Posts tagged #SabNZBd

Configure NGINX as a Secure Reverse Proxy

NGINX (pronounced as engine-x) is a versatile (reverse) proxy service for Linux which can be used for many purposes. This post gives a relative small and easy example that I use at home for accessing insecure web services in my home. These are:

Domoticz
Free and opensource Domotica software
SabNZBd
Free and opensource software for downloading binaries from usenet. Available for multiple operating systems
Sonarr
(former NZBDrone) is a so-called PVR (personal video recorder) for Usenet users, which checks multiple RSS feeds (also called Indexer) for new episodes of the shows you're following.

These services run on different platforms and are not protected by username/password or encryption. Something that's not done if you want to access this over the Internet.
To get secure access to these services you might want to use a VPN solution into your home, but you can also achieve this by using a reverse proxy that 'protects' these services.

I run my NGINX reverse proxy on Ubuntu Linux, but it will also run on the average Raspberry Pi.

Torrents and Usenet Downloading with an iPhone

No idea if this is a new feature introduced with a newer version of Dropbox, but it is possible to download nzb and torrent files through the Mobile Safari app.

What you need is the following (for a complete downloading system):

A Dropbox account (the 2GB version is free!!!!)
A torrent application with the possibility of using a so-called watch-folder (e.g. Vuze)
An usenet application with a watch-folder capability (e.g. SabNZBd+)
An iPhone with the Dropbox app.

First you need to setup Dropbox. This is the easiest part. Just create two folders called 'NZB' and 'Torrent'. These folders will contain the downloaded torrent and nzb files.

After that you need to configure the Vuze and/or NZB download application to use a watch-folder.
I use these apps on my Mac Mini server. So it's operational 24/7.