That's it, you're all set! For that reason, we're going to look at TVShows as it's Mac-only and very simple to use. If you'd like the additional features that TED provides, check out the Windows section above. The instructions will work just the same for Mac. To get started, first download TVShows and open it. If you have yet to install one, it will recommend Transmission and help you download it.
All that you really need to do to get it working at this point is start adding shows. To do that, scroll through the list or search it and click the "Subscribe" button. This will tell TVShows to watch for new episodes and download them as soon as they're available. When it finds a new episode, it will download a torrent file and open it in your default BitTorrent client.
Your BitTorrent client will then download that episode and it will be waiting for you on your computer without any effort on your part. While that's all you really need to do, TVShows also has some useful options. If you head into the preferences panel, you can set how often it checks for shows and also set the quality of the file. If you prefer HD, a p option is available. You can also set the folder it uses to save torrent files so you don't find them popping up somewhere you don't expect.
For both Windows and Mac, Sick Beard is the software of choice. You can also install Sick Beard on Linux, but we won't be covering that here although the Linux installation process is not much different from the one for Mac OS X. Sick Beard isn't as simple to set up as the software in the BitTorrent section of this tutorial, but it's still pretty easy and it provides much more advanced functionality.
It can also facilitate BitTorrent downloads as well as Usenet. First we'll take a look at installing Sick Beard on Windows which is very easy , then Mac OS X which is a little more work , and then take a look at how to use Sick Beard's web interface on any platform. Note: Before we get started, you should know that Sick Beard requires that you have Usenet access and you use SABnzbd as your Usenet binary downloader. It can work with BitTorrent as well, but we're only covering Usenet here.
If you haven't taken care of this already, read our guide on setting up Usenet , which will walk you through the entire process in three easy steps with video. Unzip Sick Beard to whatever folder you'd like it to live in it's really up to you , then launch the installed executable. There's really nothing to installing Sick Beard on Windows, so if you're a Windows user, you can jump down to the Using Sick Beard section below. Sick Beard isn't available as an executable for Mac, but installing the necessary software to run it and update it is very easy.
While the following instructions may seem a little daunting, especially if you're not comfortable with the command line, it's actually very easy. In most cases you should be able to complete the installation in just a few minutes. Here's how to do it. First, if you're not running Mac OS X You can try it, but we can't promise Sick Beard will run. If you are running Mac OS X Downloading and installing Git is very easy because it's packaged up for you.
You just double-click on the installer once you've downloaded it, run through the usual installer screens, let the installer do its thing, and then you're done. Cheetah requires a tiny bit more effort to install. Once terminal is open, type cd , a space, and then drag the folder containing Cheetah onto the terminal window. This should add the path to the Cheetah folder to command you've started typing. For most of you, it should look like this:.
Press enter, then type this command or just copy and paste it into your Terminal window :. Press enter and you'll be asked for your password. Type it in, press enter again, and then Cheetah will install.
You don't have to stop with television, movies, and music. A few other downloaders are at your disposal:. If that list doesn't cover everything you need, FlexGet provides a way to make your own, custom downloaders. All you're required to do is install it, tell it where to look, what to look for, and what to do with the files it finds. The installation process varies, so follow the instructions for your operating system. Install Python if you haven't already.
Yes, you really just need to run that and OS X will know what to do. Here's an example:. Paste the following into the file or just download this :.
FlexGet isn't useful unless you give it something to do. The app works with specific tasks written in YAML , which is a very simple, human-readable data format. The first line says "test task:" to identify that this is a task called "test. In the case of "Another Good Show," you'll notice that "quality: p" is designated to tell FlexGet to only look for p files for that show.
Finally, a download directory on the local machine is specified. The format is pretty simple to follow, but it will vary based on what you want to create. We can't get into every little option without writing an entire manual, and the creators of FlexGet already made one. Be sure to consult those configuration instructions for more help on creating your own config. To run any of the specified tasks, open up the command line in your operating system of choice and run the following command:.
You will, of course, want to replace "nameOfTask" with the name of a task in your config. If you set up everything properly, that task will run and you'll have your own, custom automatic downloader!
Extra bonus: Want to get all of this on your NAS? We've got a guide for that , too! Icons by Katsiaryna Shutterstock. The A. About Lifehacker Advisor Lifehacker Store. This option will append the label in our case Movies to the end of the label to ensure that we can keep series and movies separate.
The Renamer will clean up the names of the files that have been downloaded from the internet. It can clean up the names of both series and movies. If you do not i. Now click on Settings and ensure that the folders are correctly configured:. Now we need to configure settings for movies. Click on the word tvshows to change to the movie mode. Under the fetch folder option browse to the folder which contains your Renamer working folder. Under the Movies Archive option select the folder where your movies will end up before being copied to the media source folders.
Ensure that the web UI has been enabled as described here. If you have XBMC installed on a separate Windows machine you need to share the folders containing the media. I would suggest keeping it simple by creating two shares; one for TV shows and one for movies. Create a share linking to your video source on the XBMC machine. It is important to ensure that the share is writable and that guest access is allowed.
If you prefer to implement usernames and passwords you will need to map a persistent network drive. Robocopy is a robust Microsoft file copying utility. Here is a breakdown of the first command:. As soon as the process is working properly this setting can be removed.
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