hl2guide / sabnzbd-guide

A guide that contains useful tips for sabnzbd (sabnzbd.org).

Guide for sabnzbd

This guide contains useful tips for sabnzbd that you may or may not know already.

Most tips are extra steps that improve security or usability.

🥶 The repo is archived, I don't expect to do more work on it.

Preparation

To download sabnzbd visit: https://www.sabnzbd.org

Before using this guide ensure that you have:

1. sabnzbd installed and running on a local PC, e.g: https://127.0.0.1:9090/sabnzbd/
2. If you use an adblocker in your browser, whitelist https://127.0.0.1:9090/sabnzbd/
3. Open the web interface in a browser
4. Pause the queue by pressing the pause button in the top left
5. Access the sabnzbd config by pressing the cog wheel icon in the top right
6. Click the General tab at the top
7. Check the Advanced Settings checkbox to the top right

Please Note: Changes I recommend often require sabnzbd to restart (fast and simple).

Click the "Save Changes" button after each section in the interface.

General Tab

SABnzbd Host

Set it to: 0.0.0.0

Meaning "this PC".

Web interface

Choose "Glitter - Night" if you like darker interfaces.

SABnzbd Username

Set it to a unique name that you remember (avoid "admin" or similar).

SABnzbd Password

Set it to a complex password and record it and the username in a password manager (like LastPass) or similar.

Maximum line speed

Set this to the very maximum speed your internet can download files (test using https://www.speedtest.net or similar).

Doing this allows for speed limiting to become an option.

Folders Tab

Temporary Download Folder, Completed Download Folder and Watched Folder

Set all three to your largest disk volume that is fast and large enough for file storage.

Watched Folder Scan Speed

Set to: 2

.nzb Backup Folder

Set it to a folder, preferrably cloud synced.

Switches Tab

Check before download

Tick this checkbox if you prefer a basic availability test to be done before each download is attempted.

(Increases the download time, I leave it unchecked)

Unwanted extensions

Setting this option helps avoid any potential viruses, malware etc on usenet.

Set this to a list of file types you never want to download on purpose. I recommend:

bat, cmd, com, db, dll, doc, docm, docx, exe, gif, hta, htm, html, idx, inf, info, ini, jar, js, jse, lnk, md5, nfo, nzb, pdf, png, ps1, ps2, py, scf, scr, sfv, sfx, srr, sub, tmp, txt, url, vb, vbe, vbs, jpg, jpeg

Direct Unpack

Tick this checkbox to improve unpack times.

Ignore Samples

Tick this checkbox to ignore sample files.

Cleanup List

Set this to a list of file types you want to remove after a download completes. I recommend:

bat, cmd, com, db, dll, doc, docm, docx, exe, gif, hta, htm, html, idx, inf, info, ini, jar, js, jse, lnk, md5, nfo, nzb, pdf, png, ps1, ps2, py, scf, scr, sfv, sfx, srr, sub, tmp, txt, url, vb, vbe, vbs, jpg, jpeg

Scheduling Tab

You can schedule actions for sabnzbd on this tab.

Thanks for reading 😁