Streamline your home media experience
CouchPotato just got updated to version 2.6. CouchPotato is currently the only option for automating your usenet or torrent downloads for feature length videos. I recommend coupling CouchPotato with NZBGet on the Raspberry Pi because of its low processing power. You will also need a usenet account like UsenetServer and … I'm curious
Dynamic DNS is a necessary part of a streamlined home media server. I used to use DynDNS until they shut down their free service. I switched to No-IP.com for dynamic dns but they nagged me every month to log in and that eventually annoyed me so much I needed another … I'm curious
SickRage is a hot new fork of the classic Sickbeard for periodic media shows. It uses multiple databases to resolve scene naming issues found in Sickbeard. You can use torrents and usenet to download your media and it is quite customizable. It can be valuable addition for your automated home … I'm curious
NZBGet is a lightweight usenet downloader. NZBGet and the Raspberry Pi are like a match made in heaven. The Raspberry Pi is a weak yet capable little machine and NZBGet runs well on low spec hardware. This will be in my upcoming Ultimate Raspberry Pi Usenet Guide. I recommend a … I'm curious
Nzbdrone is growing in popularity due to fantastic development. The devs are creating new features and fixing bugs all the time, it's the epitome of active development and community projects should be run. It was time to make a guide for installing Nzbdrone on OSX so Mac users can enjoy … I'm curious
Sickbeard is the oldest usenet TV automation program. It has been in alpha for many years now but has served many users mostly reliably. I still recommend Nzbdrone over Sickbeard because it is more actively developed and use it in my Ultimate Media Server Guide. However, for those who … I'm curious
Getting notified about new downloads on your home media server is cool. It makes you feel like a digital pimp. Pushbullet is my application of choice for custom notifications on my phone because the name is awesome and you can make it work with most applications that allow custom scripts … I'm curious