SABnzbd Setup Guide for Power Usenet

This guide will walk you through setting up SABnzbd to work with PowerUsenet news servers. If you haven't already signed up for Usenet access then consider Power Usenet. They offer 1,350 days of binary retention, SSL encryption and up to 30 connections. Power Usenet offers a 5 day, 10 GB free trial so if you haven't signed up for Usenet access this is a great chance to get started.

Step 1 - Install SABnzbd+

If you haven't already installed SABnzbd then visit the download site and grab the latest distribution.

Step 2 - Configure SABnzbd+

Figure 1 - SABnzbd > Select a Language


Select a language and click "Start Wizard"

Figure 2 - SABnzbd > Select a Skin


Select a skin and click "Next"

Figure 3- SABnzbd > Password Protection


Password protect SABnzbd if desired and click "Next"

Figure 4 - SABnzbd > News Server Information


The Add Server box includes everything you need to get up and running. Simply enter the information as follows:
- Host: news.powerusenet.com
- Port: use port 563 or 443 for secure or port 119, 23 or 80 for standard connections
- Username: provided in email
- Password: provided in email
- Connections: PowerUsenet supports up to 30 connections.
- Check SSL for secure access.
- Click Test Server

Figure 5 - SABnzbd > Newzbin / NZBMatrix


If you have a NewzBin or NZBMatrix account you can integrate it into SABnzbd by entering your information. Click "Next" when finished.

Figure 6 - SABnzbd > Quick-Start Completed


After the SABnzbd+ quick-start is complete the newsreader site will open.  By default the address is http://localhost:8080/sabnzbd/.  For Windows users the client will automatically associate nzb files with SABnzbd+ so you can simply double click a file and it will load into the queue for downloading.  With built in par2, unrar and unzip support SABnzbd+ will take care of the rest.

It's that simple to configure SABnzbd+ for Power Usenet. Enjoy!