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Ultra.cc Android Application Guide

This guide provides recommendations for Android applications that can be utilized to access and manage various services hosted on our platform. With the right apps, you can conveniently monitor and control your hosted apps, transfer files, and access your server directly from your Android device. Instructions are provided for configuring the integration where applicable.

Prerequisite

  • Login to the UCP to obtain the necessary credentials to be used in the guide below for connection details.

Server Access

Termius

  • SSH and telnet client with modern interface and robust features.
  • Securely access your server terminal with this app.

Connection Details

  • Click the + on the bottom right to add New Host in Termius.

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  • Next, we need to enter the Hostname or IP Address, Username & Password.
  • Everything else can be left as it is.
  • Once done, we click the Check mark on the top right to save the new host details.

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  • New host will be added to Termius now.

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  • Press upon the newly added host to start the connection to your server.
  • It will prompt for the fingerprint approval, press continue here.

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  • You will now be presented with your terminal SSH access.

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File Management & Transfer

FX File Explorer

  • Powerful dual-pane file manager for local device and remote connections.
  • Transfer, browse, delete, zip, and manage files over FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, SMB, DLNA and more.
  • Convenient way to access and manage files on your hosted storage.

Connection Details

  • Open FX application and click upon the Network option.

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  • Click the + Icon at the bottom right to add network connection.

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  • Select FTP Server to add FTPS connection.

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  • Select the server type as: FTP-ES (Explicit Encryption)
  • Next, enter the Hostname or IP Address, Username & Password.
  • Click the Tick Mark Icon on the bottom right corner.

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  • Your server is now added as a network access.

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  • Launch it, Check Remember Certificate option and press OK.

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  • You will be greeted by your directories & files now.

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  • Select SSH FTP Server to add SFTP connection.

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  • Next, enter the Hostname or IP Address, Username & Password.
  • Click the Tick Mark Icon on the bottom right corner.

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  • Your server is now added as a network access.

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  • Launch it, and press OK to continue.

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  • You will be greeted by your directories & files now.

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Torrent and Usenet Management

Transdrone

  • Manage torrents in rTorrent, Deluge, qBittorrent and more.
  • Add torrents via search, RSS feeds or URLs; monitor progress, get notifications.
  • Torrent Management.

Connection Details

  • Open the application & click Settings on the upper right corner.

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  • Next, Select Add New Server Option.

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  • Now, select Add normal, Custom Server option.

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  • The above three steps are common and will be repeated for adding different torrent clients in this application.

Deluge

  • Name: This is just for your reference and can be any name you wish.

  • Server Type: Here is where you choose which client you wish to interface with. For this section, we will be using Deluge 1.2+.

  • IP or hostname: Here, you need to add your Ultra.cc URL, which can be found in the first half of your deluge web UI URL. The format looks like this username.servername.usbx.me

  • Username: Deluge username, which can be found in the application tab of your control panel under show info for Deluge.

  • Deluge web Password: Deluge password, which can be found in the application tab of your control panel under show info for Deluge under Username (you may need to click the eyeball icon to reveal it).

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  • Advance Settings: Advanced Settings only contains a few settings you need to address:

  • Port number: 443

  • Folder: /deluge

  • Use SSL: Checked

  • Accept all SSL certificates: Checked

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  • Optional Settings: Most of these options are non-applicable; however, you may want to check notifications when a new torrent is added and torrent finished notifications depending on your preference.

  • Once settings done, click the Back Arrow button on the top left.

  • Your deluge client is added now.

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  • Click Back Arrrow again to see your deluge torrent listing.

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ruTorrent

  • Name: This is just for your reference and can be any name you wish.

  • Server Type: Here is where you choose which client you wish to interface with. For this section, we will be using rtorrent.

  • IP or hostname: Here, you need to add your hostname, which can be found in the Ultra.cc Control panel under rutorrent and will include your Username like below it may consist of https:// this must be removed when adding to transdrone. It should be: username.servername.usbx.me.

  • Username: Rutorrent username, which can be found in the application tab of your control panel under show info for rutorrent.

  • Password: Rutorrent password, which can be found in the application tab of your control panel under show info for Rutorrent under Username (you may need to click the eyeball icon to reveal it).

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  • Advance Settings: Advance Settings contains four settings you need to address

  • Port: 443

  • SCGI mount point: /RPC2

  • Use SSL: Ticked

  • Accept all SSL certificates: Ticked

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  • Optional Settings: Most of these options are non-applicable; however, you may want to check notifications when a new torrent is added and torrent finished notifications depending on your preference.

  • Once settings done, click the Back Arrow button on the top left.

  • Your rtorrent client is added now.

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  • Click Back Arrrow again to see your rtorrent torrent listing.

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Transmission

  • Name: This is just for your reference and can be any name you wish.

  • Server Type: Here is where you choose which client you wish to interface with. For this section, we will be using Transmission.

  • IP or hostname: Here, you need to add your hostname, which can be found in the Ultra.cc Control panel under Transmission and will include your Username like below it may consist of https:// this must be removed when adding to Transdrone. It should be: username.servername.usbx.me.

  • Username: Transmission username, which can be found in the application tab of your control panel under show info for Transmission.

  • Password: Transmission password, which can be found in the application tab of your control panel under show info for Transmission under Username (you may need to click the eyeball icon to reveal it).

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  • Advanced Settings: Advanced Settings only contains a few settings you need to address:

  • Port number: 443

  • Folder: /transmission/rpc

  • Use SSL: Checked

  • Accept all SSL certificates: Checked

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  • Optional Settings: Most of these options are non-applicable; however, you may want to check notifications when a new torrent is added and torrent finished notifications depending on your preference.

  • Once settings done, click the Back Arrow button on the top left.

  • Your transmission client is added now.

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  • Click Back Arrrow again to see your transmission torrent listing.

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Qbittorrent

  • Name: This is just for your reference and can be any name you wish.

  • Server Type: Here is where you choose which client you wish to interface with. For this section, we will be using Qbittorrent.

  • IP or hostname: Here, you need to add your Ultra.cc URL, which can be found in the first half of your web UI URL. The format looks like this username.servername.usbx.me.

  • Username: Qbittorrent username, which can be found in the application tab of your control panel under show info for Qbittorrent.

  • Password: Qbittorrent password, which can be found in the application tab of your control panel under show info for Qbittorrent under Username (you may need to click the eyeball icon to reveal it).

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  • Advance Settings: Advanced Settings only contains a few settings you need to address:

  • Port number: 443

  • Folder: /qbittorrent

  • Use SSL: Checked

  • Accept all SSL certificates: Checked

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  • Optional Settings: Most of these options are non-applicable; however, you may want to check notifications when a new torrent is added and torrent finished notifications depending on your preference.

  • Once settings done, click the Back Arrow button on the top left.

  • Your Qbittorent client is added now.

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  • Click Back Arrrow again to see your Qbittorent torrent listing.

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NZB 360

  • Comprehensive manager and automated tool for NZBGet and SABnzbd.
  • Queue, categorize, monitor, search, download NZBs all in one app.

Connection Details

  • Open the application and swipe left to open dashboard menu.
  • Click upon Add a service... option.

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  • Select NZBget as a service to add.

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  • Next, set the Primary address in this format : https://username.servername.usbx.me/nzbget, enter your NZBget Username & Password as well. Once done, press Test Connection button.

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  • Select SABnzbd as a service to add.

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  • Next, set the Primary address in this format : https://username.servername.usbx.me/sabnzbd.
  • Then enter your SABnzbd API Key. It can be accessed using the cog icon in the top right corner of the Sabnzbd webpage. To find the key itself you will need to navigate to General then scroll down to API Key.
  • Once done, press Test Connection.

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  • Select Sonarr as a service to add.

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  • Set the Primary Address in this format : https://username.servername.usbx.me/sonarr.
  • Then enter your Sonarr API Key. Finding your API Key is simple to do first open Sonarr, open settings > general. Your API key will be listed there make a note of this.
  • Once done, press Test Connection.

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  • Select Radarr as a service to add.

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  • Set the Primary Address in this format : https://username.servername.usbx.me/radarr.
  • Then enter your Radarr API Key. Finding your API Key is simple to do first open Sonarr, open settings > general. Your API key will be listed there make a note of this.
  • Once done, press Test Connection.

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  • Select Torrents as a service to add.

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  • Deluge

  • Torrent client field as Deluge.

  • Enter, Primary connection addresss in this format : https://username.servername.usbx.me/deluge.

  • Password is the Deluge password which can be found in the application tab of your control panel under show info for Deluge under username (you may need to click the eyeball icon to reveal it).

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  • Rutorrent

  • Torrent client field as rtorrent/rutorrent.

  • Enter, Primary connection addresss in this format : https://username.servername.usbx.me

  • Username is Rutorrent username which can be found in the application tab of your control panel under show info for Rutorrent.

  • Password is Rutorrent password which can be found in the application tab of your control panel under show info for Rutorrent under username (you may need to click the eyeball icon to reveal it).

  • Path to XML-RPC API is /RPC2.

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  • Transmission

  • Enter, Primary connection address in this format : https://username.servername.usbx.me/transmission.

  • Username is username which can be found in the application tab of your control panel under show info for Transmission.

  • Password is Transmission password which can be found in the application tab of your control panel under show info for Transmission under username (you may need to click the eyeball icon to reveal it).

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Media Servers

Emby

  • Browse and stream media from Emby server.
  • Syncs watch status across devices.
  • Offline media playback support.

Connection Details

  • Open the application, Select Skip to connect manually.

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  • Enter the Host in this format : https://username.servername.usbx.me/emby. Leave port blank & press Connect.

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  • Username: Your slot's username that you entered during signup.
  • Password: Password set during Emby Install in UCP.
  • Click Sign In to continue.

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  • You can now manage & stream your media with Emby.

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Jellyfin

  • Feature-rich media server and client apps.
  • Organizes and streams video, music, photos.
  • Automatic media metadata retrieval.

Connection Details

  • Open application, enter Host in this format : https://username.servername.usbx.me/jellyfin & press Connect.

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  • Username: Your slot's username that you entered during signup.
  • Password: Password set during Emby Install in UCP.
  • Click Sign In to continue.

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  • You can now manage & stream your media with Jellyfin.

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Kodi

  • Media center software to play videos, music, podcasts, etc.
  • Nice graphical interface to browse and view media.
  • Support for add-ons and plugins.

Connection Details

  • Detailed connection Information can be accessed here.

Ebook Readers

Moon+ Reader

  • Powerful, customizable eBook reader optimized for Android.
  • Support for PDF, EPUB, MOBI, AZW, FB2, CHM, CBR, CBZ, UMD, DOCX and more.
  • Sync reading progress across devices.

Connection Details

  • Detailed connection Information for using with calibre-web can be accessed here.

Monitoring and Management

RCX - Rclone for Android

  • RCX is an Android app integrating cloud providers using rclone.
  • Allows access to cloud storage as well as local device storage.
  • Supports configuring and accessing rclone remotes.

Connection Details

  • Open the application & click the + Icon on the bottom right to add a new remote.

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  • The application is very versatile, you can add many different types of remotes, Including Import & export rclone configs. We will be creating SFTP remote of our service, so select SFTP as the remote type. And press the Next button to continue.

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  • Enter Host in this format : servername.usbx.me, SSH access Username & Password follows next. Omce done, press the Next button to continue.

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  • Remote will be created successfully.

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  • Click on the same to launch it and select Home. It will display your directories & files now.

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Tautulli

  • Analytics and monitoring tool for Plex.
  • Dashboard for activity statistics.
  • Track user access and behavior.

Connection Details

  • Open the application & select Register a Tautulli Server option.

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  • Primary connection address in this format : https://username.servername.usbx.me/tautulli.
  • Secondary connection address is blank.
  • Device token can be obtained from Tautulli web ui. Open settings > Tautulli Remote App > Register a new Device > Device Token.
  • Submit using Register Server button.

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  • The device is registered now, you can press the right arrow button to complete the setup procedure.

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That covers some of the most useful Android applications to pair with services hosted on our platform. File managers allow easy transfer and downloads, torrent and NZB managers enable remote access to those tools, and SSH apps grant direct terminal access among others.


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