0 Web UI password locked on qBittorrent NO X (qbittorrent nox)

Chocobo1 edited this page 2024-12-25 01:30:45 +08:00

If your user name and password is locked out of the WebUI and the default user name admin and password adminadmin is also failing, the steps to recover access are:

1. Log in to the machine the client is on as the user that qbittorrent runs as, either at the console or over an SSH connection.

2. Exit (or kill) qBittorrent process.

3. Navigate to ~/.config/qBittorrent/ (or /<qbittorrent user name>/.config/qBittorrent/) and edit the configuration file qBittorrent.conf.

   • If you're using qbittorrent version ≥ 4.2.0, locate the line starting with WebUI\Password_PBKDF2 and remove the entire line.
   • If you're using qbittorrent version < 4.2.0, locate the line starting with WebUI\Password_ha1 and remove the entire line.

4. Save and close the file and start qBittorrent.

• If you're using qbittorrent version ≥ 4.6.1, run qbittorrent in the console and it will present you with a temporary password. Use it to log in WebUI.
• If you're using qbittorrent version < 4.6.1, you are able to login WebUI with your usual username and the default password adminadmin.

6. Remember to update it to your preferred password, otherwise your machine is prone to be hacked.

ps. If you are still unable to login check if your antivirus is not blocking sending password via unencrypted connection (http). Bitdefender seems to do it by default, you need to whitelist qbittorrent server URL.

General

• Installing qBittorrent
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• qBittorrent options (current and deprecated)
• How to use qBittorrent as a tracker
• How to use portable mode
• Anonymous mode
• How to bind your vpn to prevent ip leaks

Troubleshooting

• qBittorrent support forum
• I forgot my GUI lock password
• I forgot my WebUI password
• Speed issues

External programs

• How-to
• savecategory

Search plugins

• List of unofficial search plugins

Themes

• Developing custom UI themes
• How to use custom UI themes
• List of unofficial themes

Translation

• How to translate qBittorrent

---

WebUI

WebUI API

State	Version
Current	qBittorrent ≥ v4.1
Previous	qBittorrent v3.2.0 - v4.0.x
Obsolete	qBittorrent < v3.2.0

WebAPI clients

• List of unofficial WebAPI clients

Alternate WebUI

• Alternate WebUI usage
• Developing alternate WebUIs
• List of unofficial alternate WebUIs

Reverse proxy setup for WebUI access

• NGINX
• Microsoft IIS ARR
• Traefik

WebUI HTTPS configuration

• Let's Encrypt Certificates + Caddy2 Reverse Proxy
• Let's Encrypt certificates + NGINX reverse proxy - Linux
• Let's Encrypt certificates - Linux
• Self-signed SSL certificates - Linux

---

Linux

• Running qBittorrent without X server (WebUI only)
• Running qBittorrent without X server (WebUI only, systemd service set up, Ubuntu 15.04 or newer)
• OpenVPN and qBittorrent without X server

---

Development

• Coding style
• Contributing
• How to write a search plugin
• Using VSCode for qBittorrent development
• Setup GDB with Qt pretty printers
• How to debug WebUI code

Compilation

Common information for CMake

*BSD, Linux

• Alpine Linux
• CentOS 8.x
• Debian / Ubuntu and derivatives (CMake)
• Debian / Ubuntu and derivatives (autotools/qmake)
• Docker
• FreeBSD (no GUI)
• Fully static binaries on Linux (glibc or musl)
• Raspberry Pi OS / DietPi
• Raspbian for LeMaker Banana Pro

macOS

• cmake (x86_64, arm64, cross-compilation, static linkage)
• autotools/qmake

Windows

• MSVC 2019 (CMake, static linkage)
• MSVC 2019 (qmake, static linkage)
• MSYS2

Obsolete compilation guides

Go back to home