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
.nzb
files, 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
defaultUsernamecredentialsandshownPasswordbelowchosen during install
username: nzbget
password: tegbzn6789
- Once logged in, you'll be greeted with the main interface of NZBget.
Changing ControlUsername and ControlPassword
Here, we'll be replacing the default credentials. Go to theSettingstab.
UnderSettings -> Security, there should be two options namedControlUsernameandControlPassword.
Change both fields to your preferred credentials.Please make sure that the username and password you chose is unique and is not used in any of your accounts
Scroll down a bit to findFormAuththen clickyesFormAuth allows you to login via login credentials on the webpage instead of the basic browser popup. This is particularly useful for password managers as some do not auto-fill basic browser popups.This is a recommended step. You may opt to skip this if you prefer the default behavior, which is basic auth.
Scroll all the way to the bottom of the page and clickSave all changes
A confirmation window shows that the configuration has been saved successfully.ClickReload NZBGetto restart the application and to apply the new configuration.
Once it's been reloaded, you'll be greeted with this window. Enter your new credentials here and clickLogin
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.