SickChill is an open-source program that automatically downloads TV shows and keeps track of the watched episodes. It is a fork of the popular SickBeard program and has replaced it due to issues with the original program's development.
In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing SickChill on Linux Mint Latest.
Before installing any new software, it's always a good idea to update your system's package list and upgrade all installed packages to the latest versions.
Open the Terminal on your Linux Mint and run the following commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade -y
To install SickChill, you need to have Git and Python installed on your system. If you already have them installed, you can skip this step.
Run the following command to install Git and Python:
sudo apt install git python -y
To install SickChill, we need to clone the repository from GitHub. Open the Terminal and run the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/SickChill/SickChill.git ~/.sickchill
SickChill configuration files need to be modified before starting the service. To create a configuration file, run the following commands:
cd ~/.sickchill
cp config.ini.sample config.ini
Now, open the configuration file for editing:
nano config.ini
In this file, you will configure your SickChill setup. The defaults should work fine, but you may want to change some settings that suit you better.
When finished with the configuration, save and exit the file by pressing CTRL + X, followed by Y and Enter.
Once you've configured SickChill, you can start the service by running the following command in the Terminal:
python SickChill.py --daemon --nolaunch --datadir ~/.sickchill
You should see a message in the Terminal similar to the following:
SickChill - https://github.com/SickChill/SickChill
Based on SickBeard - https://sickbeard.com
Branch: master Commit: 09345c233eef50a11b76635b63a690a9c1a47f53
Starting SickChill...
Loading configuration from /home/user/.sickchill/config.ini
SickChill has started, and should now be available at: http://localhost:8081
Now that SickChill is up and running, you can access its web interface by opening a web browser and entering the following URL:
http://localhost:8081
Alternatively, you can access the web interface from another device on your network by using your server's local IP address instead of "localhost."
In this tutorial, we showed you how to install SickChill on Linux Mint Latest. If you encounter any issues during the installation, please check the official SickChill documentation for further assistance.
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