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Initial Setup

In this guide, we'll be setting up LazyLibrarian for the first time. This guide assumes the following:

  • You have a working Torrent Client Setup

  • You have LazyLibrarian installed and ready for configuration

  • You have Jackett installed for use with certain Providers

Initial Setup

Securing your WebUI.

Upon loading LazyLibrarian You will need to navigate to Config to list all the settings required to begin the use of LazyLibrarian, Your first step must be to go to interface > Access Control > Fill in desired Username and Password then click save. You will need to restart LazyLibrarianfrom your Control Panel, then upon starting you will need to login with your new details.

Connecting your Download client

we will continue by adding Downloaders. Switch over to the Downloaders tab.

NZBGet

NZBget Details (NON SSL)Value
NZBGet HostServername.usbx.me
PortPort taken from Ultraseedbox Control Panel
UsernameUsername taken from Ultraseedbox Control Panel
PasswordPassword you set during install of NZBget
CategoryYou may need to set a new Category in NZBget for this to do so access NZBget WebUI and go to settings >> Categories >> Scroll to bottom add new >> save changes >> restart NZBget when prompted
PriorityThis can be left at Zero

Sabnzbd

Sabnzbd Details (NON SSL)Value
Sabnzbd HostServername.usbx.me
PortPort taken from Ultraseedbox Control Panel
UsernameUsername taken from Ultraseedbox Control Panel
PasswordPassword you set during install of Sabnzbd
CategoryYou may need to set a new Category in Sabnzbd for this to do so access Sabnzbd WebUI and go to Config (Cog Icon) >> Categories
PriorityThis can be left at Zero
Sabnzbd API KeyFound in Sabnzbd WebUI and go to Config >> General >> Scroll down for your API Key
Sabnzbd URL BaseThis can be Left blank as this is a non SSL Connection
Ext Host/PortThis can be left blank as Sabnzbd is being run on the same machine as LazyLibrarian.

Deluge

Deluge Details (NON SSL)Value
Deluge HostServername.usbx.me
Daemon PortPort taken from Ultraseedbox Control Panel
UsernameUsername taken from Ultraseedbox Control Panel
Daemon PasswordPassword you set during install of Deluge
LabelYou may need to set a new Label in Deluge for this to do so access Deluge WebUI and go to Preferences plugin's then enable Label plugin this will bring up label in the left hand panel right click this to add a new label.
Download DirectoryThis can be left blank and Deluge will use the default Download Directory
Deluge CertificateThis can be Left blank as this is a non SSL Connection
Deluge URL BaseThis can be Left blank as this is a non SSL Connection

rTorrent

ruTorrent Details (NON SSL)Value
rTorrent Hosthttps://Username.Servername.usbx.me/RPC2
rTorrent UserUsername taken from Ultraseedbox Control
rTorrent PassPassword taken from Ultraseedbox Control
rTorrent labelCan be left blank
rTorrent DirectoryLeave blank

Adding Your Content Providers

With your Downloaders added we now move on to Providers tab in Config

Torznab (Jackett Required)

Torznab Connection DetailsValue
NameUser Defined Name
Checkbox to the right of NameBe sure to tick this to enable the provider
Torznab URLThis is the URL taken from Jackett’s Blue “copy Torznab Feed” button
Torznab APIJackett’s API found in the top right hand side of Jackett WebUI
PriorityThis can be left as Zero
SeedersBy default this is set to Zero which is fine if you are in no hurry for the content otherwise set this to one.
TypesRefers to the type of content that will be searched for Audiobooks, eBooks, Magazine’s, Comics,

Be sure to click Save changes after inputting your values as this will keep the information safe and create a new Torznab Provider for you to fill in.

Newznab (Newsgroups)

Newznab Connection DetailsValue
NameUser Defined Name
Checkbox to the right of NameBe sure to tick this to enable the provider
Newznab URLThis is the URL taken from your providers particular connection information
Newznab APIThis is the API Key taken from your providers particular connection information
PriorityThis can be left as Zero
TypesRefers to the type of content that will be searched for Audiobooks, eBooks, Magazine’s, Comics,

Be sure to click Save changes after inputting your values as this will keep the information safe and create a new Newznab Provider for you to fill in.

Configuring Automatic import and Sorting

The next section is Processing. We will Highlight only the sections that require editing to help speed up the Setup Process.

Status

Status OptionValue
Missing Book StatusRecommended to set as wanted as any Missing items you will likely want to fill
New Book StatusRecommended to set as wanted as any new releases from an author you will likely want to fill
New AudioBook StatusRecommended to set as wanted as any new releases from an author you will likely want to fill
New Authors eBook StatusRecommended to set as wanted as any new releases from an author you will likely want to fill
New Authors AudioBook StatusRecommended to set as wanted as any new author added will likely have a back catalogue
New Found StatusRecommended to set as wanted as anything new found in a auther catalouge will likely be wanted
New Series StatusRecommended to set as wanted as you will likely want any thing from a new series
Include other books by new authorsThis will include details for other books by new authors found in wishlists or csv files, or when manually importing a book by a new author

Folders

Folders OptionValue
Download DirectoriesShould be set as your main download client completed folder for example /homeX/usbdocs/files You can add multiple by separating them with a ,(comma)
eBook Library FolderFolder you'd like to store your Ebook formats in after processing
AudioBook Library FolderFolder you'd like to store your Audiobook formats in after processing
Alternate Import/Export FolderThink of this as a Watch Folder LazyLibrarian will watch this folder for any content that matches any wanted content. It should be a different folder to your main download directories

Adding your first Author

Your first step in adding a new Series/Author/ISBN Number, is to click Series in the top bar and locate the Search bar in the right hand corner.

The next screen will present you with your possible results just click the green button to add the author.