SABnzbd simultaneous download

GregHouse · Post by **GregHouse** » July 28th, 2020, 5:41 pm

Hello.

Does anyone know if it is possible to make two simultaneous downloads through SABnzbd?

Thank you.

GregHouse · Post by **GregHouse** » July 28th, 2020, 7:52 pm

Or two instances of SABnzbd.

Post by **sander** » July 29th, 2020, 12:16 am

Why would you want that?

GregHouse · Post by **GregHouse** » July 29th, 2020, 12:44 pm

To download two NZBs at the same time. Before they go offline.

Post by **sander** » July 29th, 2020, 12:57 pm

GregHouse wrote: ↑July 29th, 2020, 12:44 pm To download two NZBs at the same time. Before they go offline.

Ah. I think that won't work. Reason:

Normal setup:
download A will download first, and finish after ... let's say 5 minutes. Download is limited by a certain factor: CPU, or Internet speed, or ...
download B will start download then, and finish after ... let's 5 minutes. Download is limited by the same certain factor: CPU, or Internet speed, or ...
So total 10 minutes
If downloads go offline in minute 5 - 10, you still have one download.

Dual-setup:
Both download will start at the same time, will compete/share the limiting factor, so at half speed.
Result: both downloads take 10 minutes.
If downloads go offline in minute 5 - 10, you have not one single complete download

So you'll be worse off.

Anyway: dual setup is possible: on your OS (Windows, Linux, MacOS) create two user accounts, and let each account run SABnzbd, the first one on default port 8080, the other on another port for example 8090 (start sabnzbd with -s 0.0.0.0:8090) . Bingo.

GregHouse · Post by **GregHouse** » July 29th, 2020, 4:00 pm

I understood. True.

Thanks for the tip of multiple users.

Cheers.

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