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First run

Open http://your-server:3000 after the container is healthy.

1. Create the admin account

Set username and password for the web UI. Session cookies can be hardened later with SECURE_COOKIES=true behind HTTPS.

2. Usenet (Settings → Usenet)

Setting Guidance
Host / Port Provider NNTP endpoint (often 563 with SSL)
Username / Password Provider credentials
Max Connections At or below your plan allowance
Type Pool Connections for primary accounts
Use SSL On for remote providers
Storage group Optional — same label for resellers that share upstream storage

Click Test / Auto-tune when available. See Usenet settings.

3. WebDAV (Settings → WebDAV)

Setting Guidance
WebDAV User Dedicated username (default admin)
WebDAV Password Required for rclone, AIOStreams, and many players
Enforce Read-Only Leave on unless you need deletes from clients

Playback tuning (connections, pipelining, segment cache) lives on the same tab — see WebDAV settings.

4. Import strategy (Settings → SABnzbd)

Strategy Best for What to set
Symlinks — Plex Plex / real filesystem entries Rclone Mount Directory (e.g. /mnt/remote/nzbdav) + rclone sidecar
STRM Files — Emby/Jellyfin Emby/Jellyfin .strm playback Completed Downloads Dir + Base URL reachable by the media server

Copy the API Key from this page — *Arr download clients need it.

5. Smoke test

  1. Upload a small .nzb on the Queue page (or send one from an indexer).
  2. Wait until it reaches history / mounts under Explore → content.
  3. Open or download a video file to confirm streaming.

Active Reads

Overview Active Reads lists any WebDAV byte fetch. Sustained bandwidth with nobody watching often means rclone VFS thrash or media-server analysis.

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