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Getting Started
NzbDrone will automate the task of searching for episodes from your favorite TV series posted to Usenet. The basic setup steps are as follows:
- Add one or more Usenet Indexers
- Configure your Drone Factory folder
- Connect to a download client
- Add some TV Series that you want to be monitored
Once these steps are completed the workflow is:
- NzbDrone will connect periodically to your Usenet Indexers and download their RSS feed that lists the latest usenet uploads.
- If any upload on this list matches an episode that you have monitored, it will download the NZB file for that release.
- NzbDrone will then send the NZB file to your download client.
- The download client should move the completed download to your Drone Factory folder.
- When NzbDrone detects a new file in the Drone Factory folder, it will look at the file's name to determine what show and episode it is, rename it to a standardized filename, and move it to your show's root folder.
(Settings -> Indexer)
NzbDrone comes pre-configured for one free indexing services, Wombles. It is recommended that you add at least one other indexer, which will require you to sign up with one and receive an API key. This is required to perform manual searches for wanted episodes.
(Settings -> Download Client -> Options)
The Drone Factory is the folder that your download client will move completed downloads into. NzbDrone will monitor this folder regularly for the presence of new files. This folder should be different than your regular completed downloads folder, and should only be used for files that should be processed by NzbDrone.
(Settings -> Download Client)
One download client is required, which NzbDrone will send NZB files to. The most popular is SabNzbd.
To connect to an installed instance of Sabnzbd:
- Click the icon to add a new download client
- Select Sabnzbd
- Configure the various settings shown:
- Name - Can be anything
- Host - Host computer running Sabnzbd. default: localhost
- Port - Port of Sabnzbd installation. default: 8080
- API Key - Sabnzbd API key, if set. default: none
- Username - Sabnzbd login name, if set. default: none
- Username - Sabnzbd password, if set. default: none
- Category - Optional category that the download will have within Sabnzbd. Category is usually used to have Sabnzbd move downloads to the Drone Factory.
- Recent Priority - Download priority for episodes that aired within the last 14 days.
- Older Priority - Download priority for episodes that aired more than 14 days ago.
- Use SSL - Connect to Sabnzbd via HTTPS, if configured. default: no
(Series -> Add Series)
- Click the Import Existing Series from Disk button.
- Enter a full path to a root folder that contains your shows. (For example, if you have shows in the path C:\Video\TV\The Simpsons you would enter the path C:\Video\TV)
- For each folder within that root folder, NzbDrone will attempt to match to a TV Series. You must confirm each match by clicking the green Add button. You can also specify the Starting Season and Quality Profile (see below).
- Start typing the name of a wanted series. A list of matches will be presented.
- Find the desired series and confirm it by pressing the green Add button. You can also specify the Starting Season and Quality Profile. If this is your first series you must also specify a Path. See below.
Starting Season - Select the season of the show that you want NzbDrone to monitor for new usenet releases. By default the first season will be selected, which means that NzbDrone will monitor all episodes of the show.
Quality Profile - Controls the file size and quality desired for download. More information here.
Path - The directory where you keep your TV series files. If you have not set a path before, you will need to do so now by selecting Add a different path
NzbDrone does not actively search for episodes to download. It only monitors your indexers' newly-uploaded files. These are usually recently-aired episodes. To have NzbDrone search for older episodes that have already been posted to usenet, you can do a search on a specific season or episode from the series detail page.