Initial Setup and Configuration
Here, we'll be setting up NZBGet for the first time. In this guide we'll be doing the following tasks:
- Login to the NZBGet instance for the first time
- Change ControlUsername and ControlPassword
- Add Usenet indexers
You may also need the following:
- A Usenet service provider, you can find a list of different providers here: https://www.reddit.com/r/usenet/wiki/providers
- An indexer to obtain
.nzbfiles, these are used to tell the server where to find the files
Initial Setup
First Login
- After installation, run the commands below in SSH. This is to ensure that NZBGet is pointed to the correct folders in your slot.
sed -i "s|MainDir=/downloads|MainDir=$HOME/.config/nzbget|g" "$HOME"/.apps/nzbget/nzbget.conf
app-nzbget restart
- Upon clicking connect, you'll be greeted by this window. Enter the Username and Password chosen during install
- Once logged in, you'll be greeted with the main interface of NZBget.
Adding News Servers
- You can add your news servers in Settings -> News-Servers section.
- Once you've added the necessary information. Click Save all changes and Reload NZBGet to load the new configuration.
Running NZBGet under SSL
You can access NZBGet under SSL via https://{username}.{servername}.usbx.me/nzbget. No further configuration is needed.