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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 and Password.
    • Make sure to replace the above with your specific details, which can be found on the UCP.
  • Click the Tick Mark Icon in the bottom right corner.

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  • Your FTP 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 and 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 and Password.
    • Make sure to replace the above with your specific details, which can be found on the UCP.
  • Click the Tick Mark Icon in the bottom right corner.

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  • Your SFTP 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 and 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 in 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.hostname.usbx.me

  • Username: Deluge username, which can be found on the Apps tab of the UCP under show info for Deluge.

  • Deluge web password: Deluge password, which can be found on the Apps tab of the UCP. Click show info for Deluge (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: /deluge

  • Use SSL: Yes

  • Accept all SSL certificates: Checked

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

  • Next, click the Back Arrow button in the top left corner.

  • Your Deluge client is now added.

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  • Click the Back Arrow 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 on the Apps tab of the UCP. The format used is username.hostname.usbx.me Make sure to replace username and hostname with your specific details.

  • Username: ruTorrent username, which can be found on the Apps tab of the UCP under show info for ruTorrent.

  • Password: ruTorrent password, which can be found on the Apps tab of the UCP under show info for ruTorrent (you may need to click the eyeball icon to reveal it).

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  • Advanced Settings: Advanced Settings contains four settings you need to address.

  • Port: 443

  • SCGI mount point: /RPC2

  • Use SSL: Yes

  • Accept all SSL certificates: Yes

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

  • Next, click the Back Arrow button in the top left corner.

  • Your rTorrent client is now added.

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  • Click the Back Arrow 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 on the Apps tab of the UCP. The format used is username.hostname.usbx.me Make sure to replace username and hostname with your specific details.

  • Username: Transmission username, which can be found on the Apps tab of the UCP under show info for Transmission.

  • Password: Transmission password, which can be found on the Apps tab of the UCP under show info for Transmission (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: Yes

  • Accept all SSL certificates: Yes

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

  • Next, click the Back Arrow button in the top left corner.

  • Your Transmission client is now added.

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  • Click Back Arrow 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 hostname, which can be found on the Apps tab of the UCP. The format used is username.hostname.usbx.me Make sure to replace username and hostname with your specific details.

  • Username: qBittorrent username, which can be found on the Apps tab of the UCP under show info for qBittorrent.

  • Password: qBittorrent password, which can be found on the Apps tab of the UCP under show info for qBittorrent (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: /qbittorrent

  • Use SSL: Yes

  • Accept all SSL certificates: Yes

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

  • Next, click the Back Arrow button in the top left corner.

  • Your qBittorrent client is now added.

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  • Click the Back Arrow 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 the dashboard menu.
  • Click the 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.hostname.usbx.me/nzbget. Enter your NZBget username and password as well, which can be found on the Apps tab of the UCP under show info for NZBGet.
  • 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.hostname.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 Web UI. 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.hostname.usbx.me/sonarr.
  • Then enter your Sonarr API Key.
    • You can find the API Key by navigating to the Sonarr Web UI. Next, open Settings > General. Your API key will be listed here, 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.hostname.usbx.me/radarr.
  • Then enter your Radarr API Key.
    • You can find the API Key by navigating to the Radarr Web UI. Next, open Settings > General. Your API key will be listed here, 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 address in this format: https://username.hostname.usbx.me/deluge.
  • Password is the Deluge password, which can be found on the Apps tab of the UCP.

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rTorrent

  • Torrent client field as rTorrent/ruTorrent.
  • Enter, Primary connection address in this format: https://username.hostname.usbx.me
  • Username is ruTorrent username, which can be found on the Apps tab of the UCP under ruTorrent.
  • Password is ruTorrent password, which can be found on the Apps tab of the UCP (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.hostname.usbx.me/transmission.
  • Username is Transmission username, which can be found on the Apps tab of the UCP under Transmission.
  • Password is Transmission password, which can be found on the Apps tab of the UCP (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.hostname.usbx.me/emby. Leave port blank and press Connect.

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  • Username: Your Ultra.cc service username.
  • Password: Password set during Emby installation on the UCP.
  • Click Sign In to continue.

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  • You can now manage and 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.hostname.usbx.me/jellyfin & press Connect.

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  • Username: Your Ultra.cc service username.
  • Password: Password set during Jellyfin installation on the UCP.
  • Click Sign In to continue.

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  • You can now manage and 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 use 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

  • To add a new remote, open the application and click the + icon in the bottom right corner.

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  • The application is very versatile, you can add many types of remotes, including import and export of Rclone configs. In this guide, we will be creating an SFTP remote to our service.
  • Select SFTP as the remote type. And press the Next button to continue.

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  • Enter Host in this format: hostname.usbx.me.
  • Enter SSH username and password, which can be found on the Connect tab on the UCP.
  • Once done, press the Next button to continue.

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  • The SFTP remote will be created and listed under Remotes.

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  • Click on the SFTP Remote to launch it and select Home to display your directories and files.

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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 and select Register a Tautulli Server option.

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  • Primary connection address in this format: https://username.hostname.usbx.me/tautulli.
  • Secondary connection address is blank.
  • Device token can be obtained from the 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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This 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 your downloads, and SSH apps grant direct terminal access among others.

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