Tanis

Mobile SABnzbd bliss..

Geek stuff. Tanis is an iOS app that lets you take full control of a SABnzbd server from an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad.

Native app

Your queue and most recent download history in a single view. Pull to refresh, auto-refresh, the lot..

Search and download

Search, find and add NZB files straight to the queue. Advanced filter and history support.

Easy setup

Use a step-by-step wizard to add your server. It will even automagically grab the API key for you.

Accessibility

We've put extra effort into providing VoiceOver support..

In control

Pause, prioritize or edit queued binaries. Just some of the options.

Retina optimized

All graphics have been optimized for the iPhone 4 Retina display.

Blazing fast

Tanis uses the light weight JSON data format and renders the UI ultra fast.

Multi daemon support

Manage multiple servers, remote or local.

Tanis requires SABnzbd v0.5.0 or higher.

Tips & Tricks

Accessing SABnzbd with your iPhone

Configure SABnzbd to use hostname 0.0.0.0
Assign a static IP address to the machine that hosts SABnzbd
Configure your router to forward the SABnzbd port (default 8080) to the address of the SABnzbd server.

If you are uncertain how to configure your router, go to portforward.com and search your router by brand and model number.

Use the steps described for port forwarding the application "Apache". Just mind that you should use your SABnzbd port instead of Apache's default port 80!
Add a new server in Tanis with your remote IP address. Find out what this is by accessing the site whatsmyip.org

A better solution, to using your remote IP address, is to use a dynamic DNS service like DynDNS.
If you can't connect with Tanis using the above steps, check if you can connect using only 3G (by disabling wi-fi).

Installing SABnzbd

Download SABnzbd and follow these installation instructions
During the installation select I want SABnzbd to be viewable by any pc on my network.
Or manually change the SABnzbd Host setting to 0.0.0.0. You can find this under the General tab of the SABnzbd Config section.

FAQ

"I need support!?"

Need support, got a feature request or a question? Send us an e-mail, visit the SABNzbd forums or contact us on Twitter!

"But do tell me.. what is SABnzbd?"

It's is a populair binary newsgroup / usenet downloader that runs on Linux, Mac OSX and Windows. For more information you can read the SABnzbd Wikipedia page, or the official SABnzbd website

"Why on earth would I need an iPhone app like Tanis?"

You don't. By default SABnzbd has a web interface that you can use with Mobile Safari. But... we love iOS and most of the time prefer native apps. We think SABnzbd deserves a better native experience. We hope other people feel the same way..

"How about a true iPad version"

Yes.. we are working on it..

"Will you support other usenet software like SABnzbd?"

Not yet, but this might change in the future. We haven't found any software that matches the rich API provided by SABnzbd.

"Tanis... Tanis... WTF!??"

The design of the app is heavily inspired by the movie Pandorum. Tanis Probe Broadcast. Nuff said.