Windows Server 2008 Core

[kram091]

I've been running sabnzbd on my desktop but planning to move it to a VM on a server I just set up. I set up the server as a Server Core installation and now wondering if anyone has or knows if it's possible to run sabnzbd on Server Core?

I realize this is an out there question, but figured it wouldn't hurt to ask.

For anyone that doesn't know what Server Core is but is curious, it's basically a version of Windows Server that strips out the GUI and has to be run entirely from commands (or remote admin tools). If the performance of sabnzbd suffers from being in a VM, I'll probably just do a full installation.

[sander]

You will get the most definite (and probably quickest) answer by trying it on your Server Core machine. FWIW: I run SABnzbd on my headless, non-GUI Linux system on a VPS.

[kram091]

Thanks - was able to get this running, no sweat!

For anyone that stumbles into this later, it's as easy as starting the exe. I'd recommend installing on a standard Windows installation (server or desktop) so you can use a web browser to configure everything (remember to setup for remote access), then copy the sabnzbd.ini to your Server Core installation. Add firewall rules. I'd also recommend starting up as a scheduled task (http://wiki.sabnzbd.org/windows-scheduled-task).

[shypike]

Running it as a service makes it more robust.
This is due to the SabHelper service, that will restart SABnzbd should it crash or hang up.

[sander]

Thanks - was able to get this running, no sweat!

For anyone that stumbles into this later, it's as easy as starting the exe. I'd recommend installing on a standard Windows installation (server or desktop) so you can use a web browser to configure everything (remember to setup for remote access), then copy the sabnzbd.ini to your Server Core installation. Add firewall rules. I'd also recommend starting up as a scheduled task (http://wiki.sabnzbd.org/windows-scheduled-task).

No need for a GUI on the server: with no sabnzbd.ini available, just start the setup wizard like this:

sabnzbdplus -s 0.0.0.0 -b0

and point the browser of your own computer to http://<IPaddress>:8080 to follow the wizard.