NZBGet
NZBGet is an Usenet-client written in C++ and designed with performance in mind to achieve maximum download speed by using very little system resources.
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Installation
Install the nzbget package and the optional nzbget-systemdAUR that provides a nzbget
systemd service.
To install the latest NZBGet Git version with a systemd service file, install nzbget-gitAUR[broken link: package not found].
Configuring NZBGet
Copy the template configuration file to a custom directory:
# cp /usr/share/nzbget/nzbget.conf /var/lib/nzbget/.nzbget
Update the configuration before starting NZBGet:
/var/lib/nzbget/.nzbget
.. WebDir=/usr/share/nzbget/webui ScriptDir=${WebDir}/scripts LockFile=/var/lib/nzbget/nzbget.lock ConfigTemplate=/usr/share/nzbget/nzbget.conf DaemonUsername=nzbget ..
Make sure the permissions are set correctly:
# chown -R nzbget:nzbget /var/lib/nzbget # chmod -R 750 /var/lib/nzbget
Starting NZBGet
- Running as root in console-mode:
# nzbget -c /var/lib/nzbget/.nzbget -s
- Running as root in daemon-mode:
# nzbget -c /var/lib/nzbget/.nzbget -D
NZBGet should now be accessible on http://localhost:6789.
Running NZBGet under a different user
For better security it is better to run NZBGet under a system user.
After adding a system user, update the main configuration file using the webinterface or by editing the config file:
/var/lib/nzbget/.nzbget
.. DaemonUsername=nzbget # system user MainDir=/home/myuser/Downloads/NZBGet UMask=0002 # 775 for dirs - 664 for files
Create and set permissions for the desired directories:
# mkdir /home/myuser/Downloads/NZBGet # chown -R nzbget:nzbget /home/myuser/Downloads/NZBGet # chmod 775 /home/myuser/Downloads/NZBGet
The /home/myuser/Downloads/NZBGet
will be accessible for the user nzbget
and for the nzbget
group. Making the target directory world read/writable is highly discouraged (i.e. do not chmod the directory to 777). Instead, give individual users/groups appropriate permissions to the appropriate directories (e.g. by adding 'yourself' to the nzbget
group).
Starting NZBGet as user nzbget
in daemon-mode, or start NZBGet by using the nzbget.service
if installed with the nzbget-systemdAUR instead:
$ sudo -u nzbget /usr/bin/nzbget -c /var/lib/nzbget/.nzbget -D
Troubleshooting
Default NZBGet credentials
The default credentials for NZBGet are nzbget
as user and tegbzn6789
as password. For security reasons it is recommended to change the default credentials.
NZBGet crashes on start
This may happen when the user edited the NZBGet configuration by the Web-interface (located at http://localhost:6789), corrupting the configuration-file. Clean-up the configuration-file and restart the server/daemon again.
Alternative systemd service
The following nzbget.service
provides an alternative solution for (re)starting NZBGet when using systemd:
/usr/lib/systemd/system/nzbget.service
[Unit] Description=NZBGet Daemon Documentation=http://nzbget.net/Documentation After=network.target [Service] User=nzbget Group=nzbget Type=forking PIDFile=/var/lib/nzbget/nzbget.lock ExecStart=/usr/bin/nzbget -D ExecStop=/usr/bin/nzbget -Q ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID KillMode=process Restart=on-failure [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target