Let’s assume for a moment you already have followed our tutorial to install FlexGet on Ubuntu. Perhaps you took the Windows route instead and followed our guide to install FlexGet on Windows. You are probably wondering what to do now with this small yet useful software for your HTPC. If you already have an … read more
During this month we have been talking about how to install FlexGet on Ubuntu and add FlexGet to Windows, in order to take advantage of this lightweight console application. Despite its lack of graphic interface, which is being developed at the moment under the name FlexGet WebUI, learning how to … read more
One way to get more content on your Plex media server is downloading it and organizing it on your home server device. To this end, you could use software such as CouchPotato for Windows, or compare CouchPotato vs. Sickbeard, SickRage or Sonarr and take your pick on software to assist you with … read more
Earlier this month we taught you how to install FlexGet on Ubuntu home server. FlexGet is a tool that allows you to download media automatically to your home server. Since it is a very lightweight tool, it will not push your system capabilities to the edge. A graphical interface, or … read more
When choosing a downloader that will helps us get our content safely from the cloud to our home server, there are certain parameters that have to be met. Versatility, and being lightweight on resources, would be very valuable features in such a software. These are the main features of FlexGet, … read more
Monit can monitor SickBeard and notify you if it stops running for some reason. Setting up a completely automated home server is awesome. But what if one of your apps fails and you did not even know? You may be waiting for your movie or episode to be downloaded but … read more
Monit can monitor CouchPotato and notify you if it stops running for some reason. Setting up a completely automated home server is awesome. But what if one of your apps fails and you did not even know? You may be waiting for your movie or show to be downloaded but … read more
After editing over 200 files, 3000 lines of code, and 150 hours of hard work I am happy to announce the release of AtoMiC ToolKit 2.0. Many have praised the AtoMiC ToolKit for how easy it makes managing apps such as CouchPotato, SickBeard, Torrent clients, and more. After the initial … read more
AtoMiC ToolKit (Automated Media Center), automates home server software installation and maintenance. We have written in detail about how AtoMiC ToolKit works. In October 2015, I summarized several upgrades that were done to AtoMiC ToolKit, including support for Headphones and Mylar. Today, I happy to announce that it has received … read more