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Initial Setup and Configuration

In this guide, we'll be setting up JDownloader2 for the first time. We'll be doing the following:

  1. Accessing JDownloader Interface
  2. Changing the Generated Password
  3. Creating and logging into your MyJdownloader2 Account (Optional)

Initial Setup

Accessing the JDownloader Interface

  • Install Jdownloader2 from our UCP. Once installed, go under JDownloader details to get your randomly-generated password.

  • Press Connect to load up the JDownloader Interface.
  • Enter the user-generated password to get access to the main interface.

Changing the Generated Password

Upon installation, JDownloader will generate a password for you. If you need to set a new password,

  • Login to your seedbox's SSH and enter the following command.
nano "$HOME"/.config/jdownloader2/.vncpass_clear && jd2pass=$(cat "$HOME"/.config/jdownloader2/.vncpass_clear) && clear && app-jdownloader2 restart && echo "Password set successfully." && echo "Your password is $jd2pass"
  • You'll see a nano text window. Enter your desired password then save it by doing CTRL + O, press ENTER and CTRL + X

  • Your JDownloader instance will restart automatically and your password will be displayed again.
Password set successfully.
Your password is your-secure-password-here
usbdocs@lw873:~$
  • Once that's done, you can enter your JDownloader instance with your new password.

Registration to MyJDownloader and Accessing MyJdownloader Interface

  • You'll receive an email from JDownloader. Click Finish Registration now

  • Then, enter your desired password and click Confirm

  • Login into your JDownloader instance and click the MyJdownloader tab

  • Enter your credentials under My Account. You may set your Device Name here.
  • Press Connect and wait for the green text to show.

  • In https://my.jdownloader.org, sign in with your registered credentials. Once logged in, your JDownloader instance will be shown with your set device name.

  • Click the said instance to access your instance's web interface

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