SABnzbd Setup Guide

This guide will walk you through setting up SABnzbd to work with UseNetServer news servers. If you haven't already signed up for Usenet access then take a look at UNS. They offer 1,743 days of binary retention, 20 connections, SSL encryption and servers in the US and Europe. NGR visitors receive a special price of $10/mo. or $95/yr.

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.usenetserver.com, secure.usenetserver.com (SSL) or text.usenetserver.com (text-only)
- Port: use port 443, 563 or 8080 for secure or port 119, 23, 25, 3128, 8000 or 9000 for standard connections.
- Username: provided in email
- Password: provided in email
- Connections: UNS supports up to 20 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 UseNetServer. Enjoy!