Usenet Downloads
New in v6.0
Usenet download support is new in v6.0. It sits alongside the existing File Downloads (GetComics) flow — it is not a replacement.
A third source arrived in v6.3
DC++ Downloads joined GetComics and Usenet in v6.3. All three are ranked together by Source Priority, and adding a DC++ client does not affect your Usenet client.
CLU can now download comics from Usenet (newsgroups) in addition to the Direct Download site. The whole system mirrors the metadata-provider design you already know: you add a download client, add one or more indexers, and set a Source Priority that ranks Usenet against CLU's other download sources.
How it fits together
Usenet support has three pieces, all configured from the new Download Clients tab in Settings:
| Piece | What it is | Docs |
|---|---|---|
| Download client | The app that actually downloads and assembles NZBs — SABnzbd or NZBGet. | Adding a Download Client |
| Indexers | One or more Newznab indexers that CLU searches for releases. | Adding Newznab Indexers |
| Source Priority | The ranking that decides which source — GetComics, Usenet or DC++ — is tried first for auto-download. | Source Priority |
Once configured, Usenet is wired into manual search on the series page, the Wanted Issues page, and nightly auto-download. See Searching & Grabbing for the day-to-day workflow.
Requirements
To use Usenet downloads you need:
- A Usenet provider account (your news server — this is what your download client connects to).
- A download client — SABnzbd or NZBGet — reachable from CLU.
- At least one Newznab indexer with an API key.
Usenet provider vs. indexer
These are two different services. Your provider stores and serves the articles; your indexer tells CLU where a release lives. You configure the provider inside SABnzbd/NZBGet, and the indexer inside CLU.