07. NZBGet

For a Usenet downloading client we choose NZBget. Yes this is not the only one out there but it is leightweight and efficient. If your container is up and running you can find your NZB instance at

IP address VM:6789

1. Now, the first time that you will login you will need the standard login credentials which are

Default credentials:

Username: nzbget
Password: tegbzn6789

2. As with any platform we first change the user credentials. Go to Settings > Security > Change username and Password

Download Folders

1. Next we will setup up the download folders nzbget will use for its downloads. We already configured them in our folder structure so that will be a piece of cake
2. For this go to Settings > Paths

In here we will specify

Main Dir: /data/usenet/
DestDir: /data/usenet/completed
InterDir: /data/usenet/incompleted

3. This is again according to the Trash Guide folder structure we created in the beginning. If you then hit Save and Apply it should give you no errors. If nzbget cannot reach the folders for writing permissions or they don't exist then it will tell you with a red banner.

News-Server

1. Now, we will setup our new server. It is up to you which news server you choose however regardless you will need 3 items. Your username, password and the host URL. If you have obtained these credentials by login in to you news reader then you can go to Settings > News-Server

• Fill in a name for the News-server
• Fill in the username
• Fill in the password
• Fill in the host URL

2. By hitting save and apply everything should be good if you did not receive any errors.
3. Aweseom then your downloading clients are set and we can move on

Categories

Now, we have created the folders movies, tv, books and music inside the completed usenet folder. We now need to tell nzbget about these locations through the means of categories.

1. Go to Settings > Categories
2. Add the Categories movies, tv, books and music. Make sure it is all in lower case ;)

NZBGET Health

Health
A decreasing health for a movie in NZBGet typically indicates that the files are becoming less available or are missing parts, making it difficult to download them successfully. This can happen due to content takedowns or the age of the files, leading to failed downloads

Extraction
Files need to be extracted from .rar archives in NZBGet because they are compressed to save space and facilitate faster downloads. Extracting them allows you to access the original files contained within the archive