p3terx/aria2-pro-docker

Aria2 Pro Docker is a pre-configured container image for running Aria2, a command-line download manager, without needing to install or configure it manually. Aria2 itself supports downloading files over HTTP, HTTPS, BitTorrent, Metalink, and several other protocols. This image packages Aria2 with a set of defaults and automation features that address the tedious parts of running it yourself. Out of the box, the image handles things like automatically fetching an updated list of BitTorrent trackers (which improves torrent download speeds), deleting incomplete files if a download is cancelled or fails, cleaning up leftover metadata files after downloads finish, and retrying downloads that stall below a speed threshold. It also removes the usual per-server connection limit, which normally caps how aggressively Aria2 connects to a server. To use it, you run a single Docker command with a few settings: a secret token for securing the remote control API, port mappings for the API and BitTorrent traffic, and paths where your configuration and downloaded files should live. The container works on the common chip architectures: standard 64-bit x86, 32-bit x86, 64-bit ARM, and two older ARM variants, so it runs on typical servers, Raspberry Pis, and NAS devices. Aria2 itself has no graphical interface. To control it visually, you pair this container with a separate web UI tool. The README suggests AriaNg, which is a browser-based interface that connects to Aria2's remote control API. AriaNg can also be run as its own Docker container. The README includes a Docker Compose file as an alternative to the longer command-line setup, and notes compatibility with UNRAID and Synology NAS systems.