Install Web Based Download Utility with Aria2 WebUI on Windows @i12bretro

Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

#Aria2 #Aria2WebUI #Windows

Full steps can be found at i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0253.html

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Quick Setup
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   01. Download aria2 github.com/aria2/aria2/releases
   02. Download webui-aria2 github.com/ziahamza/webui-aria2
   03. Extract the downloaded webui .zip file
   04. Extract the downloaded aria2 .zip file
   05. Rename the extracted folder aria2
   06. Copy the aria2 folder to a permanant location such as C:\Program Files
   07. Hold the SHIFT key and right click in the white space ≫ Open PowerShell windows here...
   08. Run the following command to start aria2 with the RPC server enabled
         .\aria2c.exe --dir=C:\Downloads --enable-rpc=true --rpc-allow-origin-all=true --rpc-listen-all=true --rpc-listen-port=6800 --rpc-secret=SomethingSecure -D
   09. Navigate back to the extracted webui-aria2 folder and into the docs directory
   10. Double click index.html to open it in the default web browser
   11. Select Settings ≫ Connection Settings from the top navigation menu
   12. Scroll down to the Enter the secret token field and paste the rpc-secret string, SomethingSecure in this example
   13. Scroll down and click the Save Connection configuration button
   14. The webui will now be able to communicate with aria2 over RPC

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Starting Aria2 on System Boot
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   01. Open File Explorer and navigate to C:\Program Files\Aria2 (or wherever Aria2 is installed)
   02. Right click in the white space ≫ New ≫ Text Document
   03. Name the new doucment aria2.conf
   04. Edit the new aria2.conf file in a text editor
   05. Paste the following basic configuration into the file
         dir=C:\Downloads
         enable-rpc=true
         rpc-allow-origin-all=true
         rpc-listen-all=true
         rpc-listen-port=6800
         rpc-secret=SomethingSecure
   06. Save the aria2.conf file
   07. Click on the Start Button ≫ Type task ≫ Launch Task Scheduler
   08. Right click the Task Scheduler Library folder in the left pane ≫ Create Basic Task...
   09. Set the name to Aria2 and optionally set a Description ≫ Click Next
   10. For the Trigger, select When the computer starts ≫ Click Next
   11. For the Action, select Start a program ≫ Click Next
   12. In the Program/script field, paste the following, editing the path if Aria2 is installed somewhere else
         "%ProgramFiles%\aria2\aria2c.exe"
   13. In the Add Arguments field, paste the following, again editing the path if necessary
         --conf-path="%ProgramFiles%\aria2\aria2.conf" -D
   14. Click Next
   15. Click Finish
   16. In the Properties dialog, click the Change User or Group... button
   17. Type System in the Object name field ≫ Click OK
   18. Check the Run with highest privileges box
   19. Click OK to create the scheduled task
   20. Right click the Aria2 scheduled task ≫ Run
   21. Right click the task bar ≫ Task Manager
   22. Select the Details tab and aria2c.exe should be running
   23. Open the aria2-webui page to very it has connected

Additional Aria2 documentation, including how to setup SSL, can be found at  aria2.github.io/manual/en/html/aria2c.html#options

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