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Auto start SickBeard at login on Mac OSX

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SickBeard is an automated TV Show downloader, which I’m using together with my Plex installation. Out of the box Sickbeard does not start automatically when you boot OSX. I found a solution by using Automator.

  1. Open Automator and choose a new Workflow
  2. Add a ‘Run Shell Script’ action
  3. Add to following script in the textbox: “/usr/local/bin/python /path/to/sickbeard/sickbeard.py -d”
  4. Save the workflow as an Application in the SickBeard application folder
  5. Goto System Preferences > Accounts > User > Login Items
  6. Add the Application you just created with Automator
Done. It’s that simple.