Use SABnzbd Anywhere with This Portable Setup Guide

Want to run SABnzbd from a USB stick or external drive? This guide walks you through making SABnzbd fully portable on Windows so it works across multiple PCs without local installation.

How to Set Up SABnzbd Portably with Newshosting

1. Create a folder on your USB or external drive for SABnzbd’s data.

2. Configure all directories with paths relative to the INI file location.

3. Use the -f parameter to direct SABnzbd to the INI file.

4. Run SABnzbd with a fixed address like 127.0.0.1 and a consistent port such as 8080 or 8088.

5. Use the included portable.cmd script:

   portable.cmd -s 127.0.0.1:8080 -f path/to/sabnzbd.ini

6. Adjust firewall settings as needed to allow SABnzbd communication over ports 119, 563, and your web interface port.