[FreeNAS 9 Plugins] - SAB / SB / CP / HP / Maraschino / HTPC / Mylar / LL / Gamez

[Wolfeman0101]

I just updated CP within the app, why can't Sickbeard and SABnzbd update the same way?

 

[Joshua Parker Ruehlig]

I just updated CP within the app, why can't Sickbeard and SABnzbd update the same way?

SickBeard can, you can "Force Version Check" or have it update on its own.
SABnzbd doesn't have that functionality built in. I wrote a function into the init file that updates to the latest.

Code:

service sabnzbd update

 

[Pouper]

Hi Joshua,

Thank you for all the work you've done on these plugins. I've had a fun and interesting weekend setting up my FreeNAS server and your plugins are one of main reason I've switched to a FreeNAS server.

I know you are waiting for nzbToMedia to update in order to release a guide, but I wanted to ask you if you use nzbToMedia in its current state on your FreeNAS system.

I don't need a guide so please don't take this as a push to write your guide. I just want to know if its stable for me to use on FreeNAS or if you are waiting to install it once it gets updated. The instructions on the git for nzbToMedia seem pretty straightforward so I'm intrigued to try it out for myself, even though post processing is running well enough in it's current state.

Thank you in advanced!

PS - Looks like v9.0 was released yesterday. Changelog notes are up!

 

[Joshua Parker Ruehlig]

Hi Joshua,

Thank you for all the work you've done on these plugins. I've had a fun and interesting weekend setting up my FreeNAS server and your plugins are one of main reason I've switched to a FreeNAS server.

I know you are waiting for nzbToMedia to update in order to release a guide, but I wanted to ask you if you use nzbToMedia in its current state on your FreeNAS system.

I don't need a guide so please don't take this as a push to write your guide. I just want to know if its stable for me to use on FreeNAS or if you are waiting to install it once it gets updated. The instructions on the git for nzbToMedia seem pretty straightforward so I'm intrigued to try it out for myself, even though post processing is running well enough in it's current state.

Thank you in advanced!

I do use nzbToMedia in it's previous (v8.5) state, with Tolstyak's failed branch of SickBeard. Actually, nzbToMedia just updated merged its changes (v9.0) into the stable branch yesterday.

I will start testing and documenting setting up nzbToMedia with Mr.Orange's ThePirateBay branch as soon as possible. I can't set a definitive timeline, but I hope to have something complete in the next week or so.

 

[Pouper]

I do use nzbToMedia in it's previous (v8.5) state, with Tolstyak's failed branch of SickBeard. Actually, nzbToMedia just updated merged its changes (v9.0) into the stable branch yesterday.

I will start testing and documenting setting up nzbToMedia with Mr.Orange's ThePirateBay branch as soon as possible. I can't set a definitive timeline, but I hope to have something complete in the next week or so.

That's great thank you!

May I ask which branch your SickBeard plugin uses? If it's already using Mr.Orange's branch, I can start playing with it myself. Sorry if you covered which branch it uses in another post. I'd be happy to switch the branch myself and test it out if I knew how.

 

[Joshua Parker Ruehlig]

That's great thank you!

May I ask which branch your SickBeard plugin uses? If it's already using Mr.Orange's branch, I can start playing with it myself. Sorry if you covered which branch it uses in another post. I'd be happy to switch the branch myself and test it out if I knew how.

I just package the standard one. My setup guide will cover switching to Mr.Orange's TPB branch.

 

[Pouper]

I just package the standard one. My setup guide will cover switching to Mr.Orange's TPB branch.

Sounds good. Thank you again for all you do!

 

[Wolfeman0101]

SickBeard can, you can "Force Version Check" or have it update on its own.
SABnzbd doesn't have that functionality built in. I wrote a function into the init file that updates to the latest.

Code:

service sabnzbd update

Will SABnzbd let us know when there is an update available?

 

[Joshua Parker Ruehlig]

Will SABnzbd let us know when there is an update available?

If I remember correctly, it does.

 

[Dunk]

That's not how you change versions. You need to..
- pull down the actual source files for the desired branch into /usr/pbi/sickbeard-amd64/share/sickbeard/Sick-Beard
- change ownerof those file to 'media'
- clear your data directory /usr/pbi/sickbeard-amd64/etc/sickbeard

Thanks! It worked!

 

[Pouper]

You can install multiple PBIs in the same jail. It has been covered a few times in this thread.

Like you said, having a single 'downloading' plugins jail just simplifies the amount of mount-points, it may also simplify setting up post-processing scripts (which are more efficient than just constantly scanning for new files).

Up to you really, everyone's setup is different. I access my stuff from https://www.example.com/program. I pay for a single domain, and get a free SSL cert for (www.)?example.com from StartSSL. This way I'm NSA proof =]

I've been really interested in doing something like this but I don't really know how to link my FreeNAS server to a domain I would pay for.

Is there any way you could point in the right direction regarding your setup so I could access my SAB, Sick, Couch from www.example.com? I know of Dynamic DNS but I cannot access Dynamic DNS at work.

 

[Joshua Parker Ruehlig]

I've been really interested in doing something like this but I don't really know how to link my FreeNAS server to a domain I would pay for.

Is there any way you could point in the right direction regarding your setup so I could access my SAB, Sick, Couch from www.example.com? I know of Dynamic DNS but I cannot access Dynamic DNS at work.

I don't want to discuss this too much in this thread but I can get you started and you can do your own research or start a thread in a relevant forum.

In most situations there are 3 steps needed to run an external accessible server at home.

1. Static LAN IP for your server
   • This can be configured either on your server or on your router with DHCP
   • I prefer to set my servers to all use DHCP and have my router tell them what Static LAN IP to use
2. Port Forward
3. Dynamic DNS
   • This can be done either on your server or on your router
   • I have my router (pfSense) do this for me

External Services

1. Domain Registrar
   • I use GoDaddy, I configure the DNS servers to use FreeDNS's DNS servers
2. Dynamic DNS Provider
   • FreeDNS is the only Dynamic DNS provider I know that lets you do DNS for your own domain name for free
   • dd-wrt, pfSense, and FreeNAS have clients for FreeDNS; I doubt any out-of-box router firmwares would
3. SSL Certificate Provider (Optional)
   • Provides SSL certificates for a domain with a single subdomain for free
   • I terminate SSL at my router using HAProxy; this could also be done at your server

 

[Pouper]

I don't want to discuss this too much in this thread but I can get you started and you can do your own research or start a thread in a relevant forum.

In most situations there are 3 steps needed to run an external accessible server at home.

1. Static LAN IP for your server
   • This can be configured either on your server or on your router with DHCP
   • I prefer to set my servers to all use DHCP and have my router tell them what Static LAN IP to use
2. Port Forward
3. Dynamic DNS
   • This can be done either on your server or on your router
   • I have my router (pfSense) do this for me

External Services

1. Domain Registrar
   • I use GoDaddy, I configure the DNS servers to use FreeDNS's DNS servers
2. Dynamic DNS Provider
   • FreeDNS is the only Dynamic DNS provider I know that lets you do DNS for your own domain name for free
   • dd-wrt, pfSense, and FreeNAS have clients for FreeDNS; I doubt any out-of-box router firmwares would
3. SSL Certificate Provider (Optional)
   • Provides SSL certificates for a domain with a single subdomain for free
   • I terminate SSL at my router using HAProxy; this could also be done at your server

This is perfect. I've taken care of everything internally already. I do the exact same thing as you with DHCP. It's the external stuff thats been making my head spin.

I'll do my research and go from there for the external stuff. Thank you again for all the help and advice!

 

[Wolfeman0101]

If I remember correctly, it does.

Funny we were just talking about this but SABnzbd is showing an update available but it's for 0.7.17 beta 3. If I update it manually will that break your function down the line? I tried "service sabnzbd update" but it just gave me 0.7.16 again. Does your function only grab final releases and is there a way to have it grab betas?

http://sourceforge.net/projects/sabnzbdplus/files/sabnzbdplus-beta/0.7.17Beta3/

 

[Joshua Parker Ruehlig]

Funny we were just talking about this but SABnzbd is showing an update available but it's for 0.7.17 beta 3. If I update it manually will that break your function down the line? I tried "service sabnzbd update" but it just gave me 0.7.16 again. Does your function only grab final releases and is there a way to have it grab betas?

http://sourceforge.net/projects/sabnzbdplus/files/sabnzbdplus-beta/0.7.17Beta3/

Weird, I've never seen SAB show a non-stable release. I wonder why it's telling you to update to that? My function only grabs a specific url, you xcould theoretically edit this in /usr/pbi/sabnzbd-amd64/etc/rc.d/sabnzbd

 

[srtviperjr]

I've been having a problem with couchpotato where I try to do the upgrade from within the application and it just sits for 30+ minutes spinning like it's doing something and never comes back. I try to start up the service after that from a command line and get the following:

Starting couchpotato.
/usr/pbi/couchpotato-amd64/bin/python: can't open file '/usr/pbi/couchpotato-amd64/share/couchpotato/CouchPotatoServer/CouchPotato.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory
/usr/local/etc/rc.d/couchpotato: WARNING: failed to start couchpotato
It's failing somewhere in the upgrade and obviously one of the steps in the upgrade is to blow away what already exists, but, I don't know where to look to troubleshoot it. I deleted the plugin and re-installed it and seem to have the same issue where I can't update it.
Any advice?

Here is the excerpt from the CouchPotato.log it's like it shuts down and never re-starts

01-23 17:52:20 INFO [hpotato.core.plugins.base] Opening url: https://api.github.com/repos/RuudBurger/CouchPotatoServer/commits?per_page=1&sha=master, params: []
01-23 17:52:20 DEBUG [hpotato.core.plugins.base] Setting cache github.commit
01-23 17:52:20 INFO [hpotato.core.plugins.base] Opening url: https://api.couchpota.to/updater/?repo=RuudBurger&name=CouchPotatoServer&branch=master, params: []
01-23 17:52:21 DEBUG [hpotato.core.plugins.base] Setting cache 784a458e7025561ddf227670b232d04699914b932bd37a50b983c5e7c90ae93b
01-23 17:52:21 INFO [hpotato.core.plugins.base] Opening url: https://codeload.github.com/RuudBurger/CouchPotatoServer/zip/master, params: []
01-23 17:52:43 INFO [chpotato.core._base._core] Restarting
01-23 17:52:43 DEBUG [tato.core._base.scheduler] Stopping scheduler
01-23 17:52:43 INFO Shutting down thread pool
01-23 17:52:43 DEBUG [tato.core._base.scheduler] Scheduler stopped
01-23 17:52:43 DEBUG [chpotato.core._base._core] Every plugin got shutdown event
01-23 17:52:43 DEBUG [chpotato.core._base._core] Asking who is running
01-23 17:52:43 DEBUG [chpotato.core._base._core] Still running: []
01-23 17:52:43 DEBUG [chpotato.core._base._core] Safe to shutdown/restart

 

[Joshua Parker Ruehlig]

I've been having a problem with couchpotato where I try to do the upgrade from within the application and it just sits for 30+ minutes spinning like it's doing something and never comes back. I try to start up the service after that from a command line and get the following:

Starting couchpotato.
/usr/pbi/couchpotato-amd64/bin/python: can't open file '/usr/pbi/couchpotato-amd64/share/couchpotato/CouchPotatoServer/CouchPotato.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory
/usr/local/etc/rc.d/couchpotato: WARNING: failed to start couchpotato
It's failing somewhere in the upgrade and obviously one of the steps in the upgrade is to blow away what already exists, but, I don't know where to look to troubleshoot it. I deleted the plugin and re-installed it and seem to have the same issue where I can't update it.
Any advice?

I'll test this tonight and see what's causing the problem. if I can't reproduce it I'll just post a fix for people who experience this problem.

 

[Joshua Parker Ruehlig]

I've been having a problem with couchpotato where I try to do the upgrade from within the application and it just sits for 30+ minutes spinning like it's doing something and never comes back. I try to start up the service after that from a command line and get the following:

Starting couchpotato.
/usr/pbi/couchpotato-amd64/bin/python: can't open file '/usr/pbi/couchpotato-amd64/share/couchpotato/CouchPotatoServer/CouchPotato.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory
/usr/local/etc/rc.d/couchpotato: WARNING: failed to start couchpotato
It's failing somewhere in the upgrade and obviously one of the steps in the upgrade is to blow away what already exists, but, I don't know where to look to troubleshoot it. I deleted the plugin and re-installed it and seem to have the same issue where I can't update it.
Any advice?

Here is the excerpt from the CouchPotato.log it's like it shuts down and never re-starts

01-23 17:52:20 INFO [hpotato.core.plugins.base] Opening url: https://api.github.com/repos/RuudBurger/CouchPotatoServer/commits?per_page=1&sha=master, params: []
01-23 17:52:20 DEBUG [hpotato.core.plugins.base] Setting cache github.commit
01-23 17:52:20 INFO [hpotato.core.plugins.base] Opening url: https://api.couchpota.to/updater/?repo=RuudBurger&name=CouchPotatoServer&branch=master, params: []
01-23 17:52:21 DEBUG [hpotato.core.plugins.base] Setting cache 784a458e7025561ddf227670b232d04699914b932bd37a50b983c5e7c90ae93b
01-23 17:52:21 INFO [hpotato.core.plugins.base] Opening url: https://codeload.github.com/RuudBurger/CouchPotatoServer/zip/master, params: []
01-23 17:52:43 INFO [chpotato.core._base._core] Restarting
01-23 17:52:43 DEBUG [tato.core._base.scheduler] Stopping scheduler
01-23 17:52:43 INFO Shutting down thread pool
01-23 17:52:43 DEBUG [tato.core._base.scheduler] Scheduler stopped
01-23 17:52:43 DEBUG [chpotato.core._base._core] Every plugin got shutdown event
01-23 17:52:43 DEBUG [chpotato.core._base._core] Asking who is running
01-23 17:52:43 DEBUG [chpotato.core._base._core] Still running: []
01-23 17:52:43 DEBUG [chpotato.core._base._core] Safe to shutdown/restart

I can't seem to reproduce this. When I install CouchPotato it updates to the latest version during the install process.
You can try the below commands to re-download the CouchPotato source.

Code:

rm -r /usr/pbi/couchpotato-amd64/share/couchpotato/CouchPotatoServer
fetch https://github.com/RuudBurger/CouchPotatoServer/archive/master.zip
unzip master.zip -d /usr/pbi/couchpotato-amd64/share/couchpotato
rm master.zip
mv /usr/pbi/couchpotato-amd64/share/couchpotato/CouchPotatoServer-master /usr/pbi/couchpotato-amd64/share/couchpotato/CouchPotatoServer
chown -R media:media /usr/pbi/couchpotato-amd64/share/couchpotato/CouchPotatoServer

 

[Savell Martin]

Hey Josh,

Quick question. I have a spare 320gb drive attached that I want to use for my download/Jail drive.
How do you set it up in FreeNas for this?
In Volume management do you just set it up as a spare drive? Then create a new Jail using that volume and install all apps to this?

Can I then get it to post process over to another volume IE. My main volume with all my data?

 

[Joshua Parker Ruehlig]

Hey Josh,

Quick question. I have a spare 320gb drive attached that I want to use for my download/Jail drive.
How do you set it up in FreeNas for this?
In Volume management do you just set it up as a spare drive? Then create a new Jail using that volume and install all apps to this?

Can I then get it to post process over to another volume IE. My main volume with all my data?

You got the idea, just create a separate zpool for applications.

You could mount a dataset on your data zpool into the jail. You can setup sabnzbd to have a different completed directory (the mount point fro earlier).
It would then get the benefit of reading from one disk and writing to another while combining rars.
You would also need to set sickbeard / couchpotato's media directories to be on your data zpool.
Another benefit is getting disks in your main data zpool to spin down may be easier, though I don't know if it hurts longevity to have disks spinning down.