/config/` - Transmission configuration
- `/watch/` - Watch directory for .torrent files
Kiwix reads from `/downloads/complete/` to serve ZIM archives.
## Integration with Kiwix
The [[kiwix]] deployment includes a torrent-sync sidecar that:
1. Reads the declarative ZIM torrent list from a ConfigMap
2. Adds missing torrents to Transmission via RPC
3. Runs on startup and every 30 minutes
When downloads complete:
1. Transmission moves files to `/downloads/complete/`
2. The zim-watcher CronJob (in kiwix namespace) detects new ZIMs
3. Kiwix deployment is restarted to pick up new archives
## Monitoring
**TODO:** Write custom transmission exporter. Existing exporters (`metalmatze/transmission-exporter`, `sandrotosi/simple_transmission_exporter`) are incompatible with Transmission 4's changed JSON API (type mismatches in `lastScrapeTimedOut` field).
Current monitoring via web UI at https://torrent.tail8d86e.ts.net:
- Active/seeding/paused torrent counts
- Upload/download speeds
- Disk usage
Basic uptime monitoring via blackbox probe in [[alloy|Alloy k8s]] (see Services Health dashboard).
## Log
### 2026-01-22
- Attempted to add `metalmatze/transmission-exporter` sidecar for Prometheus metrics
- Exporter failed with JSON parsing errors - incompatible with Transmission 4 API changes
- Removed exporter sidecar, dashboard, and Prometheus scrape config
- Added basic HTTP probe via Alloy k8s blackbox exporter instead
- Deleted stale `transmission.prom` textfile from indri
### 2026-01-21 (P6)
- **Migrated to Kubernetes** (Phase 6 of k8s migration)
- NFS PersistentVolume for storage on sifaka
- Tailscale Ingress at `torrent.tail8d86e.ts.net`
- RPC accessible to kiwix namespace for torrent sync
- Moved existing ZIM files to `/downloads/complete/` for seeding
- Retired ansible transmission role from indri
### 2026-01-14
- Added transmission role to ansible playbook
- Integrated with kiwix role for torrent-based ZIM downloads
- Initial setup with transmission-cli via homebrew
- Managed via brew services on port 9091
- Metrics collected via textfile exporter