midgetspy/Sick-Beard
PVR & episode guide that downloads and manages all your TV shows observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 6014
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 675
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2855 stars · 1425 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Sick Beard is a self-hosted PVR application that automatically downloads, sorts, renames, and manages TV show episodes from usenet and torrent sources. It watches for new episodes, backfills missing ones, upgrades to better quality versions, and integrates with SABnzbd and media centers like XBMC.
Use cases
- automatically download new tv show episodes as they air
- rename and organize my tv library
- find and download missing episodes of shows I collect
- upgrade episodes to better quality when available
- send nzbs to sabnzbd automatically
- self-hosted pvr for usenet downloads
When to choose
- you need a lightweight Python-based PVR that runs on almost any platform
- you want simple usenet/nzb automation with SABnzbd integration
- you're maintaining a legacy Sick Beard setup
When to avoid
- starting a new install - the project is explicitly unmaintained; use Sonarr or an active fork instead
- you need modern torrent support or active bug fixes
- you're on Python 3 only, since it requires Python 2.5+
Facets
application · maturity abandoned
http-server workflow-automation scheduling media self-hosted entertainment python cross-platform self-hosted pvr usenet torrents tv-shows episode-downloader media-management sabnzbd deprecated automation web-server
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/midgetspy/Sick-Beard · fetched 2026-08-28 · d8443ce4eeca
- homepage: http://code.google.com/p/sickbeard/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5ebef9bb766f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| midgetspy/Sick-Beard | main | 23 |
For agents
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