Initial Setup
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
- Upon clicking connect, you'll be greeted by this page. 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.
Active: Yes
Name: Chosen name for this server
Host: my.newsserver.com (You can find the host for your provider either in the email given to you when you signed up or your newserver provider customer panel)
Port: 119 (This is normally fine however this depends on your provider check your provided news provider details)
Username: Username given to you by your provider
Password: Password given to you by your provider
Encryption: This depends on your provider, check your provided news provider details (This can cause slower downloads when enabled)
Connections: This varies depending on provider, check your provided news provider details
- 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.