SABNZBD, Sickbeard & Couchpotato Guide.

All works fine with my setup but now and then it stops sorting my download and copying them to downlaod directory, it just stays in TV downlaod directory. Once I delete everything and start setup again it works for couple of weeks.

Any ideas?
 
CamiKaze said:
Hi, which version of Raspberry Pi do you have?
I have the very first one here and I want to install the above mentioned on it as well.
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I also have the first one (512 MB RAM). I have Transmission, NZBGet, Sickrage and SAMBA shares running on it. Its pretty slow (theres only ~30MB of RAM free at any time) but does the job. I set the services up using the tutorials from htpcguides

DrJohnZoidberg said:
You could possibly write a script like this that runs every 5 minutes or so. It will check if your disk is available using it's UUID (just replace YOURDISKUUID with the actual disk UUID. Then you can list a bunch of tasks that should happen if the disk is not present, the opposite happens if disk is present again.

This isn't a tested script.

Your cronjob.
Code: 
*/5 * * * * /root/disk-check-script.sh > /dev/null 2>&1

Your file (e.g. /root/disk-check-script.sh)
Code: 
#!/bin/bash
if [ ! -f /dev/disk/by-uuid/YOURDISKUUID]; then
   echo "External disk disconnected. Shutting down download services."
   service servicename1 stop
   service servicename2 stop
   touch /tmp/.downloadservices_disabled
else
   echo "External disk connected."
   if [ -f /tmp/.downloadservices_disabled ]; then
      echo "Restarting download services."
      service servicename1 start
      service servicename2 start
      rm /tmp/.downloadservices_disabled
   fi
fi
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Thank you ! Will try this out.
 
So I am getting this error with all my sickbeard stuff (in SABnzbd)

Exit(1) Unable to open URL: HTTP Error 404: Not Found


Any ideas?
 
AstroTurf said:
So I am getting this error with all my sickbeard stuff (in SABnzbd)

Exit(1) Unable to open URL: HTTP Error 404: Not Found


Any ideas?
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Thanks for the assistance all. :p

I had the port for sab instead of sickbeard in my config in case anyone else gets this issue.
 
Hi Guys, Ive setup SABnzbd & SickBeard, but I seem to have misconfigured the autoProcessTV.cfg file since I keep getting the following error in SABnzbd:

Loading config from C:\Program Files (x86)\SickBeard-win32-alpha-build503\autoProcessTV\autoProcessTV.cfg
ERROR: You need an autoProcessTV.cfg file - did you rename and edit the .sample?
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The file is there, and this is what it currently contains:

[SickBeard]
host=localhost
port=8081
username=admin
password=password
web_root=
ssl=0
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Any thoughts as to what I am doing wrong, should I specify something else in the host field?

Chur

EDIT: The filetype was actually still set as .sample - I was thrown off by seeing all the other files with their extensions, so assumed that it was already set to show all extensions.. noob error
 
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pixel_ninja said:
Hi Guys, Ive setup SABnzbd & SickBeard, but I seem to have misconfigured the autoProcessTV.cfg file since I keep getting the following error in SABnzbd:


The file is there, and this is what it currently contains:



Any thoughts as to what I am doing wrong, should I specify something else in the host field?

Chur
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The .sample extension is most likely just hidden in Windows explorer. Check that first.
 
Thanks DrJohnZoidberb!,

One more thing, for all the shows that I've already DL'd, can I get SB to sort and rename from one download folder?

EDIT: Manual Post Processing seems to have done the trick. - Ask first think later seems be working well for me today!
 
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Guys I am battling with NZB search providers. The struggle is real :(

Can someone tell me the difference between XSusenet(used for SABnzbd) and the search providers in SB? -I paid for a month's worth usage for XSusenet and they tell me that they do not have API for SB :(
 
pixel_ninja said:
Guys I am battling with NZB search providers. The struggle is real :(

Can someone tell me the difference between XSusenet(used for SABnzbd) and the search providers in SB? -I paid for a month's worth usage for XSusenet and they tell me that they do not have API for SB :(
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You are referring to your Usenet provider which is different to your search providers. Search providers are sites like NZBPlanet, newztown, NZBSA etc. That will have an API in your profile once you sign up to the site. Stick that API in your sickbeard settings and it will search with that.
 
Fury05 said:
You are referring to your Usenet provider which is different to your search providers. Search providers are sites like NZBPlanet, newztown, NZBSA etc. That will have an API in your profile once you sign up to the site. Stick that API in your sickbeard settings and it will search with that.
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Anyone with Newztown? I made a donation and am just waiting for it to reflect.. :)
 
Guys, I was using a search provider with a limited number of snatches/ api calls, and once I had reached the limit my downloads failed.

Thing is, even after I delete the NZB+Data files, and rerequest the download, it comes up with that error (If a ask for any other files which were not requested with the free search provider it works fine.)

Download failed - Out of your servers retention?
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The files in question are from late 2013 and my usenet has a 1100 day retention period, so I dont think it could be that.

Does anyone have any idea? I have looked around first to try and figure out what it might be but I'm stumped atm. Are the files simply not available or?
 
pixel_ninja said:
Guys, I was using a search provider with a limited number of snatches/ api calls, and once I had reached the limit my downloads failed.

Thing is, even after I delete the NZB+Data files, and rerequest the download, it comes up with that error (If a ask for any other files which were not requested with the free search provider it works fine.)



The files in question are from late 2013 and my usenet has a 1100 day retention period, so I dont think it could be that.

Does anyone have any idea? I have looked around first to try and figure out what it might be but I'm stumped atm. Are the files simply not available or?
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Just get a nextgennews subscription. It is cheap and I download a lot of old series on it and I hardly get any retention errors. I've tried other providers and they just can't compare to the success I have with nextgennews. Just a warning though that customer support is almost non existent most of the times.
 
Hey guys.

I recently noticed this (see image below) on my NzbGet logs.

Capture.JPG

Someone is obviously trying a number of user/password combos trying to gain access.

I have a managed DNS thats updates via a cron job.

What I am going to try, in order is:

1. Change the DNS name and reboot router to request new IP from ISP.
2. If that doesnt work, then change the port (but he can still do a port scan?)
3. Block all external requests (but then how can I access remotely)
4. Wear a tin foil hat and crawl in a hole

Anyone have any other ideas?

DrJohnZoidberg?
 
ph4t3 said:
Hey guys.

I recently noticed this (see image below) on my NzbGet logs.

View attachment 313857

Someone is obviously trying a number of user/password combos trying to gain access.

I have a managed DNS thats updates via a cron job.

What I am going to try, in order is:

1. Change the DNS name and reboot router to request new IP from ISP.
2. If that doesnt work, then change the port (but he can still do a port scan?)
3. Block all external requests (but then how can I access remotely)
4. Wear a tin foil hat and crawl in a hole

Anyone have any other ideas?

DrJohnZoidberg?
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Ideally the best solution is not to open it to the internet at all and set up a VPN to the server. If this isn't possible then yes changing the port may help (as 8080 is a very common port).

Another option is to proxy all requests using a web server like Apache or Nginx, you can do quite a few fancy things there if you're willing to spend time setting it up.

If you have a decent firewall (like pfSense for instance) you can just deny access to your server from certain regions or IP blocks (e.g. only allow access from South African IPs). If you're using something like pfSense though then I would much rather just set u a VPN.

Your options are varied, the VPN would be my preferred option.
 
DrJohnZoidberg said:
Ideally the best solution is not to open it to the internet at all and set up a VPN to the server. If this isn't possible then yes changing the port may help (as 8080 is a very common port).

Another option is to proxy all requests using a web server like Apache or Nginx, you can do quite a few fancy things there if you're willing to spend time setting it up.

If you have a decent firewall (like pfSense for instance) you can just deny access to your server from certain regions or IP blocks (e.g. only allow access from South African IPs). If you're using something like pfSense though then I would much rather just set u a VPN.

Your options are varied, the VPN would be my preferred option.
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Hmm, never set up a VPN before. Will do some research tonight.

I've actually used an apache server before for some reverse proxy'ing but there was always some issues I could never figure out.

Any articles on setting up a VPN? Is this OpenVPN you talking about?
 
ph4t3 said:
Hmm, never set up a VPN before. Will do some research tonight.

I've actually used an apache server before for some reverse proxy'ing but there was always some issues I could never figure out.

Any articles on setting up a VPN? Is this OpenVPN you talking about?
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Ye, I use OpenVPN through my PfSense box.

For a very simple setup you can look at OpenVPN Access server (https://openvpn.net/index.php/access-server/download-openvpn-as-sw.html). It's essentially a one-click/command setup for Linux that does all the configuration for you. It is however limited to only 2 users without a licence, for personal use this is perfect though and you don't need to go dicking about with complicated network settings.

Just make sure you change the config to not route all internet traffic through the VPN.
 
DrJohnZoidberg said:
Ye, I use OpenVPN through my PfSense box.

For a very simple setup you can look at OpenVPN Access server (https://openvpn.net/index.php/access-server/download-openvpn-as-sw.html). It's essentially a one-click/command setup for Linux that does all the configuration for you. It is however limited to only 2 users without a licence, for personal use this is perfect though and you don't need to go dicking about with complicated network settings.

Just make sure you change the config to not route all internet traffic through the VPN.
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Great!

Thanks.

Will have a look through it tonight.
 
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