SABnzbd Setup Guide for ThunderNews

This guide will walk you through setting up SABnzbd to work with ThunderNews news servers. If you haven't already signed up for Usenet access then consider ThunderNews. They offer 1,375 days of binary retention, SSL encryption and up to 50 connections. NGR visitors receive 50% off your first two months of Usenet access so if you haven't signed up for yet 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.thundernews.com
- Port: use port 563, 80 or 81 for secure or port 119, 23, 25, 443 or 8080 for standard connections.
- Username: provided in email
- Password: provided in email
- Connections: Thunder News supports up to 50 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 ThunderNews. Enjoy!