[NZBGET] HOW-TO: Install the latest (testing) version of nzbget with TLS/SSL support

[hugbug]

This topic is outdated. Recent firmwares include nzbget 0.5.1 with SSL-support.

Introduction
The latest PCH firmware includes the latest stable version of nzbget - 0.4.1. The recent development versions of nzbget have few new features you may want to test on your PCH:

• TLS/SSL support;
• Categories;
• IPv6 support;
• New options "ParPauseQueue" and "PostPauseQueue", "ServerX.JoinGroup", "AppendCategoryDir";
  

Follow this guide to install the latest version 0.5.0-testing revision r219. Please note, that since that is a development version, it may have serious bugs.


Prerequisites
1) Firmware and NMT Apps from 22 August 2008:
Firmware Version : 01-17-080812-15-POP-402-000
NMT Apps Version : 00-17-080808-15-POP-402
Also works with later beta-versions.

2) Telnet-access to PCH.


PART I: Updating nzbget-server

1) Login via telnet to PCH.

2) Create temporary directory:

Code:

mkdir /share/temp

3) Change to the temporary directory:

Code:

cd /share/temp

4) Download nzbget-server version 0.5.0-testing revision 219:

Code:

wget http://ufpr.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/nzbget/nzbget-0.5.0-testing-r219-bin-nmt-mipsel.tar.gz

5) Unpack archive:

Code:

tar -xzf nzbget-0.5.0-testing-r219-bin-nmt-mipsel.tar.gz

6) Replace existing binary with a new one:

Code:

cp nzbget /mnt/syb8634/bin

Check if all steps worked:

Code:

ls -l /mnt/syb8634/bin/nzbget

You should have the following output:

Code:

-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root      1310620 Aug 31 18:48 /mnt/syb8634/bin/nzbget

Look at the timestamp of the file.


PART 2: Updating nzbget web-interface

1) Change to the temporary directory:

Code:

cd /share/temp

2) Download web-interface package version 1.1-testing-2 special archive configured for NMT:

Code:

wget http://ufpr.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/nzbget/nzbgetweb-1.1-testing-2-nmt.zip

3) Change to the directory where nzbgetweb is installed on NMT:

Code:

cd /mnt/syb8634

4) Unpack archive, overwriting existing files:

Code:

unzip -o /share/temp/nzbgetweb-1.1-testing-2-nmt.zip

Check if all steps worked:

Code:

ls -l /mnt/syb8634/nzbgetweb

You should have the following output:

Code:

-rwxr-xr--    1 508      500         18009 Aug 31 18:59 COPYING
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          340 Aug 31 18:59 ChangeLog
-rwxr-xr--    1 508      500          3053 Aug 31 18:59 README
-rwxr-xr--    1 508      500         13734 Aug 31 18:59 functions.php5
drwxr-xr-x    2 508      500          4096 Aug 31 10:53 images
-rwxr-xr--    1 508      500          5311 Aug 31 18:59 index.php5
-rwxr-xr--    1 508      500          1986 Aug 31 18:59 login.php5
-rwxr-xr--    1 508      500           458 Aug 31 18:59 logout.php5
-rwxr-xr--    1 508      500         22053 Jul 31 09:46 nzbget.conf_sample
-rwxr-xr--    1 508      500          4249 Aug 31 18:59 settings.php5
-rwxr-xr--    1 508      500         21372 Aug 31 18:59 status.php5
-rwxr-xr--    1 508      500          1698 Aug 31 18:59 style.css
-rwxr-xr--    1 508      500          1894 Jul 24 08:57 unpak.sh

Look at the timestamps of files.


PART 3: Configuring nzbget for encrypted connections

1) Open nzbget.conf in your favorite editor the same way you did this before;

2) Comment out the option DaemonUserName:

Code:

#DaemonUserName=nmt

This will cause nzbget-server to run under root account. This is neccessary, because OpenSSL-library creates temporary files in user's home directory. However the account "nmt" does not have a properly configured home directory.

3) Add option server1.encryption near other newsserver options:

Code:

# Encrypted server connection (TLS/SSL) (yes, no)
server1.encryption=yes

4) Change host and port according to your news-provider's documentation. In most cases you need to use port 563; the host-address may be the same as used for unencrypted connections or may be different. For example:

Code:

server1.host=nhxl.newshosting.com
server1.port=563

PART 4: Testing new setup

1) Restart nzbget-server by stopping it:

Code:

/mnt/syb8634/server/nzb stop

2) then starting it again:

Code:

/mnt/syb8634/server/nzb start

3) Use web-interface as usual to test if nzbget works.

PART 5: Q. and A.
Q) The timestamps in web-interface are in UTC-format. How can I change the format or remove timestamps at all?
A) Edit the option $log_time_format in the nzbgetweb configuration file (the file /mnt/syb8634/nzbgetweb/settings.php5);

Q) The combobox with categories has only two of them "video" and "music". How to add other categories?
A) Edit the option $categories in the nzbgetweb configuration file (the file /mnt/syb8634/nzbgetweb/settings.php5).

Q) Where do I get more info on new options "ParPauseQueue" and "PostPauseQueue", "ServerX.JoinGroup", "AppendCategoryDir"?
A) Look in description in file nzbget.conf.example. You should have the recent version in /share/temp or here.

Edit: corrected typos.

[Philos]

Put a link to this HowTo in the genaral HowTo

[robm]

Working my way through this, noticed a couple of typos (which cause a problem if cutting and pasting):

/share/temp in first few lines and /share/Temp later - Part 2, 4)
extra wget in Part 2 2)

Also, is there an easy way to go back to 0.4.1 (I am making copies of the original files)

[hugbug]

(09-01-2008 09:39 PM)robm Wrote:  Working my way through this, noticed a couple of typos

Thanks, corrected the post.

Quote:Also, is there an easy way to go back to 0.4.1 (I am making copies of the original files)

If you made a copy of original nzbget-binary and of nzbgetweb-directory, you just need to restore them and remove new options from nzbget.conf.
Another solution were to reinstall NMT Apps.

[robm]

Working great!
A request though, allow category subdirectories of the nzb folder (i.e. allow category to be chosen by location of nzb)

[geeb]

Anyone tried this on the A110 yet please?

[hugbug]

(09-01-2008 10:03 PM)robm Wrote:  A request though, allow category subdirectories of the nzb folder (i.e. allow category to be chosen by location of nzb)

Doesn't it work? It should.

[robm]

Doh!

It does indeed work, just assumed it wouldn't as it wasn't documented (anywhere I could find anyway).
Excellent work hugbug!

[robm]

Hugbug - nzbget has 'hung' a couple of times with the following error in the web interface:

ERROR: NZBGetWeb could not connect to NZBGet-Server.

Possible reasons include:
# NZBGet-Server is not running;
# IP/Port-settings are incorrect. Check "settings.php";
# Firewall is not properly configured.

Error-message reported by OS: Connection refused (146)

If I restart nzb via telnet, the download continues ok.

Anything worth checking, or is there a new test release worth trying?

[hugbug]

(09-10-2008 07:43 PM)robm Wrote:  nzbget has 'hung' a couple of times

A bug in system library libuClibc-0.9.28.so causes crashes in nzbget. That affects also the nzbget-binary included with firmware, not only the testing-version.

The solution is to install a different set of libraries as described in this guide - HOW-TO: Install nzbget from optware repository.

That will certainly fix the problem.

[robm]

Thanks hugbug - I will load the new libraries

[simonantonanton]

I get the following error:
ERROR Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:06:08 +0000 Could not initialize TLS library: //.rnd: input error

How can I solve this problem?

Update: When I try to download the following error appears "Could not establish secure connection: TLS handshake failed: Success"

[hugbug]

(09-28-2008 08:05 PM)simonantonanton Wrote:  How can I solve this problem?

Please folow the guide carefully. You need to comment out the option "DaemonUserName" (part 3 of how-to).

[simonantonanton]

(09-28-2008 08:54 PM)hugbug Wrote:  

(09-28-2008 08:05 PM)simonantonanton Wrote:  How can I solve this problem?

Please folow the guide carefully. You need to comment out the option "DaemonUserName" (part 3 of how-to).

I thought I did. But I missed something. :-) Solved!!!

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[simonantonanton]

Since NZBGet has been updated the free disc space stays zero.

How is this possible?
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NZBGet version 0.5.0-testing

uptime: 5:08:12
download time: 0:06:28
average download rate: 436 KB/s
total downloaded: 165 MB
free disk space: 0 MB

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