SABnzbd — Guide — Felhom.eu ← Apps SABnzbd Usenet downloading with the full interface: queues, categories, automatic unpacking ● Running usenet.tester4.test Open ↗ Files ↗ What is it for? Download NZB files to your own drive, with the repair and unpacking that follows Radarr, Sonarr and Jellyseerr can hand the job to it: this is the Usenet-side downloader You see the finished files in the file browser and in your media player If you want a simpler interface and even less memory, NZBGet is the other choice First steps Open usenet.tester4.test and sign in as admin with the password generated at install Enter your Usenet provider on the „Servers” page of the „Config” menu (server, port, username, password). Without it nothing will download Finished downloads land on your drive, in the media/usenet/complete folder Download only what you have the right to Before you start IT NEEDS A PAID USENET SERVICE, which you bring yourself: the content lives on the provider's servers and reaching it is a subscription. Without one the app starts and you can sign in, but nothing will download NZB files, or an indexer service, are yours to add too - the app contains neither It needs no inbound port: Usenet downloading makes outgoing connections only, so the box's closed ports cost you nothing here Add an NZB file The NZB file tells SABnzbd what to download from your provider; add only one whose content you have the right to. Select the plus sign in the bar at the top: the „Add NZB” window opens. Under „Upload NZB”, select „Browse” and choose the file. If you like, choose a category in „Category”, for example movies. Select „Add”. The download appears in the queue. You can also drag the file into the window. Pause the downloads When you need your internet line for something else, you can stop the downloads at any time. Select the pause button in the bar at the top („Pause”). The same button carries on („Resume”). With the arrow next to it, set how long it waits, for example „Pause for 1 hour”. To stop a single download, use the button at the start of its row in the queue. Download only at night You can make SABnzbd wait during the day and download at night. Select the gear („Config”) and open the „Scheduling” page. Choose the morning time, tick the days under „Frequency”, and set „Action” to „Pause”. Select „Add Schedule”. In the same way, add an evening time with the „Resume” action. When a download fails The „History” list under the queue shows the finished and the failed downloads. A failed download says „Failed”. Select „Retry”. If nothing downloads at all, open the „Servers” page of „Config” and select „Test Server”. If the test shows an error, correct your provider's details and select „Save Changes”. If the test is fine but the download fails again, the content may be incomplete at the provider: try another NZB file. Frequently asked questions Where do unfinished downloads go? On your drive, into the media/usenet/incomplete folder. When a download is done, SABnzbd moves it to the complete folder; leave the unfinished files alone. Why does the end of a download take so long? After the download, SABnzbd checks the files, repairs them if needed and unpacks them. Depending on the size this can take a while; the „History” list shows where it is. Can I slow the downloads down? Yes. On the „General” page of „Config”, enter your line speed in „Maximum line speed” and how much of it SABnzbd may use in „Percentage of line speed”, then select „Save Changes”. Does the box connect it to Sonarr and Radarr? No. The box connects the torrent download clients (qBittorrent, Transmission) to Sonarr and Radarr. SABnzbd downloads the NZB files you add yourself. Do I have to open a port for it? No. SABnzbd only connects outwards to your provider, so the box's closed ports do not slow it down. Documentation Official documentation ↗