The mechanism behind is apparently that the password in `settings.json` is overwritten with the hash of the password<ref>https://superuser.com/questions/113649/how-do-you-set-a-password-for-transmission-daemon-the-bittorrent-client-server</ref> which is a good idea, but requires a good implementation and documentation. Both the configuration file and the `settings.json.tmpl` are undocumented. The purpose of `settings.json.tmpl` is unclear and change to it don't seem to have an effect.
The mechanism behind is apparently that the password in `settings.json` is overwritten with the hash of the password<ref>https:/ /superuser. com/questions/ 113649/ how-do- you-set- a-password- for-transmissio n-daemon- the-bittorrent- client- server</ref> which is a good idea, but requires a good implementation and documentation. Both the configuration file and the `settings. json.tmpl` are undocumented. The purpose of `settings. json.tmpl` is unclear and change to it don't seem to have an effect.