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    NZBGet on Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial)

add nzbget PPA & installing it

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:modriscoll/nzbget
sudo apt update
sudo apt install nzbget

create nzbget directory

sudo mkdir /var/lib/nzbget
add system group "nzbget"

sudo groupadd -r nzbget
add system user "nzbget"

sudo useradd -r -g nzbget -d /var/lib/nzbget -s /bin/false -c nzbget nzbget
copy over default config file to nzbget directory

sudo cp /usr/share/nzbget/nzbget.conf /var/lib/nzbget/.nzbget
set directory ownership

sudo chown -R nzbget:nzbget /var/lib/nzbget
sudo chmod -R 750 /var/lib/nzbget

copy systemd service file to according directory

curl -O https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/snapshot/nzbget-systemd.tar.gz
tar xf nzbget-systemd.tar.gz
sudo cp nzbget-systemd/nzbget.service /etc/systemd/system/

customize nzbget config /var/lib/nzbget/.nzbget

...
DaemonUsername=nzbget
MainDir=/home/myuser/Downloads/NZBGet
UMask=0002
WebDir=/usr/share/nzbget/webui
LockFile=/var/lib/nzbget/nzbget.lock
ScriptDir=${WebDir}/scripts
ConfigTemplate=/usr/share/nzbget/nzbget.conf
...

create nzbget download directory


mkdir /home/myuser/Downloads/NZBGet
sudo chown nzbget:nzbget /home/myuser/Downloads/NZBGet
sudo chmod 775 /home/myuser/Downloads/NZBGet

add yourself to to nzbget group

sudo adduser myuser nzbget
logout and log back in to refresh group assignments
start service

sudo systemctl start nzbget
try webinterface in browser

http://localhost:6789
user: nzbget
pass: tegbzn6789

if it worked, enable service

sudo systemctl enable nzbget