Usenet Apps UnRaid v5 Plugin

[Benni-chan]

Hi folks,

 

just wanted to let you know, that I'm working on a little plugin to start/stop SabNZBd, SickBeard and Couchpotato from the UnRaid webinterface.

This is just to start and stop the programs. You have to have the apps already installed. (Maybe there could be an autoinstall in a future version).

Also this plugin includes all dependencies needed for sabnzbd.

 

Attached is a screenshot of the interface (note: the picture is of an older development version. the interface has slightly changed).

 

As of now, I release this as a very alpha product. You can test it at your own risk. It should(!) work fine, but who knows...

 

To install, download the file and copy it on your flash drive into the folder "extra". if you don't have this folder, create it.

with the next boot of your machine, the plugin and the sabnzbd-dependencies will be installed.

if you don't want to reboot, telnet into your unraid and run this command:

 

installpkg /boot/extra/usenet_apps-0.2-i486-unRAID.tgz

 

to configure the plugin, simply go into the unraid webinterface -> utils -> Usenet Apps

Here you can enable the apps, you want to control with this plugin. Also select the user which should run the apps (i.e. root or nobody). (the folders and all files of the apps should be owned by this user!)

after you enabled the apps, you have to configure the path to the apps.

Note: This Plugin doesn't install the apps for you (yet). It can only start/stop them.

 

to run the apps at system start, add following lines to your go script

echo "/boot/custom/usenet/sabnzbd.sh" | at now +1 minute
echo "/boot/custom/usenet/couchpotato.sh" | at now +1 minute
echo "/boot/custom/usenet/sickbeard.sh" | at now +1 minute

 

Download:

v0.1 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5662200/usenet_apps-0.1-i486-unRAID.tgz

v0.2 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5662200/usenet_apps-0.2-i486-unRAID.tgz (MD5: a5c78c0887c7a03f3a8b9b3e58736814)

 

Note: This Plugin is and will be for UnRaid v5 only! (when the final plugin system is released, this will of course be updated).

 

Only tested with UnRaid v5b10.

 

Thanks:

Stokkes (gave me the idea with his plex plugin (which i also studied to find out, how to do this))

Romir (for the SabNZBd Dependencies package)

 

ToDo:

Change owner of apps according to user setting

install/update apps (at least sabnzbd, the others have their own update function)

 

Changelog:

v0.1: initial release

v0.2: quick fix for table styling bug when using simple features gui

[Stokkes]

This looks familiar

 

Great idea, but personally, I would split them up. Individual plugins for packages and let the user choose which ones he wants.

[Benni-chan]

yes, i used your plugin kinda as a template 

 

i thought about splitting it up. maybe i really will split it up later. till then i have built in a switch to disable any component. the status is only shown for enabled components.

and i believe, that most people use all three apps

[SCSI]

This is great!

 

Stokkes, are these plug-ins a preview of the plug-in system for unRaid 5? Your Plex plugin was the first one I encountered the was implemented in a new way with the unraid system.

[prostuff1]

This is great!

 

Stokkes, are these plug-ins a preview of the plug-in system for unRaid 5? Your Plex plugin was the first one I encountered the was implemented in a new way with the unraid system.

 

The plugin system has not even really been implemented.  The true plugin system will be more than the current ones you see.

[SCSI]

This is great!

 

Stokkes, are these plug-ins a preview of the plug-in system for unRaid 5? Your Plex plugin was the first one I encountered the was implemented in a new way with the unraid system.

 

The plugin system has not even really been implemented.  The true plugin system will be more than the current ones you see.

 

I see. Can't wait to see and use the upcoming plugin system. Thanks prostuff1 for chiming in.

[christuf]

@Benni-chan

 

Can't wait for you to release this... happy to assist in beta testing.  PM me if you need any assistance.

[AndyPanerai]

Great news

 

Can we test ? hope it will be released soon.

 

Thanks

[Benni-chan]

just posted first alpha version (see first post). in my tests, everything worked fine.

if you encounter any problems, just let me know

[savestheday]

Thanks for this!

Only problem I see is misalignment in Google Chrome  & Safari on the Mac

 

[Benni-chan]

ok, that's funny, because i use chrome on the mac, too.

 

but i will have a look at it

 

edit:

in your screenshot it looks like you are using the simple features plugin.

i don't have that plugin running, so maybe there is a problem.

 

i will install it and have a look around

[Benni-chan]

ok, just posted a quick fix for the table bug when using simple features gui.

should look ok now

[savestheday]

ok, just posted a quick fix for the table bug when using simple features gui.

should look ok now

 

Thanks for the update but the new package isn't working at all:

 

Verifying package usenet_apps-0.2-i486-unRAID.tgz.

gzip: stdin: unexpected end of file
Installing package usenet_apps-0.2-i486-unRAID.tgz:
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:
WARNING:  Package has not been created with 'makepkg'
Package usenet_apps-0.2-i486-unRAID.tgz installed.

 

That's what I get when I install it.  Any ideas?

[Benni-chan]

i'll have a look at it, once i'm at home.

maybe you downloaded it, while i was still uploading. try to download it again.

 

Edit:

I just uploaded it again (to make sure, the file is ok) and tested it again.

It works fine on my station.

control the md5 checksum, if it still doesn't work: a5c78c0887c7a03f3a8b9b3e58736814

[peter_sm]

Hi,

Can't start this with nobody, but root is OK, what can cause that ?

 

//Peter

[Benni-chan]

try to add this to your go script (or simply run the command, to test it)

 

usermod -s /bin/bash nobody

 

also make sure, that the apps are owned by nobody (or the user, under which they are run)

 

chown -R nobody:users /path/to/apps

[peter_sm]

Thanks,

 

It's looks like it's OK now to start the app with user nobody.

 

//Peter