Features

ngPost

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This page is a feature overview. For setup-oriented pages, use Configuration, History and resume, or VPN support.

Feature areas:

• Security and privacy
• Posting workflow
• Automation and packaging
• History and recovery
• Performance and reliability

Scoped VPN Support

• Isolated Tunneling: Only ngPost traffic is routed through the VPN, leaving the rest of the system unaffected.
• OpenVPN & WireGuard: Native support for both backends.
• Per-Server Routing: Enable VPN on a per-server basis.
• Auto-Connect/Disconnect: Automatic VPN management based on queue activity.
• Available since v5.3.0. See the VPN Support page for more details.

Article Header Obfuscation

• Full obfuscation using UUIDs for the subject and message ID, with a random poster.
• Note: If the NZB file is lost, the post cannot be found on Usenet or indexers.
• Secure method with no need for file obfuscation or passwords.

Advanced NFO Management (v5.2+)

• Keep NFO Visible: Option to keep the .nfo extension visible even when using filename obfuscation. This allows indexers to identify the content more easily while keeping the main data secure.
• Copy NFO with NZB: Automatically copy the original .nfo file next to the generated NZB file, facilitating manual uploads to indexers.

Posting Queue

• Prepare multiple posts while others are uploading.
• Ability to cancel pending posts.

Post Automation

• Scan a folder and automatically post each file/folder after compression.
• Accessible via the --auto command-line option or the "Auto Posting" tab in the GUI.

Compression and Par2 Generation

• Compress using RAR or 7zip with random name obfuscation and password protection.
• Generate par2 files before posting.
• Auto-detection: For AppImage and Windows, the application automatically detects embedded rar and par2 binaries.

Structured Post History & Resume (v5.4+)

• SQLite database: posts are recorded in a structured database with full traceability down to the individual article (replaces the old CSV POST_HISTORY file).
• Article-level resume: re-post only the articles that failed or were lost, with a fresh Message-ID — no need to re-upload the whole archive.
• NZB regeneration: rebuild a complete NZB file from the history at any time, including from the CLI.
• History GUI tab: browse posts, view statistics charts, and manage resumes; multi-selection and the Del key remove entries.
• Full CLI control: list, inspect, regenerate and resume from the command line (--history, --history_show, --regenerate_nzb, --resume_list, --resume_post, …, plus --json for scripting). See the History and resume page.
• Legacy CSV import: existing CSV history is imported automatically on first launch (original file preserved); a manual --history_import_csv is also available.
• Archive passwords: stored in the history by default, masked in the UI/CLI/exports, and included in regenerated NZBs only on explicit request (--include_password).

Par2 Command Line Options

• Bundled with ParPar as the default redundancy engine (on Windows, par2cmdline and MultiPar are shipped as fallbacks); users can also point to another tool such as MultiPar.
• Configure using the PAR2_PATH/PAR2_ARGS keywords in the config file (or --par2_path / --par2_pct on the command line).

File and Server Support

• Supports posting of multiple files and folders.
• Multiple server connections supported, configurable via the config file or HMI.
• SSL support for connections (OpenSSL 3.x supported).

Multi-threading Capabilities

• Distribute connections across several threads.
• Default thread count based on system cores, customizable by the user.

Efficient Article Preparation

• Articles are prepared on the main thread using yEnc encoding.
• Upload threads are optimized with two articles ready in advance per connection.

Asynchronous Sockets

• Utilizes asynchronous sockets within upload threads.

Disk Access Minimization

• Files are opened once in the main thread and processed sequentially.
• Articles are distributed across all connections to avoid multiple files being open simultaneously.

Poster Generation

• Generate a random poster or use a fixed one if desired.

NZB File Features

• Generate NZB file after preparing posts.
• Add metadata, such as a password, to the NZB header.

Error Handling

• Retry posting articles with a different UUID in case of errors.
• Reconnection attempts made on socket errors using retry parameters.

Interruption Management

• Handle interruptions by generating an NZB file with posted files.
• Unposted files are listed for easy reposting and manual NZB file concatenation.
• Proper closure of the application in CMD during interruptions.