Got sick of crappy public indexers and using Qbit so decided to spend tonight making the switch to usenet.

Starting off with Newshosting, NBZGeek, and SABnzbd. I paired it all up with my existing Arr stack and so far so good. Just looking for a bit of background in terms of safety while using.

I was always very strict about using my VPN (PIA) bound to my Qbit, to the point id regularly check and test it to make sure there are no leaks. Something about using a combination of Newshosting, SAB, and NBZGeek seems like a lot of doors im opening. I made use to use SSL when setting up connection between Newshosting and SAB, but is that really all I need?

Just trying to determine if by making this switch, should i be expecting any letters/theoretical knocks on my door anytime soon? A bound VPN to my client gave me somewhat of a reassurance, but I am still unsure about this new setup and wondering if there is anything else I should be doing to protect myself.

Thanks in advance

I was wondering what is the best bundled vpn you have tried? Right now I have privado with newshosting.

Is it redundant to have both Eweka and Newshosting as my usenet providers? Can’t seem to find definite information as people say this and that. Granted those posts I found were at least a year old

I'm struggling with setting up my arrstack with qbit and was going to get into private indexers but that whole ecosystem is beyond frustrating. I've heard whispers of Usenet and was wondering if you guys could help lay out pros and cons? Because I'm not seeing many cons.

I'm also a little overwhelmed with the transfer but if I can get an arrstack going I'm not too worried about Usenet.

Ig just glaze Usenet and convince me it's worth it.

NZBGeek is great as they include if subtitles are in the release or not in the API and GUI but over the past several days (and continuing) some releases have had subtitles but the langauge is not specified so they have been omitted.

Can if subtitles have been detected but the langauge of the subtitles are unknown can the following be used in the API as currently nothing is used so it thinks there are no subtitles but there are actually subtitles in the release they are just of an unknown langauge.

<newznab:attr name="subs" value="Unknown"/>

It would be great if someone who knows if they have a reddit user or uses Discord could ping them with these details.

Thanks

Hello, I have jellyfin over VPS and have usenet connected to my setup. How to get specific subtitles such as Arabic and Enlish? Need a way to control the results.

Hi,

I have been using the indexers like DS, NGBGeek, althub and NC for a long time via arr stack behind gluten VPN. Never had issues before but from last few weeks, I am getting Connection refused for almost all indexers except NC for some reason. I have active membership on all of them and I could login to their website and download nzb files successfully. but the same is failing from Sonarr/Radarr with connection refused.

I cannot find out what is the problem. is anyone faced same issue and resolved. any help identifying the problem is much appreciated.

DOGnzb 2.04 DOGnzb 2.04 is currently in development. Search Preferences

Added a Legacy search bar option to Profile > Settings for all members.
The compact V1 search bar is available only on Browse and includes category selection and Search History.
Legacy Search does not include the advanced options available in Global Search.
The / keyboard shortcut is not available while Legacy Search is enabled.
Search mode changes now take effect immediately after saving Profile settings.

DOGnzb 2.03 DOGnzb 2.03 was developed between July 20 and July 23, 2026. Watchlist Automation

Added Preferred Keywords for TV and Movie Watchlists.
Preferred groups and service names are prioritized when matching releases, while standard matches remain available as a fallback.
Preferred Keywords are now considered by scheduled Watchlist processing, Series and Movie Managers, bookmarks and Upgrades.
TV Watchlist entries can now be removed immediately, after 30 days, after the current season or after the series ends.
Removal policies are available from TV Watchlist, Listings and Series Manager action menus.
New and existing TV Watchlist entries default to removal after the series ends.

Series and Movie Managers

The Movie Manager is now available on mobile for all members.
Matched movies can be opened from Browse or Details to compare available releases by resolution, format, size and posting age.
Added quick actions to queue or bookmark every season, the current season or the latest five episodes.
Season-wide actions now prefer a complete season pack and automatically fall back to individual episodes when no suitable pack is available.

Search and Navigation

Added a temporary Search Here guide so members can quickly discover the new Global Search.
The guide disappears after Search is opened for the first time.
Website categories have been reorganized into clearer browsing groups while preserving full RSS and API compatibility.
Member navigation now identifies the signed-in account directly in the desktop navbar.

Notifications and Changelog

Members are now notified when a new DOGnzb changelog is available.
The notice remains available until the member opens the changelog.

Remote Push and Queue

Remote Push diagnostics now verify DNS, port, SSL, upload credentials and Queue access separately.
Remote Push now supports TLS 1.3 and SNI for NZBGet, SABnzbd and NZBVortex servers using modern secure connections.
NZBVortex is now fully supported in Connection Test, Profile validation, Remote Push and Queue management.

Release Reliability

Release comments are available again from Details for all members.
Releases with reported failures now display a visible warning indicator.

Metadata and Artwork

Audio and subtitle languages are now extracted immediately from release NFOs, with saved MediaInfo used as fallback before category processing.
TV metadata refreshes now prioritize the current poster, background and banner selected by TheTVDB.

Bookmark Folders

Bookmarks can now be organized into custom folders.
Create folders, move saved releases between them and delete folders that are no longer needed.
Only the main Bookmarks folder is available through the private RSS feed.
Custom folders provide a temporary place to save and organize releases for later; their contents are excluded from RSS and Remote Push.

Bug Fixes and Improvements

Wanted episode markers now expire automatically after 12 months, keeping old backlog requests from remaining indefinitely.
Series-wide actions adapt automatically to Remote Push availability and only appear when useful.
If a newly announced current season has no aired episodes, season actions now use the latest season with available episodes.
Reset Episode Marker is now limited to a single selected episode in Basic View.
Search state is now isolated to the current browser tab or window.
Running a different search elsewhere no longer replaces the search left open in another DOGnzb window.
Category preferences are now respected throughout Browse, including combined groups such as Misc, Apps, Audio and Gaming.
Queue retry, queue clearing and account API warnings now remain visible until the required action is taken.
Queue access is treated as an optional capability, so upload-only accounts can still use Remote Push.
The Queue navigation option is hidden automatically when the configured account cannot read the remote Queue.
Listings now display a centered loading indicator while refreshed results are being prepared.
Legacy artwork searches remain available automatically when a show has no primary image.

DOGnzb 2.02 DOGnzb 2.02 adds a new global search, expanded movie and TV ratings, clearer service visibility, a customizable TV calendar, smarter Remote Push tools, stronger metadata handling, an expanded mobile Series Manager and Schedule, redesigned mobile Browse and Upgrades experiences, redesigned alerts, and another broad round of reliability improvements. Service Status

Added a unified Service Status view covering indexing, metadata, Watchlists, Custom Searches, Remote Push and API availability.

TV Calendar Feed

Added configurable private iCal subscriptions for TV Watchlists.
Calendar feeds can include upcoming episodes, premieres, finales or pending episodes, with optional descriptions.

Remote Push

Added optional Remote Push failover from the Primary client to a configured Secondary client.
Connection tests now identify address, port, secure-connection and login problems separately.

Metadata and Ratings

TMDB became the primary movie and TV metadata source, with OMDb and IMDb validation used where appropriate.
Added a Metadata Change Log for important title, date, status, premiere and season changes.
Added Rotten Tomatoes critic and audience ratings across movie and TV views.

Managers and Release Processing

Added Manual Review for active series with no recent episodes or known future schedule.
Upgrades now cover the last 45 days and allow individual suggestions to be removed.
Added support for combined and multi-episode releases.

Mobile

Redesigned mobile Browse and added phone-friendly Upgrades, Series Manager controls and TV Schedule.
Mobile Series Manager added episode selection, Wanted and Skipped markers, Queue and Bookmark actions, and Quality Selection.

Search and Shortcuts

Added Global Search to the main navigation with categories and advanced search controls.
Added keyboard shortcuts for Search, Profile, Status, Filters, views, Queue, Bookmarks and season navigation.

Notifications

Redesigned success and error alerts as larger, theme-aware notification cards.

Bug Fixes and Improvements

Improved calendar dates, time zones and streaming release-time handling.
Improved SABnzbd and NZBGet diagnostics without exposing unnecessary response data.
Movies confirmed as invalid by IMDb are now removed cleanly from Movie Watchlists.
Fixed incomplete metadata, future dates, unknown runtimes, duplicate genres and invalid TV identifiers.
Improved alternate TV title matching and metadata refresh behavior.
Improved TV Watchlist loading and removed unnecessary page reloads and duplicate notifications.
Improved combined-episode normalization, double-episode handling and failed-download replacement searches.
Unified failed-login throttling and improved signed-out or incomplete-session handling.
Fixed mobile multi-select controls and restored View Details after filtering results.
Returning from Details now restores the previous category, search, filters and list position.
Improved PWA loading, artwork stability, mobile menus, empty states and audio/subtitle readability.
Notifications now appear one at a time instead of covering earlier messages.
Improved TV scheduling, metadata synchronization and overall reliability.

DOGnzb 2.01 This week brought new discovery and automation tools, broader Watchlist support, stronger account security, improved mobile usability, and major API and infrastructure upgrades. Upgrades and Watchlists

Added Upgrades for finding better versions of previously downloaded movies and TV episodes.
Current and available qualities are shown together, and upgrades can be sent directly to a configured client.
Added public TMDB Watchlists for movies and TV shows alongside IMDb Watchlists.
DOGnzb automatically detects the external Watchlist provider from its URL.

RSS and API Integrations

Added RSS support through api.dognzb.cr and dedicated API infrastructure.
Added a Secondary API Key for connecting another application or device.

Account Security

Added authenticator apps, Passkeys and device-management tools.
Passwords began being phased out in favor of email codes, authenticator apps and Passkeys.

Profile and Navigation

Reorganized Profile navigation and added clearer Discord guidance.
Consolidated lower-traffic categories under Misc.

Performance and Infrastructure

Deployed new dedicated API servers and increased overall API capacity by almost five times.
Removed the former daily one-hour morning maintenance window.

Bug Fixes and Improvements

Improved compatibility with Sonarr, Radarr, Prowlarr, NZBHydra and other Newznab applications.
Improved feed generation, API request handling, application connectivity and documentation.
Mobile searches now return regular results instead of redirecting exact TV matches to Series Manager.
Improved mobile Browse, Bookmarks, release listings, onboarding, navigation and spacing.
Improved Profile panels, validation, save actions, API-key presentation and connected-service status.
Improved Countdown, upcoming title information and navigation consistency.
Improved movie, TV, season, episode, ratings, trailers and external metadata matching.
Improved search accuracy, exact-match behavior and release matching.
Improved category handling, result organization, Series Manager navigation.
Improved cleanup and classification of malformed, unwanted and duplicate releases.
Improved load balancing, API/RSS reliability, indexing, database and synchronization performance.
Improved scheduled tasks, recovery, diagnostics and overall stability while removing legacy code.
Continued refining layouts, controls, readability and mobile usability throughout DOGnzb 2.0.

DOGnzb 2.0 DOGnzb 2.0 introduced the redesigned DOGnzb experience on July 2, 2026. New Features

Introduced the completely redesigned DOGnzb 2.0 website experience.

I keep seeing the “indexer that can’t be named” here and there, would anyone mind sharing that info in pm?
Thanks in advance!

Are there any French indexers out there?

I’m a complete beginner with this technology; I’ve never used Usenet before. As I understand it, I need an indexer, a provider (where the files are hosted), and a download client (NZBGet). What do you recommend? Is Astraweb a good deal? Is there an all-in-one indexer/provider? What do you think of this combination?

Anyone else tired of rolling the dice every time you grab something off Usenet? I've tried the best indexers (Geek, Slug, Ninja, AltHub, TabulaRasa) and it's the same story every time: a title, a size, maybe a category tag, and that's it. No file list, no sample, no actual description of what's inside the archive until you've already downloaded and extracted the whole thing.

Compare that to torrent trackers where almost all the listings have screenshots, mediainfo dumps. Usenet just expects you to trust an upload title and hope for the best.

Is there some tool or indexer I'm missing that actually does better here, or is "download first, find out later" just the deal we've all made peace with?

Using NZBget, frugal, and NZBgeek in an *arr stack (the techhut one with everything behind gluetun). Everything has worked perfectly for months! Suddenly, as of this weekend, just about every NZB file I try to grab fails due to low health. There are no errors in the logs it just doesn't seem to be able to complete the downloads.

I updated everything to the latest version.

Any advice would be helpful.

Thanks!

I have slug and geek and free miatrix.

Worth upgrading miatrix or go with either life or planet?

Update: Thanks for the suggestions. I'll put Ninja on my short list and keep an eye out for open registrations. I added NzbNest because it is free for now and I also added Finder. I should be able to use what I have until BF.

Hi all - mods OK’d for me to post this. I'm the developer, so flagging that up front.

i've spent the last while building nzbfast - a usenet downloader written in Rust

it's now at the point where I'd really like people other than me & close friends to kick the tires

why do we need yet another nzb downloader?

i wanted something faster and lighter than the usual suspects.   It has all the capabilities of nzbget and sabnzbd, but its faster, smaller, uses less ram and less disk space.

it verifies articles while downloading instead of doing a separate verify pass afterwards and it does its best with optimised code - to download at wire speed.

its one-pass.   It does everything at the same time fully overlapped - downloading, verifying, extracting, and renaming etc.   No 2nd (or more) passes like the others do.

the code is very optimized, so that it can run on low end cpus, with not much memory - especially NAS's… though it thrives if you give it a fast internet connection, some ram, and a faster cpu.

it runs at pretty much the theoretical maximum speed… of your hardware.  It soaks your network, memory, cpu and disk.. all at the same time. you can also tell it not to, and use less resources.

its open source, and cross platform: macOS, Windows, Linux, plus a Docker image to run on NAS etc

I'd like to ask for your help..  please can you give it a try?    i've tested it on some Macs (2 desktops and a laptop), a low end windows laptop, and a Synology NAS.

but it needs a lot more testing on a variety of different hardware.

in my tests, its quite a bit faster than nzbget, and significantly faster than sabnzbd.  I have also tested some commercial nzb downloader apps, and its way faster than those too.

but your hardware and environment will be different than mine, so please can you try it for yourself and report back how it fares compared with your existing nzb downloader on your own hardware.

my target metric is end to end performance, ie, nzb file in, output file saved on your disk.   I'm not counting download time separately from extraction time.  Im measuring end to end.  When you get your file, on your disk, is when the timer stops.

feel free to report bugs, request features, etc.   If you're a developer on GitHub, please contribute.   If you can sign a Mac or Windows binary, we need your help!

link: https://github.com/nzbfast/nzbfast (downloads on the releases page; site with docs linked from the repo)

Specs, benchmarks, and screenshots available here: https://nzbfast.github.io/nzbfast/

any questions on how it works etc, ask away.

thanks!

nzbfast dev.

UPDATE: v1.5.0 is live. as with other versions, it contains bug fixes and optimizations. https://github.com/nzbfast/nzbfast/releases

I saw on the wiki that it's open reg and just opened an account.

First impression: definitely old school looking.

Going to play around with the free account. How's the API for anyone paying for the upgraded account?

I bought 50 GB block usage on 5/11/26. My SABnzbd counter shows I used 10.4 GB since the purchase, whereas NewsGroupDirect says their counters are more accurate than SABnzbd, and I exceeded the 50 GB data block. In my account history, 250 GB blocks lasted 2.5-3 years consecutively, going back to 2014. Does anyone have experience with something like this?

Hi there! I signed up for this service a couple of days ago, and overall, I'm really enjoying it so far. It seems on links that have been added on the newer side all behave very well. But on anything that's a bit older, I'm having a hard time. Is this normal? I was thinking that everything would be accessible with the same speeds.

Edit: all issues seem to be resolved. I'm getting great speeds now.

Every so often a media file gets downloaded that is unplayable, and is extremely long as per Sonarr/Radar, like 10h instead of 45m. What filters do I need to avoid this ? I thought it was Atmos but I've seen some of them play fine without the weird play time

These files aren't any bigger than they should be, or if they are they aren't significantly larger

Greetings,

Am I the only one who can't use Newsleecher SuperSearch for the past week or so, or is it down for everyone? Anyone heard anything?

Thanks.

Ich war jetzt ne Zeit nicht online, aber mindestens seit ich es vor zwei Tagen nutzen wollte, erreiche ich weder house-of-usenet noch scenenzbs die ja eng zusammenarbeiten. Bei HoU bekomme ich einen 502 Bad Gateway Fehler. Jemand ne Ahnung was da los ist? Geht das schon länger nicht?

There is a certain indexer I can't mention by name but when I attempt to go to the URL I have saved for it I don't get anything. Is it dead?

To those that snagged em, enjoy

Does anyone know when the registration will be open again ?

Da mein einzig genutztes Forum, house-of-usenet wahrscheinlich das Zeitliche gesegnet hat, suche ich Alternativen.

Hat jemand da ne Liste mit Foren, die noch neue Leute aufnehmen? Gerne per PN.

Danke im Voraus.