How to install pyLoad under Ubuntu 20.04

1. Adding Key Server

gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 16126D3A3E5C1192
gpg --keyserver hkp://subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 16126D3A3E5C1192

2. Installaing packeges and dependencies

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:launchpad/ppa && sudo apt-get update
apt-get install -y python python-crypto python3-pycurl python-openssl tesseract-ocr libmozjs-68-0 libmozjs-68-dev
sudo apt-get install -f

3. Download and install pyLoad

wget https://github.com/pyload/pyload/releases/download/v0.4.20/pyload-cli_0.4.20_all.deb
sudo dpkg -i pyload-cli_0.4.20_all.deb

You can restart configuration over cli with:

sudo python /usr/share/pyload/pyLoadCore.py -s

Start pyLoad

sudo pyLoadCore or with sudo python /usr/share/pyload/pyLoadCore.py

Run PyLoad in Background

nohup python /usr/share/pyload/pyLoadCore.py &

Start pyLoad as Service:

Edit:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/pyload.service

Add/Replace with following lines:

[Unit]
Description=pyLoadCore Download Manager
After=network.target

[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python /usr/share/pyload/pyLoadCore.py --config=/root/.pyload
WorkingDirectory=/opt/pyload
Restart=always
User=root
Group=root

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target

systemctl

sudo systemctl daemon-reload  # Reload systemd to apply the changes
sudo systemctl start pyload   # Start the pyload service
sudo systemctl enable pyload  # Optional: Enable on boot
sudo systemctl status pyload  # Check status

Adding new user:

sudo python /usr/share/pyload/pyLoadCore.py -u

Config Files Location:

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/root/.pyload

PyLoad Path:

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/opt/pyload