This guide will walk you through setting up SABnzbd to work with Newshosting news servers. If you haven’t already signed up for Usenet access then take a look at Newshosting. They offer high binary retention, 100 connections, SSL encryption and servers in the US and Europe. NGR visitors receive a special price of $9.99/mo. or $99/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: nhxl.newshosting.com (NHXL), unlimited.newshosting.com (NH Unlimited), news.ams.newshosting.com (European server) or news2.newshosting.com (NH Lite)
– 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: Newshosting 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 Newshosting. Enjoy!