# NZBGet - Basic Setup !!! note "NZBGet development has been picked up again by new developers over at [github](https://github.com/nzbgetcom/nzbget){:target="\_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}!" {! include-markdown "../../../includes/downloaders/basic-setup.md" !} --- ## Some Basics | Name | Description | | :----------- | :------------------------------------------ | | `${MainDir}` | Root directory for all tasks. | | `${AppDir}` | Where NZBGet is installed. | | `${DestDir}` | Destination directory for downloaded files. | ## PATHS  I will only explain the so-called most important paths. | Name | Description | | :---------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `MainDir` | `/data/usenet` | | `DestDir` | `${MainDir}` (so it will go in to `/data/usenet`) | | `InterDir` | Files are downloaded into this directory (before unpack+par2) | | `NzbDir` | Directory for incoming nzb-files. | | `QueueDir` | This directory is used to save download queue, history, information statistics, etc. | | `ScriptDir` | Directory with post-processing and other scripts. | | `LogFile` | Where your log files will be stored (Please create a log directory in your config) | ## NEWS-SERVERS  | Name | Description | | :------------ | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `Active` | Use this news server. | | `Name` | The name is used in UI and for logging. It can be any string. | | `Level` | Put your major download servers at level 0 and your fill servers at levels 1, 2, etc.. | | `Host` | Host name of news server. | | `Port` | Port to connect to. | | `Password` | Password to use for authentication. | | `Encryption` | Encrypted server connection (TLS/SSL). (preferred to use this) | | `Connections` | Use the lowest possible number of connections to reach your max download speed +1 connection. | | `Retention` | How long the articles are stored on the news server. | ## CATEGORIES  | Name | Description | | :----------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `Name` | This should match what you put in Sonarr/Radarr (tv/movies/sonarr/radarr/series/films) | | `DestDir` | `${DestDir}` Destination directory (/data/usenet/movies) | | `Unpack` | Unpack downloaded nzb-files. | | `Extensions` | List of extension scripts for this category. | ## INCOMING NZBS  !!! info `AppendCategoryDir`: Create a subdirectory with category-name in destination-directory. ## DOWNLOAD QUEUE  !!! warning `WriteBuffer`: If you're low on memory don't set this too high. ## LOGGING  ## CHECK AND REPAIR  ## UNPACK  !!! info `DirectUnpack`: This might lower your download speed but the overall time could be faster. (disable on low-powered devices) ## EXTENSION SCRIPTS  Depending if you're using some NZBGet script here you can change the order or when it should be used --- ## Recommended Sonarr/Radarr Settings The following settings are recommended for Sonarr/Radarr, else it could happen that Sonarr/Radarr will miss downloads that are still in the queue/history. Being that Sonarr/Radarr only looks at the last xx amount in the queue/history. ### Sonarr ??? example "Sonarr" `Settings` => `Download Clients`  Make sure you check both boxes under `Completed Download Handling` in step 3. Select NZBGet in step 4 and scroll down to the bottom of the new window where it says `Completed Download Handling` and check both boxes.  ### Radarr ??? example "Radarr" `Settings` => `Download Clients`  Make sure you check both boxes under `Completed Download Handling` in step 3, and both boxes under `Failed Download Handling` in step 4. --8<-- "includes/support.md"