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Sonarr is a PVR system to download periodic shows from usenet or torrents. You can integrate it with NZBGet and Sabnzbd for usenet and Transmission, ruTorrent and others on your Synology NAS. Sonarr is relatively easy to install but requires a few extra steps to enable advanced options for the … I'm curious
Downloading from usenet almost always require some post-processing. Repairing missing articles using PAR2 files requires a lot of CPU power while unpacking files requires a fast I/O system – think SATA being faster than USB in terms of input and output. I discussed this at great length with NZBGet's developer … I'm curious
NZBGet is a lightweight usenet downloader recently updated to 14.2. NZBGet and the Banana Pi fit well, even though it is more powerful than the Raspberry Pi, it is still best to put a lightweight downloader on it. The Banana Pi is a capable little board and NZBGet runs well … I'm curious
I have been curious about how well the Raspberry Pi, Pi 2 and Banana Pi perform at usenet downloading. I test 2 different usenet downloaders: NZBGet written in C++ and Sabnzbd written in python to see which performs better. This builds on my previous benchmark post Raspberry Pi 2 vs … I'm curious
Sabnzbd is a usenet downloader written in Python. It integrates with Sonarr, CouchPotato, SickRage, Mylar and Headphones for automating your media downloads. With the release of the Raspberry Pi 2 Sabnzbd is much easier to run now because of the additional CPU cores and RAM. This guide will walk you … I'm curious
Usenet releases can be passworded causing frustration for users. Like Sabnzbd, NZBGet can discard passworded releases that your usenet indexer didn't catch it just requires a script configuration. The PasswordDetector script is written by several coders in python so it will work on all operating systems: Windows, Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, … I'm curious
The usenet downloader NZBGet is built for performance. It is highly modular with many different settings to squeeze every last drop of power from your system, no matter how limited it may be. Some machines like Synology NAS, Raspberry and Banana Pi use ARM processors which are weaker and have … I'm curious