Terminal-Based NZBGet Control Made Simple

UsenetServer users running NZBGet on servers or minimal installations benefit from CLI-based operations. This reference enables task execution without the Web interface.

Useful Commands

• nzbget -D – Start daemon

• nzbget -Q – Exit the daemon

• nzbget -s – Print status output

• nzbget -L – Show queue

• nzbget -E – Clear errors

• nzbget -R all – Reload settings

• nzbget -o ControlIP=0.0.0.0 – Temporarily override IP binding

Status Check Sample

nzbget -s | awk '/Uptime/ {print $2}'

This returns the current uptime of the daemon.

Helpful Use Cases

• Queue cleanup scripts

• Disk monitoring via cron

• Custom config testing with -o flags

More at: Full Command Reference