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The script option is the connecting link between SabNzbd and Sickbeard, and it’s the script that will tell SickBeard to process a newly downloaded file.

The +delete option will tell SabNzbd to delete the files after SickBeard has proccessed them and put them into your TV folder.

Go to Config->Categories and set up a new category, call it TV, and set it up like the picture below.

Go to Config->Folders->”Post-Processing Scripts Folder” and select the scripts folder that you extracted from SickBeard download in the previous step.

In the “Sabnzbd Category” field, enter “TV”.Ĭlick “Test SabNzbd” and if everything works, click save.

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Then provide all the details of your SabNzbd+ installation, like IP,Port, Username, Password and API key (can be found in SabNzbd+ ->Config->General page) Go into Config->General and choose SabNzbd+ as your NZB Method SickBeard and SabNzbd+ are working beautifully together, however to connect the two programs a few steps are required.įirst, we need to tell SickBeard that we’re going to use SabNzbd+ for all our downloading needs.

While sickbeard comes with a good indexer on it’s own, a backup will never hurt.Īfter all your tv-shows are set up, comes the tricky part, connecting SickBeard with SabNzbd+ for automatic downloads. Then go into Config-> search providers, to set up your nzb indexer.

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To easily install Sickbeard visit, and download a mac app from there.Īfter installing SickBeard, add all your favorite tv-shows, by clicking “add show”

SickBeard is an opensource software, but it can be a bit difficult to install from the project site. Sickbeard will search and send downloads of all your favorite tv-shows to sabnzbd as soon as they’re available online. Put this folder in your Documents folder and install the app.

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The download archive comes with a folder called scripts. Step 2 – The automatic TV downloader (SickBeard)

Take note of your API key, you will need it later onĭuring the setup wizard, SabNzb+ will ask you to provide your usenet credentials, without this it will not download anything.

Make sure you secure your installation with a password.

In order to start automating, you need to setup the download process.įirst download and setup Sabnzbd+ (Instructions on lifehacker or ).

Some free time (believe me, this will save you tons of time later on).

Plex and Plex Media Server – Maintain your tv-shows library, get meta-data, stream and watch your episodes, maintain your watched list.

Subsmarine ($6.99) – Search and download subtitles from various sites.

#Sabnzbd check before download for mac#

Hazel for mac ($25) – Handle files and folders by simple rules.Sickbeard (open source) – follow and automatically download tv shows as soon as they are available.Sabnzbd+ (open source) – to handle downloads from usenet.

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For full automation you will need an indexer with API access (most of them).I strongly recommend (registering through this link will support one of the open source tools in this article!).A usenet provider account (between $9 – $12, depending on the provider).A mac (although everything except the subtitlespart can be achieved on a windows machine as well).Use the method described here at your own risk. Some of the described tools may be considered illegal in your country. This article is provided for reference only. You will never have to remember when each show air and which episode you’ve seen last. It may seem like much at first, but I promise you, if you stick to it, and set this up once, you will never have to search for episodes again. This article is a reference to all those who want to COMPLETELY automate their downloadable TV experience. It used to take me time to search and download episodes manually, which took a lot of time, and was the main disadvantage over a PVR. I don’t own a cable box, and I don’t need one. I love downloading and watching tv-shows of my choice! I love it so much that it’s my main method of watching television. I’ve polished this process for years, after using FTPs, MIRC, torrents, rapidshare /w jDownloader, wget automation, TvShows.app and countless other methods (who remembers kazaa or DC++ ?).įinally I’ve achieved Tv enthusiast haven.

In this article I will share my setup, of following, downloading, sorting, subtitling and streaming tv-shows, from end to end. “I love it when an automation comes together…” TL DR