{"id":54720,"date":"2023-09-20T14:05:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T12:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nzbusenet.com\/readarr-debian-setup\/"},"modified":"2024-11-03T12:50:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T11:50:48","slug":"readarr-debian-setup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nzbusenet.com\/en\/readarr-debian-setup\/","title":{"rendered":"Readarr Set up Debian to download books"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In this tutorial Readarr setup Debian. We are going to set up Readar so that the desired E-books and Audio books are automatically downloaded from the newsgroups.<\/p>\n\n

You must have the SABnzbd program installed on your Debian system. And you must be able to download from the newsgroups. If this is not yet the case, first see the tutorial Setting up SABnzbd Debian<\/a> or Installing SABnzbd Debian<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Readarr Setting up Debian Media Management<\/h2>\n\n

Open the Readarr<\/strong> web page.<\/p>\n\n

\"enable<\/figure>\n\n

Go to Settings<\/strong>, choose Media Management<\/strong>, then turn on Show Advanced<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

\"readarr<\/figure>\n\n

Check the box for Books deleted from disk are automatically unmonitored in Readarr<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

Under Root Folder<\/strong>, click on the Plus sign<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

\"set<\/figure>\n\n

Name<\/strong> give it the name books or something you want. This doesn’t matter.<\/p>\n\n

At Path<\/strong> you specify a folder in which you want to save your books. <\/p>\n\n

And then click Save<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

\"save<\/figure>\n\n

Don’t forget to regularly click Save Changes<\/strong> above if you have made any changes.<\/p>\n\n

Create folders for Readarr<\/h2>\n\n

If you have not yet created a folder, create it as follows.<\/p>\n\n

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sudo mkdir \/downloads\/books<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Set permissions correctly on the folder.<\/p>\n\n

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sudo chown -R username \/downloads\/books<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

indexers Readarr setup Debian<\/h2>\n\n

You need an indexer. So that Readarr knows where he can download the NZB file from. These indexers search the newsgroups for new uploads.<\/p>\n\n

\"indexers<\/figure>\n\n

Go to Settings<\/strong>, choose Indexers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

Click on the Plus icon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

\"Debian<\/figure>\n\n

Then select Newznab<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

\"set<\/figure>\n\n

You now need to enter the details of your Newznab server. If you don’t have one yet, see the list of Newznab servers<\/a>. The more you add, the more likely your audiobooks and books will be found in the newsgroups.<\/p>\n\n

Click Test<\/strong>, and then Save<\/strong>. To see if everything went well.<\/p>\n\n

\"retention<\/figure>\n\n

Minimum age<\/strong> 10 minutes.<\/p>\n\n

Maximum Size<\/strong> 3000 is more than enough. If you only download E-books, this can be a lot smaller, for example 300MB. This increases the chance that less good books will be downloaded.<\/p>\n\n

Retention<\/strong> The retention of your Usenet provider. You can often find this information on the website of your usenet provider. This is usually three years, or more nowadays.<\/p>\n\n

Click Save<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

Profiles Readarr Debian setup <\/h2>\n\n

We are now going to set up the profiles for the desired jellyfish time that you want to download<\/p>\n\n

\"Readarr<\/figure>\n\n

Click on Settings<\/strong>, and then Profiles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

We are going to modify a standard profile.<\/p>\n\n

\"set<\/figure>\n\n

Click eBook<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

\"set<\/figure>\n\n

This is something you have to configure to your own taste, and what your device supports. The extensions below are for E-books. The rest is for Audio books, you create a separate profile for that.<\/p>\n\n

AZW3<\/strong> format is from Amazon.<\/p>\n\n

EPUB<\/strong> Supported by most E-books readers.<\/p>\n\n

Mobi<\/strong> is an old format and is no longer being developed. If your e-reader supports it, I would leave it on. The greater the chance that your desired download will be found.<\/p>\n\n

PDF<\/strong> This is supported by almost every device.<\/p>\n\n

Check the box UpgradesAllowed<\/strong>. Readarr then stops searching when the top result is reached.<\/p>\n\n

You can adjust the order by clicking on the 3 lines with your mouse. If desired.<\/p>\n\n

Click Save<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

\"set<\/figure>\n\n

Choose Spoken<\/strong> for Audiobooks if you want to download them automatically.<\/p>\n\n

Check the box here as well UpgradesAllowed<\/strong>. This causes Readarr to stop searching when the top result is reached.<\/p>\n\n

You have to find out for yourself whether your device can handle these audio formats. Flac often causes problems. But this is excellent audio quality. <\/p>\n\n

\"set<\/figure>\n\n

Now at the bottom under Release Profiles, press the Plus icon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

\"readarr<\/figure>\n\n

At Must Contain<\/strong> you can indicate what should be present in the release name.<\/p>\n\n

Must not Contain<\/strong> can block your releases from certain release groups. <\/p>\n\n

And click Save.<\/strong> You will probably need to adjust this later, if Readarr downloads unwanted books.<\/p>\n\n

Configure Readarr download program<\/h2>\n\n

Now we go to Download clients. So that we can link Readarr to the SABnzbd program.<\/p>\n\n

\"download<\/figure>\n\n

Click on the Plus icon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

\"sabnzbd<\/figure>\n\n

Select SABnzbd<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

You now need to open SABNzbd, because you need some data from your SABnzbd installation. This data is different for everyone.<\/p>\n\n

In SABnzbd, click on the Gear<\/strong> icon. Go to the categories<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n\n

\"Add<\/figure>\n\n

Add a Readarr category. You can also do this without it. But then you must also leave this empty when adding Sabznbd.<\/p>\n\n

\"sabnzbd<\/figure>\n\n

And then under the general<\/strong> tab in SABNZBD, you can find the above information you need.<\/p>\n\n

\"readarr<\/figure>\n\n

Now go back to Readarr. Fill in the above information. <\/p>\n\n

Click Test<\/strong> and then Save<\/strong>. If the test fails. Please check the details again in SABnzbd. Of course, SABNbd must also be enabled.<\/p>\n\n

\"readarr<\/figure>\n\n

Make sure the above is on. So that a new download is attempted if a download fails. Your Newznab provider must support this. But nowadays they all support this.<\/p>\n\n

Automatically download books with Readarr<\/h2>\n\n

Now we can add the desired books that you want to download from the newsgroups.<\/p>\n\n

\"add<\/figure>\n\n

Now go to Library<\/strong>. then ADD New<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

You can search for a book name and the author will appear. Click here<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

\"writer<\/figure>\n\n

Now the next screen comes up. Here you can indicate whether you want the Audiobooks or the E-books. You can’t do both for the same writer. You then have to install a second Readarr and run it next to it on a different port, of course. It is best to use one for audio books and one for written books.<\/p>\n\n

Check the box Start search for missing books<\/strong>. And then click on the green button<\/strong> to add the desired writer. It will now automatically search for all books by this author. This may take a while, please be patient. Depending on how many Newznab providers you have added, filters and whether the book is wanted.<\/p>\n\n

\"books<\/figure>\n\n

Now if you go to Books<\/strong>. Then you will see all the books by this author.<\/p>\n\n

This was the tutorial on how to set up Readarr Debian. If you run into any issues, please leave a comment. And see also the Readarr FAQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Readarr Debian htutorial <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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  1. Readarr tutorial<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Readarr install Debian<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Readarr configure Debian<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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