Setup

Setup is two steps: tell the extension where monloader is, then pair the two.

1. Set the monloader URL#

In the extension’s options, enter the address your browser reaches monloader at, the way you’d type it in the address bar: http://localhost:8456 on the same machine, or something like http://192.168.1.20:8456 on your network. Plain http:// is fine at home.

2. Connect to monloader#

Click connect to monloader. Then open monloader in another tab, go to Settings -> pairing, and approve the request in the monsender extension block.

The options page then says “paired with monloader”, with a green dot. If it gave up waiting before you approved, click connect to monloader again and approve the new request.

Check it worked#

Click test connection. A green dot with the monloader and gallery-dl versions means you’re set. Anything else is covered in troubleshooting.

If you change the URL later#

The extension’s key belongs to the monloader that issued it, so saving a different URL forgets the key rather than send it to another server. Click connect to monloader again to pair with the new address.

Next: sending pages and images.