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NZBGet is "a binary downloader, which downloads files from Usenet based on information given in nzb-files."

Installation

NZBGet

  1. Connect to your slot via SSH

  2. Download NZBGet

     wget -O - http://nzbget.net/info/nzbget-version-linux.json | sed -n "s/^.*testing-download.*: \"\(.*\)\".*/\1/p" | wget --no-check-certificate -i - -O nzbget-latest-bin-linux.run
    
  3. Install NZBGet

     sh nzbget-latest-bin-linux.run
    

    Note: By default NZBGet is installed into directory nzbget/ in the current directory. You can specify another directory using parameter --destdir.

     sh nzbget-latest-bin-linux.run --destdir /path/to/install/nzbget
    
  4. Change the ports NZBGet uses by editing ~/nzbget/nzbget.conf

     nano ~/nzbget/nzbget.conf
    

    Press Ctrl+W, enter ControlPort, press Enter

    Change 6789 to 26731

    Press Ctrl+W, enter SecurePort, press Enter

    Change 6791 to 13365

    Save and exit the file by pressing Ctrl+X, then Y, then Enter

  5. Fix NZBGet's certificates by running the following command.

     sed '/^DST Root CA X3$/,/^-----END CERTIFICATE-----$/d;' -i ~/nzbget/cacert.pem
    
  6. Run in background as daemon (service). When starting NZBGet use command -D.

     ~/nzbget/nzbget -D
    
  7. (Optional) Clean up the installation archive.

     rm nzbget*.run
    
  8. Access http://server.whatbox.ca:26731 and change these settings:

    Log in with username: nzbget and password: tegbzn6789

    Go to Settings -> Security

    Set a secure username and password. You will need to use this new username and password to log in to NZBGet.

    Unset the AuthorizedIP setting - it should be blank.

Enable autostart on server reboot

  1. Connect to your slot via SSH

  2. Add Nzbget to your crontab

     crontab -e
    

    Add @reboot ~/nzbget/nzbget -D to the end of document.

  3. Save and close Crontab

    Press Ctrl+o, then Press Ctrl+x

  4. Verify your changes where made

     crontab -l
    

    the output will list all of your cron jobs. You should see the new line you just made.

Enable SSL (optional)

To do this, you will be creating a self-signed certificate, so note that your web browser might say that the connection is untrusted.

  1. SSH into your slot.
  2. Create the self-signed certificate. openssl req -new -x509 -nodes -out ~/nzbget/nzbget.cert -keyout ~/nzbget/nzbget.key -days 365
  3. Stop all running NZBGet processes. pkill -f nzbget
  4. Open NZBGet's configuration file in a text editor. nano ~/nzbget/nzbget.conf
  5. Change the following lines:
    SecureControl=no to SecureControl=yes
    SecureCert= to SecureCert=/home/user/nzbget/nzbget.cert
    SecureKey= to SecureKey=/home/user/nzbget/nzbget.key
  6. Save the configuration file. Ctrl+x if you used the nano text editor like above.
  7. Start the NZBGet processes again with ~/nzbget/nzbget -D

Access the secured web interface at https://server.whatbox.ca:13365

Usage with box.ca

If you are using NZBGet with a custom box.ca subdomain, make sure 'AuthorizedIP' is set to blank on the Security page to make sure authentication is used.