Downloading binaries from Usenet with Nzbget

[Hallvor]

Edit: Updated older post for Jessie. Older post for Wheezy can be found here: viewtopic.php?f=16&t=116421

What is Usenet anyway?

Usenet is a worldwide distributed Internet discussion system. It was developed from the general purpose UUCP dial-up network architecture. Duke University graduate students Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis conceived the idea in 1979 and it was established in 1980. Users read and post messages (called articles or posts, and collectively termed news) to one or more categories, known as newsgroups. Usenet resembles a bulletin board system (BBS) in many respects, and is the precursor to Internet forums that are widely used today. Usenet can be superficially regarded as a hybrid between email and web forums.

Usenet is one of the oldest computer network communications systems still in widespread use. It was conceived in 1979 and publicly established in 1980 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University over a decade before the World Wide Web was developed and the general public received access to the Internet.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet

Though it was clearly not designed to share digital files, some ingenious person(s) discovered that it could also be used to share such content. But uploading files could be (and still is) a cumbersome process, and downloading anything was almost just as time consuming because of all the things that had to be done manually.

Fortunately, downloading files from the Usenet, at least with Nzbget, is now as easy as downloading a torrent - and much better.


The advantages of Usenet

* The download speed is only limited by your broadband connection. You download your files from large server farms, and not from individual users, as on Bittorrent. (The vast majority of them have upload speeds slower than their download speeds.)

* File availability. The top uploaders tend to use Usenet for distribution, and it then trickles down to Bittorrent. And only then it lives only as long as there are users uploading it. On Usenet the main providers have retention times of more than 2000 days, and obviously most torrents never reach that age.

* Security. When you download a file on Bittorrent, you not only show the version of your P2P-application and the IP-address to everyone in the swarm, you also upload content. When you download a file from the Usenet, the traffic is SSL-encrypted it is between you and your Usenet provider, just the same as when you are using a VPN. Even your own ISP will only see SSL-encrypted traffic to servers in the USA or in the EU.

As mentioned above, you don't have to upload anything to download. As a consequence, no one has ever been sued for illegally downloading anything from the Usenet.


Disadvantages

Only one. You need a Usenet provider to get access, and that is going to cost you about 8-11 USD every month. Bittorrent wins if you can't afford it, or if you are unwilling to pay for what I wrote above.

If that is the case, just skip what I write below.


Getting a provider

Here is a list of the best providers: http://www.usenet-newsgroup.net/.


Usenet clients

You will need a client to read newsgroups and/or download binaries. There are many different clients out there, and believe me, I have tried many. Below we will use a text based and highly automated client (Nzbget) that can only download binaries. In order to read the actual content on newsgroups, you need another client like e.g. Pan.


What is an .nzb?

An .nzb is the same in the Usenet world as a .torrent is in the Bittorrent world. It is basically a file that makes downloading of multiple binaries much easier. You can download .nzb files from many sources, for instance on binsearch.info or usenet-crawler.com (requires registration).


The advantages of Nzbget

Nzbget is a headless Usenet binary downloader. When these .nzb files are dropped into the nzb folder they will be automatically queued and downloading will begin. When it is finished, the content is extracted automatically to another folder, and .rar and par2-files are deleted automatically.

Since it does not need a GUI, Nzbget is extremely stable and will outperform everything else and use less resources than anything else, making it ideal on older and slower hardware. It will for instance run just fine on a RaspberryPi. It will also be the superior choice on headless servers, where you just drop the .nzb-files from ftp or sftp and get the content later.

Enough talk!


Installing and configuring Nzbget.

Apart from the application itself, we will need unrar to extract the downloaded .rar-files. Unrar is non-free software. (I have not tested if is possible to use unrar-free. If you test it successfully, please let me know.)

(as root)

Code: Select all

# apt-get install nzbget unrar

Config files:

Nzbget can now be configured with a single config file.

Sample files can be downloaded from /usr/share/doc/nzbget/examples, or you can just use my settings that I know will work just fine.

By default Nzbget will look for a config file in e.g. /etc/nzbget.conf

As an example I will use my own. If you want differently, look in /usr/share/doc/nzbget/examples.

(as root)

Code: Select all

# nano /etc/nzbget.conf

[Hallvor]

Paste in the following:

Code: Select all

# Sample configuration file for NZBGet
#
# On POSIX put this file to one of the following locations:
# ~/.nzbget
# /etc/nzbget.conf
# /usr/etc/nzbget.conf
# /usr/local/etc/nzbget.conf
# /opt/etc/nzbget.conf
#
# On Windows put this file in program's directory.
#
# You can also put the file into any location, if you specify the path to it
# using switch "-c", e.g:
#   nzbget -c /home/user/myconfig.txt

# For quick start change the option MainDir and configure one news-server


##############################################################################
### PATHS                                                                  ###

# Root directory for all tasks.
#
# On POSIX you can use "~" as alias for home directory (e.g. "~/downloads").
# On Windows use absolute paths (e.g. "C:\Downloads").
MainDir=~/Downloads/nzbget

# Destination directory for downloaded files.
#
# If you want to distinguish between partially downloaded files and
# completed downloads, use also option <InterDir>.
DestDir=${MainDir}/dst

# Directory to store intermediate files.
#
# If this option is set (not empty) the files are downloaded into
# this directory first. After successful download of nzb-file (possibly
# after par-repair) the files are moved to destination directory
# (option <DestDir>). If download or unpack fail the files remain in
# intermediate directory.
#
# Using of intermediate directory can significantly improve unpack
# performance if you can put intermediate directory (option <InterDir>)
# and destination directory (option <DestDir>) on separate physical
# hard drives.
#
# NOTE: If the option <InterDir> is set to empty value the downloaded
# files are put directly to destination directory (option <DestDir>).
InterDir=${MainDir}/inter

# Directory for incoming nzb-files.
#
# If a new nzb-file is added to queue via web-interface or RPC-API, it
# is saved into this directory and then processed by pre-processing
# script (option <ScanScript>).
#
# This directory is also monitored for new nzb-files. If a new file
# is found it is added to download queue. The directory can have
# sub-directories. A nzb-file queued from a subdirectory is automatically
# assigned to category with sub-directory-name.
NzbDir=${MainDir}/nzb

# Directory to store program state.
#
# This directory is used to save download queue, history, information
# about fetched RSS feeds, statistics, etc.
QueueDir=${MainDir}/queue

# Directory to store temporary files.
TempDir=${MainDir}/tmp

# Directory with web-interface files.
#
# Example: /usr/local/share/nzbget/webui.
#
# NOTE: To disable web-interface set the option to an empty value.
# This however doesn't disable the built-in web-server completely because
# it is also used to serve JSON-/XML-RPC requests.
WebDir=/usr/share/nzbget/webui

# Directory with post-processing and other scripts.
#
# NOTE: For information on writing scripts visit http://nzbget.net/Extension_scripts.
ScriptDir=${MainDir}/scripts

# Lock-file for daemon-mode, POSIX only.
#
# If the option is not empty, NZBGet creates the file and writes process-id
# (PID) into it. That info can be used in shell scripts.
LockFile=${MainDir}/nzbget.lock

# Where to store log file, if it needs to be created.
#
# NOTE: See also option <CreateLog>.
LogFile=${DestDir}/nzbget.log

# Configuration file template.
#
# Put the path to the example configuration file which comes with
# NZBGet. Web-interface needs this file to read option descriptions.
#
# Do not put here your actual configuration file (typically stored
# in your home directory or in /etc/nzbget.conf) but instead the unchanged
# example configuration file (typically installed to
# /usr/local/share/nzbget/nzbget.conf).
#
# Example: /usr/local/share/nzbget/nzbget.conf.
ConfigTemplate=


##############################################################################
### NEWS-SERVERS                                                           ###

# This section defines which servers NZBGet should connect to.
#
# The servers should be numbered subsequently without holes.
# For example if you configure three servers you should name them as Server1,
# Server2 and Server3. If you need to delete Server2 later you should also
# change the name of Server3 to Server2. Otherwise it will not be properly
# read from the config file. Server number doesn't affect its priority (level).

# Use this news server (yes, no).
#
# Set to "no" to temporary disable the server.
Server1.Active=yes

# Name of news server.
#
# The name is used in UI and for logging. It can be any string, you
# may even leave it empty.
Server1.Name=EnterServerNameHere

# Level (priority) of news server (0-99).
#
# The servers are ordered by their level. NZBGet first tries to download
# an article from one (any) of level-0-servers. If that server fails,
# NZBGet tries all other level-0-servers. If all servers fail, it proceeds
# with the level-1-servers, etc.
#
# Put your major download servers at level 0 and your fill servers at
# levels 1, 2, etc..
#
# Several servers with the same level may be defined, they have
# the same priority.
Server1.Level=0

# Group of news server (0-99).
#
# If you have multiple accounts with same conditions (retention, etc.)
# on the same news server, set the same group (greater than 0) for all
# of them. If download fails on one news server, NZBGet does not try
# other servers from the same group.
#
# Value "0" means no group defined (default).
Server1.Group=0

# Host name of news server.
#Server1.Host=ServerHostName
Server1.Host=EnterServerHostNameHere

# Port to connect to (1-65535). Check your Usenet host for this information.
Server1.Port=EnterPortnumberHere

# User name to use for authentication.
Server1.Username=EnterUsernameHere

# Password to use for authentication.
Server1.Password=EnterPasswordHere

# Server requires "Join Group"-command (yes, no).
Server1.JoinGroup=no

# Encrypted server connection (TLS/SSL) (yes, no).
#
# NOTE: By changing this option you should also change the option <ServerX.Port>
# accordingly because unsecure and encrypted connections use different ports.
Server1.Encryption=yes

# Cipher to use for encrypted server connection.
#
# By default (when the option is empty) the underlying encryption library
# chooses the cipher automatically. To achieve the best performance
# however you can manually select a faster cipher.
#
# See http://nzbget.net/Choosing_a_cipher for details.
#
# NOTE: One of the fastest cipher is RC4, it also provides strong 128 bit
# encryption. To select it use the cipher string "RC4-MD5" (if NZBGet was
# configured to use OpenSSL) or "NONE:+VERS-TLS-ALL:+ARCFOUR-128:+RSA:+MD5:+COMP-ALL"
# (if NZBGet was configured to use GnuTLS).
#
# NOTE: You may get a TLS handshake error if the news server does
# not support the chosen cipher. You can also get an error "Could not
# select cipher for TLS" if the cipher string is not valid.
Server1.Cipher=NONE:+VERS-TLS-ALL:+ARCFOUR-128:+RSA:+MD5:+COMP-ALL

# Maximum number of simultaneous connections to this server (0-999).
Server1.Connections=15

# Second server, on level 0.

#Server2.Level=0
#Server2.Host=my2.newsserver.com
#Server2.Port=119
#Server2.Username=me
#Server2.Password=mypass
#Server2.JoinGroup=yes
#Server2.Connections=4

# Third server, on level 1.

#Server3.Level=1
#Server3.Host=fills.newsserver.com
#Server3.Port=119
#Server3.Username=me2
#Server3.Password=mypass2
#Server3.JoinGroup=yes
#Server3.Connections=1


##############################################################################
### SECURITY                                                               ###

# IP on which NZBGet server listen and which clients use to contact NZBGet.
#
# It could be a dns-hostname (e. g. "mypc") or an ip-address (e. g. "192.168.1.2" or
# "127.0.0.1"). An IP-address is more effective because does not require dns-lookup.
#
# Your computer may have multiple network interfaces and therefore multiple IP
# addresses. If you want NZBGet to listen to all interfaces and be available from
# all IP-addresses use value "0.0.0.0".
#
# NOTE: When you start NZBGet as client (to send remote commands to NZBGet server) and
# the option <ControlIP> is set to "0.0.0.0" the client will use IP "127.0.0.1".
#
# NOTE: If you set the option to "127.0.0.1" you will be able to connect to NZBGet
# only from the computer running NZBGet. This restriction applies to web-interface too.
ControlIP=127.0.0.1

# Port which NZBGet server and remote client use (1-65535).
#
# NOTE: The communication via this port is not encrypted. For encrypted
# communication see option <SecurePort>.
ControlPort=6789

# User name which NZBGet server and remote client use.
#
# Set to empty value to disable user name check (check only password).
#
# NOTE: This option was added in NZBGet 11. Older versions used predefined
# not changeable user name "nzbget". Third-party tools or web-sites written
# for older NZBGet versions may not have an option to define user name. In
# this case you should set option <ControlUsername> to the default value
# "nzbget" or use empty value.
ControlUsername=nzbget

# Password which NZBGet server and remote client use.
#
# Set to empty value to disable authorization request.
ControlPassword=tegbzn6789

# Secure control of NZBGet server (yes, no).
#
# Activate the option if you want to access NZBGet built-in web-server
# via HTTPS (web-interface and RPC). You should also provide certificate
# and key files, see option <SecureCert> and option <SecureKey>.
SecureControl=no

# Port which NZBGet server and remote client use for encrypted
# communication (1-65535).
SecurePort=6791

# Full path to certificate file for encrypted communication.
SecureCert=

# Full path to key file for encrypted communication.
SecureKey=

# IP-addresses allowed to connect without authorization.
#
# Comma separated list of privileged IPs for easy access to NZBGet
# built-in web-server (web-interface and RPC).
#
# Example: 127.0.0.1,192.168.178.2.
#
# NOTE: Do not use this option if the program works behind another
# web-server because all requests will have the address of this server.
AuthorizedIP=

# User name for daemon-mode, POSIX only.
#
# Set the user that the daemon normally runs at (POSIX in daemon-mode only).
# Set MainDir with an absolute path to be sure where it will write.
# This allows NZBGet daemon to be launched in rc.local (at boot), and
# download items as a specific user id.
#
# NOTE: This option has effect only if the program was started from
# root-account, otherwise it is ignored and the daemon runs under
# current user id.
DaemonUsername=root

# Specify default umask (affects file permissions) for newly created
# files, POSIX only (000-1000).
#
# The value should be written in octal form (the same as for "umask" shell
# command).
# Empty value or value "1000" disable the setting of umask-mode; current
# umask-mode (set via shell) is used in this case.
UMask=1000


##############################################################################
### CATEGORIES                                                             ###

# This section defines categories available in web-interface.

# Category name.
#
# Each nzb-file can be assigned to a category.
# Category name is passed to post-processing script and can be used by it
# to perform category specific processing.
Category1.Name=Movies

# Destination directory for this category.
#
# If this option is empty, then the default destination directory
# (option <DestDir>) is used. In this case if the option <AppendCategoryDir>
# is active, the program creates a subdirectory with category name within
# destination directory.
Category1.DestDir=

# Unpack downloaded nzb-files (yes, no).
#
# For more information see global option <Unpack>.
Category1.Unpack=yes

# Default list of post-processing scripts.
#
# For more information see global option <PostScript>.
Category1.PostScript=

# List of aliases.
#
# When a nzb-file is added from URL, RSS or RPC the category name
# is usually supplied by nzb-site or by application accessing
# NZBGet. Using Aliases you can match their categories with your owns.
#
# Separate aliases with commas or semicolons. Use wildcard-characters
# * and ? for pattern matching.
#
# Example: TV - HD, TV - SD, TV*
Category1.Aliases=

Category2.Name=Series
Category3.Name=Music
Category4.Name=Software


##############################################################################
### RSS FEEDS                                                              ###

# Name of RSS Feed.
#
# The name is used in UI and for logging. It can be any string.
#Feed1.Name=my feed

# Address (URL) of RSS Feed.
#
# Example: https://myindexer.com/api?apikey=3544646bfd1c535a9654645609800901&t=search&q=game.
#
# NOTE: When the feed is fetched for the very first time all existing
# items are ignored. The items found on subsequentional fetches are processed.
#Feed1.URL=

# Filter rules for items.
#
# Use filter to ignore unwanted items in the feed. In its simplest version
# the filter is a space separated list of words which must be present in
# the item title.
#
# Example: linux debian dvd.
#
# MORE INFO:
# NOTE: This is a short documentation, for more information visit
# http://nzbget.net/RSS.
#
# Feed filter consists of rules - one rule per line. Each rule defines
# a search string and a command, which must be performed if the search
# string matches. There are five kinds of rule-commands: Accept,
# Reject, Require, Options, Comment.
#
# NOTE: Since options in the configuration file can not span multiple
# lines, the lines (rules) must be separated with %-character (percent).
#
# Definition of a rule:
#  [A:|A(options):|R:|Q:|O(options):|#] search-string
#
#  A - declares Accept-rule. Rules are accept-rules by default, the
#      "A:" can be imitted. If the feed item matches to the rule the
#      item is considered good and no further rules are checked.
#  R - declares Reject-rule. If the feed item matches to the rule the
#      item is considered bad and no further rules are checked.
#  Q - declares Require-rule. If the feed item DOES NOT match to the rule
#      the item is considered bad and no further rules are checked.
#  O - declares Options-rule. If the feed item matches to the rule the
#      options declared in the rule are set for the item. The item is
#      neither accepted nor rejected via this rule but can be accepted
#      later by one of Accept-rules. In this case the item will have its
#      options already set (unless the Accept-rule overrides them).
#  # - lines starting with # are considered comments and are ignored. You
#      can use comments to explain complex rules or to temporary disable
#      rules for debugging.
#
# Options allow to set properties on nzb-file. It's a comma-separated
# list of property names with their values.
#
# Definition of an option:
#  name:value
#
# Options can be defined using long option names or short names:
#  category (cat, c)    - set category name, value is a string;
#  pause (p)            - add nzb in paused or unpaused state, possible
#                         values are: yes (y), no (n);
#  priority (pr, r)     - set priority, value is a signed integer number;
#  priority+ (pr+, r+)  - increase priority, value is a signed integer number;
#  dupescore (ds, s)    - set duplicate score, value is a signed integer number;
#  dupescore+ (ds+, s+) - increase duplicate score, value is a signed integer number;
#  dupekey (dk, k)      - set duplicate key, value is a string;
#  dupekey+ (dk+, k+)   - add to duplicate key, value is a string;
#  dupemode (dm, m)     - set duplicate check mode, possible values
#                         are: score (s), all (a), force (f);
#  rageid            - generate duplicate key using this rageid
#                         (integer number) and season/episode numbers;
#  series            - generate duplicate key using series identifier
#                         (any unique string) and season/episode numbers.
#
# Examples of option definitions:
#  Accept(category:my series, pause:yes, priority:100): my show 1080p;
#  Options(c:my series, p:y, r:100): 1080p;
#  Options(s:1000): 1080p;
#  Options(k+:1080p): 1080p;
#  Options(dupemode:force): BluRay.
#
# Rule-options override values set in feed-options.
#
# The search-string is similar to used in search engines. It consists of
# search terms separated with spaces. Every term is checked for a feed
# item and if they all succeed the rule is considered matching.
#
# Definition of a term:
#  [+|-][field:][command]param
#
#  +       - declares a positive term. Terms are positive by default,
#            the "+" can be omitted;
#  -       - declares a negative term. If the term succeed the feed
#            item is ignored;
#  field   - field to which apply the term. If not specified
#            the default field "title" is used;
#  command - a special character defining how to interpret the
#            parameter (followed after the command):
#            @  - search for string "param". This is default command,
#                 the "@" can be omitted;
#            $  - "param" defines a regular expression (using POSIX Extended
#                 Regular Expressions syntax);
#            =  - equal;
#            <  - less than;
#            <= - equal or less than;
#            >  - greater than;
#            >= - equal or greater than;
#  param   - parameter for command.
#
# Commands @ and $ are for use with text fields (title, filename, category,
# link, description, dupekey). Commands =, <, <=, > and >= are for use
# with numeric fields (size, age, imdbid, rageid, season, episode, priority,
# dupescore).
#
# Only fields title, filename and age are always present. The availability of
# other fields depend on rss feed provider.
#
# Any newznab attribute (encoded as "newznab:attr" in the RSS feed) can
# be used as search field with prefix "attr-", for example "attr-genre".
#
# Text search (Command @) supports supports wildcard characters * (matches
# any number of any characters), ? (matches any one character)
# and # (matches one digit).
# Text search is by default performed against words (word-search mode): the
# field content is separated into words and then each word is checked
# against pattern. If the search pattern starts and ends with * (star)
# the search is performed against the whole field content
# (substring-search mode). If the search pattern contains word separator
# characters (except * and ?) the search is performed on the whole
# field (the word-search would be obviously never successful in this
# case). Word separators are: !\"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\\]^_`{|}~.
#
# Field "size" can have suffixes "K" or "KB" for kilobytes, "M" or "MB"
# for megabytes and "G" or "GB" for gigabytes. Field "age" can have
# suffixes "m" for minutes, "h" for hours and "d" for days. If suffix
# is not specified default is days.
#
# Examples (the trailing ; or . is not part of filter):
# 1) A: s01* -category:anime;
# 2) my show WEB-DL;
# 3) *my?show* WEB-DL size:<1.8GB age:>2h;
# 4) R: size:>9GB;
# 5) Q: HDTV.
#
# NOTE: This is a short documentation, for more information visit
# http://nzbget.net/RSS.
#Feed1.Filter=

# How often to check for new items (minutes).
#
# Value "0" disables the automatic check of this feed.
#Feed1.Interval=15

# Add nzb-files as paused (yes, no).
#Feed1.PauseNzb=no

# Category for added nzb-files.
#
# NOTE: Feed providers may include category name within response when nzb-file
# is downloaded. If you want to use the providers category leave the option empty.
#Feed1.Category=

# Priority for added nzb-files (number).
#
# Priority can be any integer value. The web-interface however operates
# with only six predefined priorities: -100 (very low priority), -50
# (low priority), 0 (normal priority, default), 50 (high priority),
# 100 (very high priority) and 900 (force priority). Downloads with
# priorities equal to or greater than 900 are downloaded and
# post-processed even if the program is in paused state (force mode).
#Feed1.Priority=0


##############################################################################
### INCOMING NZBS                                                          ###

# Create subdirectory with category-name in destination-directory (yes, no).
AppendCategoryDir=yes

# How often incoming-directory (option <NzbDir>) must be checked for new
# nzb-files (seconds).
#
# Value "0" disables the check.
#
# NOTE: nzb-files are processed by scan and queue scripts. See
# options <ScanScript> and <QueueScript>.
NzbDirInterval=5

# How old nzb-file should at least be for it to be loaded to queue (seconds).
#
# NZBGet checks if nzb-file was not modified in last few seconds, defined by
# this option. That safety interval prevents the loading of files, which
# were not yet completely saved to disk, for example if they are still being
# downloaded in web-browser.
NzbDirFileAge=1

# Check for duplicate titles (yes, no).
#
# If this option is enabled the program checks by adding of a new nzb-file:
# 1) if history contains the same title (see below) with success status
#    the nzb-file is not added to queue;
# 2) if download queue already contains the same title the nzb-file is
#    added to queue for backup (if firt file fails);
# 3) if nzb-file contains duplicate entries. This helps to find errors
#    in bad nzb-files.
#
# "Same title" means the nzb file name is same or the duplicate key is
# same. Duplicate keys are set by fetching from RSS feeds using title
# identifier fields provided by RSS provider (imdbid or rageid/season/episode).
#
# If duplicates were detected only one of them is downloaded. If download
# fails another duplicate is tried. If download succeeds all remaining
# duplicates are deleted from queue.
#
# NOTE: For automatic duplicate handling option <HealthCheck> must be
# set to "Delete" or "None". If it is set to "Pause" you will need to
# manually unpause another duplicate (if any exists in queue).
#
# NOTE: For more info on duplicates see http://nzbget.net/RSS.
DupeCheck=yes


##############################################################################
### DOWNLOAD QUEUE                                                         ###

# Save download queue to disk (yes, no).
#
# This allows to reload it on next start.
SaveQueue=yes

# Reload download queue on start, if it exists (yes, no).
ReloadQueue=yes

# Continue download of partially downloaded files (yes, no).
#
# If active the current state is saved after every article download and
# reloaded after restart. This is about files included in download jobs (usually
# rar-files), not about download-jobs (nzb-files) itself. Download-jobs are always
# continued regardless of that option.
#
# Disabling this option might slighlty reduce disk access and is
# therefore recommended on fast connections.
ContinuePartial=yes

# Propagation delay to your news servers (minutes).
#
# The option sets minimum post age for nzb-files. Very recent files
# are not downloaded to avoid download failures. The files remain
# on hold in the download queue until the propagation delay expires,
# after that they are downloaded.
PropagationDelay=0

# Decode articles (yes, no).
#
# yes - decode articles using internal decoder (supports yEnc and UU formats);
# no - the articles will not be decoded and joined. Useful for debugging to
#      look at article's source text.
Decode=yes

# Write decoded articles directly into destination output file (yes, no).
#
# Files are posted to Usenet in multiple pieces (articles). Each file typically
# requires hundreds of articles.
#
# When option <DirectWrite> is disabled, the program downloads all articles
# into temporary directory and then combines them into destination file.
#
# With this option enabled the program at first creates the output
# destination file with required size (total size of all articles),
# then writes on the fly decoded articles directly to the file
# without creating of any temporary files.
#
# This may improve performance but depends on OS and file system ability to
# instantly create large files without initializing them with nulls. Such
# files are called sparse files and are supported by modern file systems
# like EXT3 on Linux or NTFS on Windows.
#
# Using of this option reduces disk operations but may produce more fragmented
# files (depends on disk driver), which may slow down the unpack.
#
# NOTE: It's recommended to test how the option behave on your platform to find the
# best setting. For test try to download few big nzb-files (each 4GB or more)
# and measure the time used for download and unpack (use timestamps
# in the log-file to determine when the unpack was ended).
DirectWrite=yes

# Check CRC of downloaded and decoded articles (yes, no).
#
# Normally this option should be enabled for better detecting of download
# errors. However checking of CRC needs CPU time. On a fast connection and
# slow CPU disabling of CRC-Check may improve performance.
CrcCheck=yes

# How many retries should be attempted if a download error occurs (0-99).
#
# 1) If download fails because of "article or group not found error" the
# program tries another news server.
#
# 2) If download fails because of interrupted connection, the program
# tries the same server again until connection can be established.
#
# In both cases 1) and 2) option <Retries> is not used.
#

[Hallvor]

Because of the length of the config-file, I had to split the post. Here is part 2 of the file:

Code: Select all

# If download however fails because of incomplete article, CRC-error or other
# error not mentioned above the program tries to redownload the article from
# the same news server as many times as defined in option <Retries>. If all
# attempts fail the program tries another news server.
Retries=3

# Set the interval between retries (seconds).
RetryInterval=10

# Set connection timeout (seconds).
ConnectionTimeout=60

# Timeout until a download-thread should be killed (seconds).
#
# This can help on hanging downloads, but is dangerous.
# Do not use small values!
TerminateTimeout=600

# Set the maximum download rate on program start (kilobytes/sec).
#
# The download rate can be changed later via remote calls.
#
# Value "0" means no speed control.
DownloadRate=0

# Accurate speed rate calculation (yes, no).
#
# During downloading using several connections the download threads may
# interfere with each other when updating statistical data for speed
# meter. This may cause small errors in current download speed reported
# by the program. The speed meter recovers automatically from such errors
# after max. 30 seconds (time window used for speed calculation).
#
# Enable the option to use thread synchronisation mechanisms in order to
# provide absolutely accurate speed calculations.
#
# NOTE: Thread synchronisation increases CPU load and therefore can
# decrease download speed. Do not activate this option on computers with
# limited CPU power. Before activating the option it is recommended to
# run tests to determine how the option affects the CPU usage and the
# download speed on a particular system.
AccurateRate=no

# Set the size of memory buffer used by writing the articles (bytes).
#
# Bigger values decrease disk-io, but increase memory usage.
# Value "0" causes an OS-dependent default value to be used.
# With value "-1" (which means "max/auto") the program sets the size of
# buffer according to the size of current article (typically less than 500K).
#
# NOTE: The value must be written in bytes, do not use postfixes "K" or "M".
#
# NOTE: To calculate the memory usage multiply WriteBufferSize by max number
# of connections, configured in section "NEWS-SERVERS".
#
# NOTE: Typical article's size not exceed 500000 bytes, so using bigger values
# (like several megabytes) will just waste memory.
#
# NOTE: For desktop computers with large amount of memory value "-1" (max/auto)
# is recommended, but for computers with very low memory (routers, NAS)
# value "0" (default OS-dependent size) could be better alternative.
#
# NOTE: Write-buffer is managed by OS (system libraries) and therefore
# the effect of the option is highly OS-dependent.
WriteBufferSize=0

# Pause if disk space gets below this value (megabytes).
#
# Disk space is checked for directories pointed by option <DestDir> and
# option <InterDir>.
#
# Value "0" disables the check.
DiskSpace=250

# Delete already downloaded files from disk when nzb-file is deleted
# (yes, no).
#
# This option defines if downloaded files must be deleted when:
# 1) download of nzb-file is cancelled (deleted from queue);
# 2) history record with failure-status (par-failure or unpack-failure)
# is deleted from history.
DeleteCleanupDisk=no

# Delete source nzb-file when it is not needed anymore (yes, no).
#
# Enable this option for automatic deletion of source nzb-file from
# incoming directory when the program doesn't require it anymore (the
# nzb-file has been deleted from queue and history).
NzbCleanupDisk=yes

# Keep the history of downloaded nzb-files (days).
#
# After download and post-processing the items are added to history where
# their status can be checked and they can be post-processed again if
# neccessary.
#
# After expiring of defined period:
#
# If option <DupeCheck> is active the items become hidden and the amount
# of data kept is significantly reduced (for better performance), only
# fields necessary for duplicate check are kept. The item remain in the
# hidden history (forever);
#
# If option <DupeCheck> is NOT active the items are removed from history.
#
# Value "0" disables history. Duplicate check will not work.
KeepHistory=1

# Keep the history of outdated feed items (days).
#
# After fetching of an RSS feed the information about included items (nzb-files)
# is saved to disk. This allows to detect new items on next fetch. Feed
# providers update RSS feeds constantly. Since the feed length is limited
# (usually 100 items or less) the old items get pushed away by new
# ones. When an item is not present in the feed anymore it's not necessary
# to keep the information about this item on the disk.
#
# If option is set to "0", the outdated items are deleted from history
# immediately.
#
# Otherwise the items are held in the history for defined number of
# days. Keeping of items for few days helps in situations when feed provider
# has technical issues and may response with empty feeds (or with missing
# items). When the technical issue is fixed the items may reappear in the
# feed causing the program to redownload items if they were not found in
# the feed history.
FeedHistory=7

# Maximum number of simultaneous connections for nzb URL downloads (0-999).
#
# When NZB-files are added to queue via URL, the program downloads them
# from the specified URL. The option limits the maximal number of connections
# used for this purpose, when multiple URLs were added at the same time.
UrlConnections=5

# Force URL-downloads even if download queue is paused (yes, no).
#
# If option is active the URL-downloads (such as appending of nzb-files
# via URL or fetching of RSS feeds and nzb-files from feeds) are performed
# even if download is in paused state.
UrlForce=yes


##############################################################################
### LOGGING                                                                ###

# Create log file (yes, no).
CreateLog=no

# Delete log file upon server start (only in server-mode) (yes, no).
ResetLog=no

# How error messages must be printed (screen, log, both, none).
ErrorTarget=screen

# How warning messages must be printed (screen, log, both, none).
WarningTarget=screen

# How info messages must be printed (screen, log, both, none).
InfoTarget=screen

# How detail messages must be printed (screen, log, both, none).
DetailTarget=both

# How debug messages must be printed (screen, log, both, none).
#
# Debug-messages can be printed only if the program was compiled in
# debug-mode: "./configure --enable-debug".
DebugTarget=both

# Number of messages stored in buffer and available for remote
# clients (messages).
LogBufferSize=1000

# Create a log of all broken files (yes ,no).
#
# It is a text file placed near downloaded files, which contains
# the names of broken files.
CreateBrokenLog=yes

# Create memory dump (core-file) on abnormal termination, Linux only (yes, no).
#
# Core-files are very helpful for debugging.
#
# NOTE: Core-files may contain sensible data, like your login/password to
# newsserver etc.
DumpCore=no

# Local time correction (hours or minutes).
#
# The option allows to adjust timestamps when converting system time to
# local time and vice versa. The conversion is used when printing messages
# to the log-file and by option "TaskX.Time" in the scheduler settings.
#
# The option is usually not needed if the time zone is set up correctly.
# However, sometimes, especially when using a binary compiled on onother
# platform (cross-compiling) the conversion between system and local time
# may not work properly and requires adjustment.
#
# Values in the range -24..+24 are interpreted as hours, other values as minutes.
#  Example 1: set time correction to one hour: TimeCorrection=1;
#  Example 2: set time correction to one hour and a half: TimeCorrection=90.
TimeCorrection=0

# See also option <LogFile> in section "PATHS"


##############################################################################
### DISPLAY (TERMINAL)                                                     ###

# Set screen-outputmode (loggable, colored, curses).
#
# loggable - only messages will be printed to standard output;
# colored  - prints messages (with simple coloring for messages categories)
#            and download progress info; uses escape-sequences to move cursor;
# curses   - advanced interactive interface with the ability to edit
#            download queue and various output option.
OutputMode=curses

# Shows NZB-Filename in file list in curses-outputmode (yes, no).
#
# This option controls the initial state of curses-frontend,
# it can be switched on/off in run-time with Z-key.
CursesNzbName=yes

# Show files in groups (NZB-files) in queue list in curses-outputmode (yes, no).
#
# This option controls the initial state of curses-frontend,
# it can be switched on/off in run-time with G-key.
CursesGroup=no

# Show timestamps in message list in curses-outputmode (yes, no).
#
# This option controls the initial state of curses-frontend,
# it can be switched on/off in run-time with T-key.
CursesTime=no

# Update interval for Frontend-output in console mode or remote client
# mode (milliseconds).
#
# Min value 25. Bigger values reduce CPU usage (especially in curses-outputmode)
# and network traffic in remote-client mode.
UpdateInterval=200


##############################################################################
### SCHEDULER                                                              ###

# Time to execute the command (HH:MM).
#
# Multiple comma-separated values are accepted.
# Asterix as hours-part means "every hour".
#
# Examples: "08:00", "00:00,06:00,12:00,18:00", "*:00", "*:00,*:30".
#
# NOTE: Also see option <TimeCorrection>.
#Task1.Time=08:00

# Week days to execute the command (1-7).
#
# Comma separated list of week days numbers.
# 1 is Monday.
# Character '-' may be used to define ranges.
#
# Examples: "1-7", "1-5", "5,6", "1-5, 7".
#Task1.WeekDays=1-7

# Command to be executed ( PauseDownload, UnpauseDownload, PauseScan, UnpauseScan,
# DownloadRate, Script, Process, ActivateServer, DeactivateServer, FetchFeed).
#
# Possible commands:
#   PauseDownload    - pause download;
#   UnpauseDownload  - resume download;
#   PauseScan        - pause scan of incoming nzb-directory;
#   UnpauseScan      - resume scan of incoming nzb-directory;
#   DownloadRate     - set download rate limit;
#   Script           - execute one or multiple scheduler scripts. The scripts
#                      must be written specially for NZBGet;
#   Process          - execute an external (any) program;
#   ActivateServer   - activate news-server;
#   DeactivateServer - deactivate news-server;
#   FetchFeed        - fetch RSS feed.
#
# On start the program checks all tasks and determines current state
# for download-pause, scan-pause, download-rate and active servers.
#Task1.Command=PauseDownload

# Parameters for the command if needed.
#
# Some scheduler commands require additional parameters:
#  DownloadRate     - download rate limit to be set (kilobytes/sec).
#                     Example: 1000;
#  Script           - list of scheduler scripts to execute. The scripts in
#                     the list must be separated with commas or semicolons. Only
#                     filenames without path must be used. All scripts must be
#                     stored in directory pointed by option <ScriptDir>. For
#                     more info see below;
#  Process          - path to the program to execute and its parameters.
#                     Example: /home/user/fetch.sh.
#                     If filename or any parameter contains spaces it
#                     must be surrounded with single quotation
#                     marks. If filename/parameter contains single quotation marks,
#                     each of them must be replaced with two single quotation
#                     marks and the resulting filename/parameter must be
#                     surrounded with single quotation marks.
#                     Example: '/home/user/download/my scripts/task process.sh' 'world''s fun'.
#                     In this example one parameter (world's fun) is passed
#                     to the script (task process.sh).
#  ActivateServer   - comma separated list of news server ids or server names.
#                     Example: 1,3.
#                     Example: my news server 1, my news server 2.
#                     NOTE: server names should not have commas.
#  DeactivateServer - see ActivateServer.
#  FetchFeed        - comma separated list of RSS feed ids or feed names.
#                     Example: 1,3.
#                     Example: bookmarks feed, another feed.
#                     NOTE: feed names should not have commas.
#                     NOTE: use feed id "0" to fetch all feeds.
#
# INFO FOR DEVELOPERS:
# The rest of the description is for command "Script".
#
# NOTE: This is a short documentation, for more information visit
# http://nzbget.net/Extension_scripts.
#
# NZBGet passes following arguments to scheduler script as environment
# variables:
#  NZBSP_TASKID    - id number of scheduler Task.
#
# In addition to these arguments NZBGet passes all nzbget.conf-options
# as environment variables. These variables have prefix "NZBOP_" and
# are written in UPPER CASE. For Example option "ParRepair" is passed as
# environment variable "NZBOP_PARREPAIR". The dots in option names are
# replaced with underscores, for example "SERVER1_HOST". For options
# with predefined possible values (yes/no, etc.) the values are passed
# always in lower case.
#
# NOTE: This is a short documentation, for more information visit
# http://nzbget.net/Extension_scripts.
#Task1.Param=

#Task2.Time=20:00
#Task2.WeekDays=1-7
#Task2.Command=UnpauseDownload
#Task2.Param=


##############################################################################
### PAR CHECK/REPAIR                                                       ###

# Whether and how par-verification must be performed (auto, always, force, manual).
#
#  Auto   - par-check is performed when needed. One par2-file is always
#           downloaded. Additional par2-files are downloaded if needed
#           for repair. Repair is performed if the option <ParRepair>
#           is enabled;
#  Always - check every download (even undamaged). One par2-file is
#           always downloaded. Additional par2-files are downloaded
#           if needed for repair.  Repair is performed if the option
#           <ParRepair> is enabled;
#  Force  - force par-check for every download (even undamaged). All
#           par2-files are always downloaded. Repair is performed if
#           the option <ParRepair> is enabled;
#  Manual - par-check is skipped. One par2-file is always
#           downloaded. If a damaged download is detected, all
#           par2-files are downloaded but neithet par-check nor par-repair
#           take place. The download can be then repaired manually,
#           eventually on another faster computer.
ParCheck=auto

# Automatic par-repair after par-verification (yes, no).
#
# If option <ParCheck> is set to "Auto" or "Force" this option defines
# if the download must be repaired when needed. The option can be
# disabled if computer does not have enough CPU power, since repairing
# may take too much resources and time on a slow computers.
ParRepair=yes

# What files should be scanned during par-verification (auto, limited,
# full).
#
#  Limited - scan only files belonging to the par-set;
#  Full    - scan all files in the directory. This helps if the
#            files were renamed after creating of par-set;
#  Auto    - a limited scan is performed first. If the par-checker
#            detects missing files, it scans other files in the
#            directory until all required files are found.
#
# NOTE: For par-check/repair NZBGet uses library libpar2. The widely
# used version 0.2 of the library has few bugs, sometimes causing
# a crash of the program. This is especially true when using "full" or
# "auto" par-scan. NZBGet is supplied with patches addressing these
# issues. Please apply the patches to libpar2 and recompile it.
ParScan=auto

# Check for renamed and missing files (yes, no).
#
# Par-rename restores original file names using information stored
# in par2-files. It also detects missing files (files listed in
# par2-files but not present on disk). When enabled the par-rename is
# performed as the first step of post-processing for every nzb-file.
#
# Par-rename is very fast and is highly recommended, especially if
# unpack is disabled.
ParRename=yes

# Files to ignore when looking for missing files.
#
# List of file extensions or file names to ignore by par-rename. The
# entries must be separated with commas. The entries can be file
# extensions or any text the file name may end with.
#
# If par-rename detects missing files it will ignore files matching
# this option and will not initiate par-check/repair. This avoids
# time costing par-check/repair for unimportant files.
#
# NOTE: Files matching the option <ExtCleanupDisk> are ignored as well.
#
# Example: .sfv, .nzb, .nfo
ParIgnoreExt=.sfv, .nzb, .nfo

# What to do if download health drops below critical health (delete,
# pause, none).
#
#  Delete - delete nzb-file from queue. If option <DeleteCleanupDisk>
#           is active the already downloaded files will be deleted too;
#  Pause  - pause nzb-file;
#  None   - do nothing (continue download).
#
# NOTE: For automatic duplicate handling option must be set to "Delete"
# or "None". If it is set to "Pause" you will need to manually unpause
# another duplicate (if any exists in queue). See also option <DupeCheck>.
HealthCheck=delete

# Maximum allowed time for par-repair (minutes).
#
# If you use NZBGet on a very slow computer like NAS-device, it may be good to
# limit the time allowed for par-repair. NZBGet calculates the estimated time
# required for par-repair. If the estimated value exceeds the limit defined
# here, NZBGet cancels the repair.
#
# To avoid a false cancellation NZBGet compares the estimated time with
# <ParTimeLimit> after the first 5 minutes of repairing, when the calculated
# estimated time is more or less accurate. But in a case if <ParTimeLimit> is
# set to a value smaller than 5 minutes, the comparison is made after the first
# whole minute.
#
# Value "0" means unlimited.
#
# NOTE: The option limits only the time required for repairing. It doesn't
# affect the first stage of parcheck - verification of files. However the
# verification speed is constant, it doesn't depend on files integrity and
# therefore it is not necessary to limit the time needed for the first stage.
#
# NOTE: This option requires an extended version of libpar2 (the original
# version doesn't support the cancelling of repairing). Please refer to
# NZBGet's README for info on how to apply the patch to libpar2.
ParTimeLimit=0

# Pause download queue during check/repair (yes, no).
#
# Enable the option to give CPU more time for par-check/repair. That helps
# to speed up check/repair on slow CPUs with fast connection (e.g. NAS-devices).
#
# NOTE: If parchecker needs additional par-files it temporarily unpauses
# the queue.
#
# NOTE: See also options <ScriptPauseQueue> and <UnpackPauseQueue>.
ParPauseQueue=no

# Cleanup download queue after successful check/repair (yes, no).
#
# Enable this option for automatic deletion of unneeded (paused) par-files
# from download queue after successful check/repair.
ParCleanupQueue=yes

# Files to delete after successful check/repair.
#
# List of file extensions or file names to delete after successful
# download. The entries must be separated with commas. The entries
# can be file extensions or any text the file name may end with.
#
# Example: .par2, .sfv
ExtCleanupDisk=.par2, .sfv, _brokenlog.txt


##############################################################################
### UNPACK                                                                 ###

# Unpack downloaded nzb-files (yes, no).
#
# Each download (nzb-file) has a post-processing parameter "Unpack". The option
# <Unpack> is the default value assigned to this pp-parameter of the download
# when it is added to queue.
#
# When nzb-file is added to queue it can have a category assigned to it. In this
# case the option <CategoryX.Unpack> overrides the global option <Unpack>.
#
# If the download is damaged and could not be repaired using par-files
# the unpacking is not performed.
#
# If the option <ParCheck> is set to "Auto" the program tries to unpack
# downloaded files first. If the unpacking fails the par-check/repair
# is performed and the unpack is executed again.
Unpack=yes

# Pause download queue during unpack (yes, no).
#
# Enable the option to give CPU more time for unpacking. That helps
# to speed up unpacking on slow CPUs.
#
# NOTE: See also options <ParPauseQueue> and <ScriptPauseQueue>.
UnpackPauseQueue=no

# Delete archive files after successful unpacking (yes, no).
UnpackCleanupDisk=yes

# Full path to unrar executable.
#
# Example: /usr/bin/unrar.
#
# If unrar is in your PATH you may leave the path part and set only
# the executable name ("unrar" on POSIX or "unrar.exe" on Windows).
UnrarCmd=unrar

# Full path to 7-Zip executable.
#
# Example: /usr/bin/7z.
#
# If 7-Zip binary is in your PATH you may leave the path part and set only
# the executable name ("7z" or "7za" on POSIX or "7z.exe" on Windows).
SevenZipCmd=7z


##############################################################################
### EXTENSION SCRIPTS                                                      ###

# Default list of post-processing scripts to execute after the download
# of nzb-file is completed and possibly par-checked/repaired and unpacked.
#
# The scripts in the list must be separated with commas or semicolons. Only
# filenames without path must be used. All scripts must be stored in directory
# pointed by option <ScriptDir>.
#
# Example: Cleanup.sh, Move.sh, EMail.py.
#
# Each download (nzb-file) has its own list of post-processing scripts. The option
# <PostScript> is the default value assigned to download when it is added to
# queue. The list of post-processing scripts for a particular download can be
# changed in the edit dialog in web-interface or using remote command "--edit/-E".
#
# When nzb-file is added to queue it can have a category assigned to it. In this
# case the option <CategoryX.PostScript> (if not empty) overrides the
# global option <PostScript>.
#
# NOTE: The script execution order is controlled by option <ScriptOrder>, not
# by their order in option <PostScript>.
#
# NOTE: Changing options <PostScript> and <CategoryX.PostScript> doesn't affect
# already queued downloads.
#
# NOTE: For the list of interesting post-processing scripts see
# http://nzbget.net/Catalog_of_post-processing_scripts.
#
# INFO FOR DEVELOPERS:
# NOTE: This is a short documentation, for more information visit
# http://nzbget.net/Extension_scripts.
#
# NZBGet passes following arguments to post-processing script as environment
# variables:
#  NZBPP_DIRECTORY    - path to destination dir for downloaded files;
#  NZBPP_NZBNAME      - user-friendly name of processed nzb-file as it is displayed
#                       by the program. The file path and extension are removed.
#                       If download was renamed, this parameter reflects the new name;
#  NZBPP_NZBFILENAME  - name of processed nzb-file. It includes file extension and also
#                       may include full path;
#  NZBPP_FINALDIR     - final destination path if set by one of previous pp-scripts;
#  NZBPP_CATEGORY     - category assigned to nzb-file (can be empty string);
#  NZBPP_TOTALSTATUS  - total status of nzb-file:
#                       SUCCESS - everything OK;
#                       WARNING - download is damaged but probably can
#                                 be repaired; user intervention is
#                                 required;
#                       FAILURE - download has failed or a serious error
#                                 occurred during post-processing (unpack, par);
#                       DELETED - download was deleted; post-processing
#                                 scripts are usually not called in this case;
#                                 however it's possible to force calling
#                                 scripts with command "post-process again";
#  NZBPP_STATUS       - complete status info for nzb-file: it consists
#                       of total status and status detail separated with
#                       slash, for example: "FAILURE/UNPACK"; for possible
#                       status details see documentation on web site;
#  NZBPP_SCRIPTSTATUS - summary status of the scripts executed before the
#                       current one:
#                       NONE - no other scripts were executed yet or all
#                              of them have ended with exit code "NONE";
#                       SUCCESS - all other scripts have ended with exit
#                                 code "SUCCESS" ;
#                       FAILURE - at least one of the script has failed;
#  NZBPP_HEALTH       - download health: an integer value in the range
#                       from 0 (all articles failed) to 1000 (all articles
#                       successfully downloaded);
#  NZBPP_CRITICALHEALTH - critical health for this nzb-file: an integer
#                       value in the range 0-1000. The critical health
#                       is calculated based on number and size of
#                       par-files. If nzb-file doesn't have any par-files
#                       the critical health is 1000 (100.0%). If a half
#                       of nzb-file were par-files its critical health
#                       would be 0. If NZBPP_HEALTH goes down below
#                       NZBPP_CRITICALHEALTH the download becomes unrepairable;
#  NZBPP_TOTALARTICLES - number of articles in nzb-file;
#  NZBPP_SUCCESSARTICLES - number of successfully downloaded articles;
#  NZBPP_FAILEDARTICLES - number of failed articles;
#  NZBPP_SERVERX_SUCCESSARTICLES - number of successfully downloaded
#                       articles from ServerX (X is replaced with server
#                       number, for example NZBPP_SERVER1_SUCCESSARTICLES);
#  NZBPP_SERVERX_FAILEDARTICLES - number of failed articles from ServerX.
#
# If the script defines own options they are also passed as environment
# variables. These variables have prefix "NZBPO_" in their names. For
# example, option "myoption" will be passed as environment variable
# "NZBPO_myoption" and in addition in uppercase as "NZBPO_MYOPTION".
#
# If the script defines own post-processing parameters, they are also passed as
# environment variables. These variables have prefix "NZBPR_" in their
# names. For example, pp-parameter "myparam" will be passed as environment
# variable "NZBPR_myparam" and in addition in uppercase as "NZBPR_MYPARAM".
#
# In addition to arguments, pp-options and pp-parameters NZBGet passes all
# nzbget.conf-options to pp-script as environment variables. These
# variables have prefix "NZBOP_" and are written in UPPER CASE. For Example
# option "ParRepair" is passed as environment variable "NZBOP_PARREPAIR". The
# dots in option names are replaced with underscores, for example
# "SERVER1_HOST". For options with predefined possible values (yes/no, etc.)
# the values are passed always in lower case.
#
# If the script moves files it can inform the program about new location
# by printing special message into standard output (which is processed
# by NZBGet):
#   echo "[NZB] DIRECTORY=/path/to/moved/files";
# or:
#   echo "[NZB] FINALDIR=/path/to/moved/files";
#
# Command "DIRECTORY" changes the destiantion path of the download and
# affects the scripts executed after the current script as well as the
# program code itself, for example the command "Post-process again"
# will work on new location. Command "FINALDIR" just sets a separate
# property of the download and should be used when the files are moved
# into an existing directory containg other files to avoid the processing
# of those files by other scripts.
#
# To assign post-processing parameters:
#   echo "[NZB] NZBPR_myvar=my value";
#
# The prefix "NZBPR_" will be removed. In this example a post-processing
# parameter with name "myvar" and value "my value" will be associated
# with nzb-file.
#
# Return value: NZBGet processes the exit code returned by the script:
#  93 - post-process successful (status = SUCCESS);
#  94 - post-process failed (status = FAILURE);
#  95 - post-process skipped (status = NONE). Use this code when you script
#       terminates immediateley without doing any job and when this is not
#       a failure termination;
#  92 - request NZBGet to do par-check/repair for current nzb-file.
#
# All other return codes are interpreted as failure (status = FAILURE).
#
# NOTE: This is a short documentation, for more information visit
# http://nzbget.net/Extension_scripts.
PostScript=

# List of scan scripts to execute before a nzb-file is added to queue.
#
# The scripts in the list must be separated with commas or semicolons. Only
# filenames without path must be used. All scripts must be stored in directory
# pointed by option <ScriptDir>.
#
# The scripts are executed each time a new file is found in incoming
# directory (option <NzbDir>) or a file is received via RPC (web-interface,
# command "nzbget --append", etc.).
#
# Example: UnzipNzb.sh, ScanNotify.py.
#
# The scripts can unpack archives which were put in incoming directory, make
# filename cleanup, change nzb-name, category, priority and post-processing
# parameters of the nzb-file or do other things.
#
# INFO FOR DEVELOPERS:
# NOTE: This is a short documentation, for more information visit
# http://nzbget.net/Extension_scripts.
#
# NZBGet passes following arguments to the script as environment
# variables:
#  NZBNP_DIRECTORY - path to directory, where file is located. It is a directory
#                    specified by the option <NzbDir> or a subdirectory;
#  NZBNP_FILENAME  - name of file to be processed;
#  NZBNP_NZBNAME   - nzb-name (without path but with extension);
#  NZBNP_CATEGORY  - category of nzb-file;
#  NZBNP_PRIORITY  - priority of nzb-file;
#  NZBNP_TOP        - flag indicating that the file will be added to the top
#                    of queue: 0 or 1;
#  NZBNP_PAUSED      - flag indicating that the file will be added as
#                    paused: 0 or 1.
#
# In addition to these arguments NZBGet passes all nzbget.conf-options
# as environment variables. These variables have prefix "NZBOP_" and
# are written in UPPER CASE. For Example option "ParRepair" is passed as
# environment variable "NZBOP_PARREPAIR". The dots in option names are
# replaced with underscores, for example "SERVER1_HOST". For options
# with predefined possible values (yes/no, etc.) the values are passed
# always in lower case.
#
# The script can change nzb-name, category, priority,
# post-processing parameters and top-/paused-flags of the nzb-file
# by printing special messages into standard output (which is processed
# by NZBGet).
#
# To change nzb-name use following syntax:
#   echo "[NZB] NZBNAME=my download";
#
# To change category:
#   echo "[NZB] CATEGORY=my category";
#
# To change priority:
#   echo "[NZB] PRIORITY=signed_integer_value";
#
# for example: to set priority higher than normal:
#   echo "[NZB] PRIORITY=50";
#
# another example: use a negative value for "lower than normal" priority:
#   echo "[NZB] PRIORITY=-100";
#
# Although priority can be any integer value, the web-interface operates
# with six predefined priorities:
# -100 - very low priority;
# -50  - low priority;
# 0    - normal priority (default);
# 50   - high priority;
# 100  - very high priority;
# 900  - force priority.
#
# Downloads with priorities equal to or greater than 900 are downloaded and
# post-processed even if the program is in paused state (force mode).
#
# To assign post-processing parameters:
#   echo "[NZB] NZBPR_myvar=my value";
#
# The prefix "NZBPR_" will be removed. In this example a post-processing
# parameter with name "myvar" and value "my value" will be associated
# with nzb-file.
#
# To change top-flag (nzb-file will be added to the top of queue):
#   echo "[NZB] TOP=1";
#
# To change paused-flag (nzb-file will be added in paused state):
#   echo "[NZB] PAUSED=1";
#
# The script can delete processed file, rename it or move somewhere.
# After the calling of the script the file will be either added to queue
# (if it was an nzb-file) or renamed by adding the extension ".processed".
#
# NOTE: Files with extensions ".processed", ".queued" and ".error" are skipped
# during the directory scanning.
#
# NOTE: Files with extension ".nzb_processed" are not passed to
# scan-script before adding to queue. This feature allows scan-script
# to prevent the scanning of nzb-files extracted from archives, if
# they were already processed by the script.
#
# NOTE: Files added via RPC calls in particular from web-interface are
# saved into incoming nzb-directory and then processed by the script.
#
# NOTE: This is a short documentation, for more information visit
# http://nzbget.net/Extension_scripts.
ScanScript=

# List of queue scripts to execute after a nzb-file is added to queue.
#
# The scripts in the list must be separated with commas or semicolons. Only
# filenames without path must be used. All scripts must be stored in directory
# pointed by option <ScriptDir>.
#
# The scripts are executed each time a new file is added to queue.
#
# Example: DeleteQueueSamples.sh, NzbAddedNotify.py.
#
# The script can modify the files in download queue (for example
# delete or pause all nfo, sfv, sample files) or do something else.
#
# INFO FOR DEVELOPERS:
# NOTE: This is a short documentation, for more information visit
# http://nzbget.net/Extension_scripts.
#
# NZBGet passes following arguments to the queue script as environment
# variables:
#  NZBNA_NZBNAME  - name of nzb-group. This name can be used in calls
#                   to nzbget edit-command using subswitch "-GN name";
#  NZBNA_FILENAME - filename of the nzb-file. If the file was added
#                   from nzb-directory this is the fullname with path.
#                   If the file was added via web-interface it contains
#                   only filename without path;
#  NZBNA_EVENT    - describes why the script was called. Currently the
#                   queue scripts are called only after adding nzb-files
#                   to queue (NZBNA_EVENT=NZB_ADDED). In the future the
#                   list of supported events may be extended. The script
#                   MUST check that parameter to avoid conflicts with
#                   future NZBGet versions;
#  NZBNA_CATEGORY - category of nzb-file (if assigned);
#  NZBNA_NZBID    - id of the nzb-file. This ID can be used with
#                   calls to nzbget edit-command;
#  NZBNA_PRIORITY - priority (default is 0).
#
# In addition to these arguments NZBGet passes all nzbget.conf-options
# to  the script as environment variables. These variables have prefix
# "NZBOP_" and are written in UPPER CASE. For Example option "ParRepair"
# is passed as environment variable "NZBOP_PARREPAIR". The dots in option
# names are replaced with underscores, for example "SERVER1_HOST". For
# options with predefined possible values (yes/no, etc.) the values are
# passed always in lower case.
#
# Examples:
# 1) pausing nzb-file using file-id:
# "$NZBOP_APPBIN" -c "$NZBOP_CONFIGFILE" -E G P $NZBNA_NZBID;
# 2) setting category using nzb-name:
# "$NZBOP_APPBIN" -c "$NZBOP_CONFIGFILE" -E GN K "my cat" "$NZBNA_NZBNAME";
# 3) pausing files with extension "nzb":
# "$NZBOP_APPBIN" -c "$NZBOP_CONFIGFILE" -E FR P "$NZBNA_NZBNAME/.*\.nzb";
#
# NOTE: This is a short documentation, for more information visit
# http://nzbget.net/Extension_scripts.
QueueScript=

# Execution order for scripts.
#
# If you assign multiple scripts to one nzb-file, they are executed in the
# order defined by this option. Scripts not listed here are executed at
# the end in their alphabetical order.
#
# The scripts in the list must be separated with commas or semicolons. Only
# filenames without path must be used. All scripts must be stored in directory
# pointed by option <ScriptDir>.
#
# Example: Cleanup.sh, Move.sh.
ScriptOrder=

# Pause download queue during executing of postprocess-script (yes, no).
#
# Enable the option to give CPU more time for postprocess-script. That helps
# to speed up postprocess on slow CPUs with fast connection (e.g. NAS-devices).
#
# NOTE: See also options <ParPauseQueue> and <UnpackPauseQueue>.
ScriptPauseQueue=no

Edit as you like.
Save and exit.

If you have not edited the download paths in the config file, make the directories needed as regular user:

Code: Select all

$ mkdir ~/Downloads/nzbget

$ mkdir ~/Downloads/nzbget/dst

$ mkdir ~/Downloads/nzbget/scripts

$ mkdir ~/Downloads/nzbget/nzb

$ mkdir ~/Downloads/nzbget/queue

$ mkdir ~/Downloads/nzbget/tmp


That is it. Now try starting nzbget in server mode, putting a few nzb-files in ~/Downloads/nzbget/nzb and make sure that everything works perfectly.

(As regular user)

Code: Select all

$ nzbget -s

A console GUI should now greet you.



After adding an .nzb to ~/Downloads/nzbget/nzb



Download, extraction and cleanup completed



Did you find this helpful? If you are having problems, I will try to help. All feedback is appreciated.