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SABnzbd 1.0.0: Open-Source Binary Newsreader
- dang 11y agoUrl changed to this from https://github.com/sabnzbd/sabnzbd/releases/tag/1.0.0 https://github.com/sabnzbd/sabnzbd/releases/tag/1.0.0 because the project hasn't previously had attention on HN.
- karlshea 11y agoI was able to use the PPA to upgrade my install on Ubuntu 14.04 and everything went smoothly. The new theme looks really good!
- mattkrea 11y agoAlso check out: Sick Beard - 'Internet PVR for TV Shows' (can use SABnzbd for as a backend) http://sickbeard.com http://sickbeard.com Couch Potato - Similar to Sick Beard but for movies https://couchpota.to https://couchpota.to NZBGet - alternative to SABnzbd written in C++ but still open source http://nzbget.net http://nzbget.net
- xeroxmalf 11y agoSickBeard appears to be stale, and the replacement options for it are Sonarr[0] and SickRage[1]. There is also Headphones[2] - similar to CouchPotato and SickBeard/Rage/Sonarr but for music. [0] https://sonarr.tv/ https://sonarr.tv/ [1] https://github.com/SickRage/SickRage https://github.com/SickRage/SickRage [2] https://github.com/rembo10/headphones https://github.com/rembo10/headphones
- mattkrea 11y agoOh wow. I've been out of it a while (just use Hulu / Netflix / Prime these days). I'll have to check these out. Headphones I used before but it wasn't very reliable at the time.
- NamTaf 11y agoThat's a common refrain I hear about Headphones - buggy and not really reliable.
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- mrmondo 11y agoYep, although SickRage's website is truly awful the software is a great upgrade from Sickbeard. Sonarr I have tried several times and it bugged out every time.
- dvcc 11y agoNot sure when the last time you tried it was, but it's been a ton more stable within the last 6 months when on the latest stable mono version.
- kayone 11y agoDisclaimer: I'm one of the founders of sonarr, Sickbeard is an abandoned project, last commit was ~ year ago. there are multiple fork of Sickbeard, (Sickrage is big one but has had some internal drama), obviously I would recommend Sonarr :p
- tylerdavis 11y agoLove me some Sonarr. Great work.
- kayone 11y agoThanks :D, glad you find it useful.
- Pengwin 11y agoI dropped Sickbeard/SickRage for Sonarr a few months ago. I'm very happy with the change. Especially with the better support for torrents and easier to use UI. Thanks for all your hard work on the project!
- kayone 11y agoThanks, that's generally the feedback we get, when people switch they are generally very happy, but I guess that might just be the feedback loop.
- fcmk 11y agoIs there a way to make Sonarr work with a single download folder? Sickbeard also did not officially support it, but you were able to make it work with enough configuration and scripts. That's the only reason I still use it. I just have two big folders (watched and unwatched) and a hotkey to move stuff between them. It's simple and I don't need to use a mouse. I wouldn't want to give this up.
- kayone 11y agoCopying another reply: Sonarr supports as many root folders as you want, the only restrictions is that a single show is limited to a single folder, so tvs1/show1 and tvs2/show2 is completely valid, but watched/show1 and unwatched/show1 is not.
- snowpanda 11y agoAh, that new Glitter skin is so great!
- fla 11y agoSABnzbd: One of these perfect 'just works' software that does its job (and even more) without ever bothering you. Congratz for the 1.0.0 milestone !
- themgt 11y agoCan someone explain why people still utilize Usenet over BitTorrent? I'm sure there are good reasons, it just seems like a bizarre anachronism to me.
- fla 11y agoIn Switzerland uploading copyrighted content is illegal but downloading is not. And beside that, speed is much better.
- surye 11y agoNo upload element. Obscurity keeps it out of the targets a lot of times. Though DMCA requests definitely have a strong reach into Usenet now.
- icelancer 11y agoThe week I spent setting NZBs and all this archaic stuff up (subscribing to NZB providers... which ones again... well they keep going out of business... sigh) and setting up Sickbeard and Headphones and everything was a complete waste when the production companies began their assault on Usenet. It became functionally less useful than Bittorrent immediately. Tons of stuff I could find on torrent sites were just not available on Usenet. My experience was a complete waste of time and money setting everything up.
- malbs 11y agoSABnzbd has been a must-have piece of software for me for years. Thank you team! If people are interested in indexers, https://www.oznzb.com https://www.oznzb.com seems to be ok for finding a few files. Personally I use DOGnzb, but I don't believe it is public. (Sorry I don't have any invites I can hand out either, I checked) Torrents? SABnzbd + DOGnzb + tweaknews :)
- guilamu 11y agoOne of the best way to download these days is DirectDownload.tv. If anyone wants an invite pm me mynickname@yopmail.com (free, no advertisement, private, ultra fast and reliable). Otherwise, a good nzb indexer: https://www.nzbclub.com/ https://www.nzbclub.com/
- idop 11y agoBeen using it for years and love it.
- supergreg 11y agoI don't understand why I need a provider to get into Usenet. Whenever I read about it, it seems like in the old times it was part of the service ISPs would give, but now I need to pay someone to get in. Can't I set up my own provider for myself?
- hbosch 11y agoI believe you can browse Usenet for free. The "providers", as far as I know, charge for indexing and guaranteed retention - not just pure access.
- joekrill 11y agoMy sense has always been that it's a LOT of data to be moving around. I have Comcast, and they used to provide Usenet access with their internet access. But your average internet user doesn't really have an interest in Usenet. I think it's a very niche thing, even for "advanced internet users", whatever that may mean. And these days it seems to me (I may be totally off base here, though) that it's used primarily for pirating media. So it's likely just not worth the cost for ISPs to continue to provide the storage space and bandwidth to maintain support for this.
- dingaling 11y ago> but now I need to pay someone to get in There are free text-only gateways ( eternal-september.org being one that I used to use ). You generally only have to pay if you want to access the binary groups, due to the TB of data invovled. You can still, in theory, set up your own server to peer with other Usenet servers but it's very rare nowadays. Centralisation isn't unique to the Web.
- pjc50 11y agoUSENET is about "peering" and always has been. You certainly can set up your own server - organisations used to have their own internal ones - but if you want a particular set of newsgroups you have to persuade someone to send them to you. This is usually a lot of bandwidth. Also, because there is no security in USENET, there's a disincentive to peer with sites that don't effectively remove spammers and other forms of abuse.
- derptron 11y agoI used to use SABnzbd + Sickbeard all the time a few years ago. My setup fell apart when my crummy Synology processor couldn't keep up with the load of all the files I was trying to download. I need to build a better NAS and get that setup back.