Installing and making Transmission bittorrent webui (just the daemon) work on headless Ubuntu Server can be a headache but this Transmission webui install script automates transmission installation and basic configuration. No permission denied error, no data found error, and unable to save resume file. You may be familiar with our … read more
Recently, I shared a brief comparison of Digital Ocean vs Synthesis vs GoDaddy and why switched to Digital Ocean’s VPS. Running my WordPress site on Digital Ocean’s VPS definitely made my site faster and more responsive than any other hosting solutions I have tried. On top that, I have the … read more
SickBeard has been the king of automatic Show downloaders, but in this post, I am going to introduce SickBeard alternative called NzbDrone (nka Sonarr) and present a basic feature comparison of NzbDrone vs SickBeard. As you may know both SickBeard and NzbDrone are PVRs for newsgroup users and can releases … read more
After 2 months of searching and comparing GoDaddy vs Synthesis vs Digital Ocean, my quest to find a web host that meets my needs has officially ended, at least for now. With the redesign and re-branding of htpcBeginner, I have been looking for a web host that is not only … read more
In a few days Trusty Tahr will be released into the wild around April 17th, 2014. So I decided I will start writing a series of posts on how to setup a home server using Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr Server Edition. To start of this post shows, how to install … read more
Ubuntu Server 14.04 Trusty Tahr was announced in October 2011 and believe it or not April 17th, 2014 is almost here. The focus for this 20th release of Ubuntu has been on developing an operating system that works on devices of almost all sizes: smartphones, tablets, TVs, and smart screens. … read more
This post explains how to install Qouch app on iOS devices, including iPhone and iPad, to remotely manage your SABnzbd downloads, Sick Beard TV shows, and CouchPotato movies. In my posts on how to configure Sick Beard and CouchPotato, I mentioned using Qouch as a way of remotely managing SABnzbd, … read more
Having covered the step-by-step installation of Sick Beard on Ubuntu, in this post I present an automatic 1-step Sick Beard Installer script for Ubuntu. For simplicity, I am going to call this script AtoMiC Sick Beard Installer (Automated Media Center). Update (April 2015): AtoMiC Script has evolved into AtoMiC ToolKit … read more
This post is a shootout of OpenELEC vs Xbian, with OpenELEC overclocked to the same level as Xbian. In my recent comparison of Xbian, OpenELEC, and Raspbmc (Part 1 and Part 2), it was clear that Xbian was the fastest and most responsive operating system for Raspberry Pi media centers. … read more