
Now that this is setup Sonarr and Radarr will begin sending jobs to the client via API calls.Windows users enjoy a lot of options when they want to use a download manager. Since we are using a SABnzbd Docker container our folder structure a slightly different from those running SABnzbd on their PC. In this section download priority can also be set allowing downloads to take priority over other downloads that may be less important. The folders need to be made manually, as Sabnzbd will not make them. This step is optional, but if categories are set they also need setup within the download section of Sonarr and Radarr. This will ensure all of your downloads will be nicely organized into Sabnzbd’s /complete folder. Next navigate to the Categories tab and set your various categories. You can read more about setting up Sonarr here, and Radarr here.

Copy this key and Input it into Sonarr/Radarr’s settings under Download Client. Once the settings are open scroll down until you see the API Key. To do this, click the cog icon in the upper right corner to open up the settings. Now that the SABnzbd setup is complete, we need to change the download path as well as get the API key so that it can talk to Sonarr and Radarr. There are several out there and you should choose the one that is right for you. Next put in the details from your Usenet provider.



Choose your language and click Start-Wizard Once SABnzbd is running it will stay open in the background and can be opened using your favorite internet browser and navigating to The first time SAB is started you will be met with a very simple setup wizard. We use the Docker version on our Linux server and you can read about how to install that here. First download the copy that you would like to use and install it as you would any normal program. Newsbins are similar to torrents but are far superior. SABnzbd is a program available for Windows, OSX, and Linux that is used for downloading newsbins.
