Sab download multiple files

SABnzbd will download and repair your nzb files, after which you can use the content. But how can you get started with SABnzbd? Download SABnzbd. To get started, download the program and follow the steps to install it. These are different for each operating system, but pretty simple in almost all cases.

After installing, open the program, which opens a new window in your normal browser. The first thing you will need to do is select your preferred languages. We selected English, but you are free to choose whatever language has your preference. Do note that the rest of the instructions and examples in this article all pertain to the English version of SABnzbd. Here you must enter your Usenet provider data. This name is obtained from your Usenet provider when you subscribe for a Usenet account.

Then enter your username and password if necessary, which are also provided to you by your Usenet provider. Take a look at our overview of the best Usenet providers to meet your needs. View best Usenet providers. An SSL connection is a form of encryption, so others cannot see what you are doing on Usenet.

Click on it and you will get some additional options. Here you will be asked what port you want to use. If your Usenet provider supports an SSL connection, then it is often port or But you can obtain this information from your Usenet provider. To finalize, you must specify the number of connections. How many connections you can obtain maximally varies by provider and account.

So check how many connections you can get with your provider. The following page gives you an overview of your details. Here you will find a web address where you can easily access SABnzbd. It is therefore advisable to save this address under your bookmarks.

The temporary download folder contains files that are not yet fully downloaded. In the processed download folder, you find content which has been completely downloaded. After having finished the installation wizard, you can now configure SABnzbd. Here you will see some fields you can fill in. In most cases it is not needed to make any modifications here.

This could be helpful if SABnzbd conflicts with another program for instance. We changed the port from to here to set an example. In most cases, changing the SABnzbd port is not needed. This means that your data traffic on Usenet is secured and encrypted. This is an extra safety measure. You will receive an automatic notification if this is the case.

There are several security measures you can take when using SABnzbd. This is not mandatory though, if you want you can just leave these field blank. For instance, you might be using an automatic download program like Sonarr or CouchPotato. These are programs which automatically download movies or series for you. If you made any changes to your password or username here, make sure to save your changes before scrolling further down.

By not filling in anything, you will give SABnzbd permission to just download as fast as possible. This will consume a bit more bandwidth but still is the preferred choice for most people. If you want to slow down the downloading process, you can choose your preferred download speed here. Once again, just leaving this blank will be okay for most people.

So the download will not immediately appear on your hard disk yet. Test your speed via fast. Divide that result from fast. This will keep articles in memory and not write them to disk which is slower. If you download a lot of rar files that are MB or larger then use the latter value.

The cache will only be used when nessecary, cache usages above MB are rare. This increases CPU load for the writing and occupies the disk.

I guess it's really down to how deep some assumptions run. If it is not that bad a thing, I could do it myself on a private branch, or merge it at some point, who knows Re: How easy: More than one active download at a time. Post by shypike » Wed Apr 03, pm Chatsubo wrote: So, the question becomes: Is the code structured in a way that the above could be done without ripping up large sections of the codebase?

Post by Chatsubo » Tue Apr 09, pm jcfp wrote: If the only difference between locally cached or not is age, you could configure your isp server twice in sab, with one of those bound by an age limit and allowed just a single connection.

That way, a newer and thus cached job at the top of the queue will use "both" servers, while older jobs in that position will only be assigned to the server without age limit with the remaining three connections. That leaves the age limited instance free to download any locally cached data further down in the queue. I've been putting it off because it will require long and concentrated bouts of time, which I currently do not have available.