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[Help] Stop qbittorrent from autostart
Posted: 25 Jan 2026, 09:44
by CapCaveman
I am in TOS 6.0. I installed qBitorrent and works fine.
When I am no longer using it, I disable it. But my NAS restart every night, and qBitrorrent restarts. I searched and seems apps will always autostart.
Can I use these commands by SSH to stop it from restarting?
Step 1: Enable SSH
Control Panel → Terminal & SNMP → Enable SSH
Step 2: SSH into the NAS
ssh admin@NAS_IP
Step 3: Find qBittorrent startup service
ps aux | grep qbittorrent
Then list init services:
ls /etc/init.d | grep qb
Common names:
qbittorrent
qbittorrent-nox
Step 4: Disable auto-start
chmod -x /etc/init.d/qbittorrent*
Or rename it (safer):
mv /etc/init.d/qbittorrent /etc/init.d/qbittorrent.disabled
Step 5: Reboot and verify
reboot
Re: [Help] Stop qbittorrent from autostart
Posted: 25 Jan 2026, 15:04
by TMeric
Hello,
We manage services using systemd. You can try executing the following two commands in order to disable the qbittorrent service:
Stop the service:
systemctl stop qbittorrent.service
Disable it from starting on boot:
systemctl disable qbittorrent.service
If you wish to restore the service, you can use the following command:
systemctl enable --now qbittorrent.service
Please note that operating directly through the command line may lead to unforeseen risks. It’s advisable to proceed with caution to avoid any issues with qbittorrent functioning properly afterwards. Thank you!
Re: [Help] Stop qbittorrent from autostart
Posted: 26 Jan 2026, 05:03
by CapCaveman
Thank you! will test it. Appreciate the help.
Re: [Help] Stop qbittorrent from autostart
Posted: 26 Jan 2026, 08:47
by CapCaveman
Update: I tried to run as admin:
systemctl disable qbittorrent.service
but it says it has no runlevel. Should I try another command?
admin@TNAS:~# systemctl disable qbittorrent.service
qbittorrent.service is not a native service, redirecting to systemd-sysv-install.
Executing: /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install disable qbittorrent
update-rc.d: error: qbittorrent Default-Start contains no runlevels, aborting.
Re: [Help] Stop qbittorrent from autostart [SOLVED]
Posted: 26 Jan 2026, 17:13
by CursaYang
This error is just the compatibility layer being picky about the script format not being standardized. Functionally, it has usually been disabled successfully.
You can enter the following command to check if the startup auto-launch has been turned off. If the output is 'disabled', it indicates that the shutdown was successful.
Re: [Help] Stop qbittorrent from autostart
Posted: 28 Jan 2026, 11:10
by CapCaveman
Thanks! I confirm it shows disabled.
admin@TNAS:~# systemctl is-enabled qbittorrent
qbittorrent.service is not a native service, redirecting to systemd-sysv-install.
Executing: /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install is-enabled qbittorrent
disabled
Re: [Help] Stop qbittorrent from autostart
Posted: 29 Jan 2026, 09:07
by CapCaveman
Hi, I restarted and it enabled again. Do I need to run another command?
This is what I ran:
admin@TNAS:~# systemctl stop qbittorrent.service
admin@TNAS:~# systemctl disable qbittorrent.service
qbittorrent.service is not a native service, redirecting to systemd-sysv-install .
Executing: /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install disable qbittorrent
update-rc.d: error: qbittorrent Default-Start contains no runlevels, aborting.
admin@TNAS:~# systemctl is-enabled qbittorrent
qbittorrent.service is not a native service, redirecting to systemd-sysv-install.
Executing: /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install is-enabled qbittorrent
disabled
admin@TNAS:~#
Qbittorrent became disabled:
But once restared, it enabled again:

Re: [Help] Stop qbittorrent from autostart
Posted: 29 Jan 2026, 15:54
by CursaYang
Under normal circumstances, applications that have been disabled should not automatically enable on startup. Do the other applications you installed automatically enable? You can add the command `systemctl disable qbittorrent.service` to a scheduled task to ensure it runs automatically on startup.
Re: [Help] Stop qbittorrent from autostart
Posted: 30 Jan 2026, 10:20
by CapCaveman
Thank you CursaYang. I made a scheduled task at startup. I confirm qbitrorrent is now disabled after startup. Really appreciate your reply.
Lets mark as SOLVED.
