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.
Installation
Install
the
nzbget
package.
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=/usr/share/nzbget/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
You can
start/enable
the
nzbget.service
, or start it manually:
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
Note
nzbget-git
AUR
already provide the
nzbget
user
and
user group
.
See
system user
for an example and reasons why it may be useful.
After adding a system user, update the main configuration file using the webinterface or by manually editing
/var/lib/nzbget/.nzbget
:
/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
user group
).
Starting NZBGet as user
nzbget
in daemon-mode:
[nzbget]$ /usr/bin/nzbget -c /var/lib/nzbget/.nzbget -D
Or
start
the
nzbget.service
instead.
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=
https://nzbget.net/Documentation
After=network.target

[Service]
User=nzbget
Group=nzbget
Type=forking
PIDFile=/var/lib/nzbget/nzbget.lock
ExecStart=/usr/bin/nzbget -c /var/lib/nzbget/.nzbget -D
ExecStop=/usr/bin/nzbget -c /var/lib/nzbget/.nzbget -Q
ExecReload=/usr/bin/nzbget -c /var/lib/nzbget/.nzbget -O
KillMode=process
Restart=on-failure

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Unable to extract archives
Verify if
unzip
,
unrar
,
7zip
and
par2cmdline
have been installed.
See also
NZBGet Documentation
Performance Tips