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--- systems:media_server:install_docker [2025/05/20 00:40] – [Configure the Prowlarr service] peter
+++ systems:media_server:install_docker [2025/05/20 08:36] (current) – [Do an initial run] peter
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 ====== Systems - Media Server - Install Docker ======
+Docker will be installed, together with some useful media-related docker containers, including:
+  * **Prowlarr** is an indexer manager, offering complete management of indexers with no per app Indexer setup required.
+  * **Sonarr** manages TV shows.
+  * **Radarr** manages Movies.
+  * **Readarr** manages Books (ebooks and audiobooks).
+  * **Bazarr** manages Subtitles.
+  * **Sabnzbd** manages NZB files.
+  * **qBitTorrent** manages Torrents.
+  * **JellyFin** Streams media.
+----
 ===== Install Docker =====
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 <WRAP info>
-**NOTE:**  The 1000:1000 is usually the first user.
+**NOTE:**  The 1000:1000 is usually the first user created on the system.
   * Check the contents of **/etc/passwd** and **/etc/group** files.
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-# PROWLER
+# PROWLARR
 #
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 <code bash>
 sudo docker-compose up -d
-sudo docker-compose stop
-sudo docker-compose rm
 </code>
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-===== Configure the various services =====
+===== Configure qBittorrent service =====
-==== Configure qBittorrent service ====
+==== Ascertain the initial temporary password ====
 qBittorrent will initially be using a temporary password only.
-Check the logs for the qbittorrent container.
+  * To ascertain what this temporary password is, check the logs for the qbittorrent container.
 <code bash>
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 ...
 The WebUI administrator username is: admin
-The WebUI administrator password was not set. A temporary password is provided for this session:
+The WebUI administrator password was not set. A temporary password is provided for this session: blahblah
 ...
 </code>
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-Log into qbittorrent
+==== Log into qbittorrent ====
-Visit http://localhost:8080 and log on using details provided in container logs.
+Visit http://localhost:8080 and log on using the details provided in the container logs.
+----
+==== Set a permanent password ====
 Navigate to **Tools -> Options -> WebUI -> change the user and password** and check **bypass authentication for clients on localhost**.
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 ===== Configure the Prowlarr service =====
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   * Navigate to **Settings -> Download Clients -> + symbol -> Add download client**.
   * Choose qBittorrent.
-  * Enter the port number matching the WebUI in docker-compose for qBittorrent (default is 8080) and username and password that you configured for qBittorrent in previous step.
+  * Enter the port number matching the WebUI in docker-compose for qBittorrent (default is 8080), with the Username and Password that you configured for qBittorrent in the previous step.
   * Host - This may need to be changed from **localhost** to the IP address of the host machine.
-    * Check what the IP Address is on the host system with <code bash>ip address<code>
+    * To check what the IP Address is on the host system run: <code bash>ip address</code>
   * Return to the 'qbittorrent' URL.
   * Click the **Test** button at the bottom to make sure you get a green **tick**.
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+===== Configure the Sonarr service =====
+  * Visit http://localhost:8989.
+  * Navigate to **Settings -> Media Management -> Add Root Folder**, and set the root folder to what it is on the right side of the colon in the **volume** config line for Sonarr.
+    * In the docker-compose file it is {MEDIAPATH}Sonarr/tvshows:/data/tvshows
+    * Therefore, set **/data/tvshows** as the root directory.
+  * Navigate to **Settings -> Download Clients**, and click the **+ symbol**.
+  * Choose qBittorrent and repeat the steps from Prowlarr.
+  * Navigate to **Settings -> General**, and scroll down to the **API key**.
+  * Copy this key, and then go to **Prowlarr -> Settings -> Apps**, and click the **+ - Sonarr**, and paste the API key.
+  * The host might also have to be changed from **localhost** to IP address of the Host.
+  * Click the **Test** button, near the bottom, to see if a green 'tick' is shown.
+  * Navigate to **Settings -> General**, and switch to **show advanced** in top left corner.
+  * Scroll down to **Backups** and choose **/data/Backup** (or whatever location is in the docker compose file for Sonarr backups.
+    * This is currently ${MEDIAPATH}Sonarr/backup:/data/Backup, hence we set **/data/Backup**, as that is on the right side of the colon.
+----
+===== Configure the Radarr service =====
+  * Visit http://localhost:7878
+  * Navigate to **Settings -> Media Management -> Add Root Folder**, and set **/data/movies** as the root folder
+  * Navigate to **Settings -> Download clients**, and click the **'+'** symbol, choose qBittorrent etc. - basically same steps as for Sonarr
+  * Navigate to **Settings -> General**, and scroll down to the API key.
+    * Copy the API key.
+  * Navigate to Prowlarr, and same way as in sonarr.
+  * Navigate to **Settings -> General**, switch to **show advanced** -> Backups, and choose **/data/Backup** directory.
+----
+===== Configure the Lidarr service =====
+  * Visit http://localhost:8686
+  * Follow the same steps as for the above applications.
+----
+===== Configure the Readarr service =====
+  * Visit http://localhost:8787
+  * Follow the same steps as for the above applications.
+----
+===== Configure the Homarr service =====
+  * Visit http://localhost:7575
+  * Return to Prowlarr and click **Indexers** at the top right.
+  * Click **Add indexer**, and search for preferred indexes.
+    * Good indexes include **rarbg** and **yts**, but try others...
+  * Test and Save.
+  * Click **Sync App Indexers** icon (next to **Add indexer**).
+  * Navigate to **Settings -> Apps** and this should show in green **Full sync** next to each application.
+----
+===== Configure the JellyFin service =====
+  * Visit http://localhost:8096
+  * Add media library in Jellyfin matching folders configured in the **docker-compose.yml** file, so in Jellyfin you should see them as:
+<code>
+/data/Movies
+/data/TVShows
+/data/Music
+/data/Books
+</code>
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**  These locations should match the right side of the config in the Jellyfin **volume** configuration.
+If the volume configuration looks like this:
+<code>
+    volumes:
+      - ${MEDIAPATH}Radarr/movies:/data/Movies
+      - ${MEDIAPATH}Sonarr/tvshows:/data/TVShows
+      - ${MEDIAPATH}Lidarr/music:/data/Music
+      - ${MEDIAPATH}Readarr/books:/data/Books
+</code>
+then on the container match the right side from the colon, e.g. /data/Movies, /data/TVShows etc.
+</WRAP>
+----
+===== Configuration is complete =====
+All docker contains are configured.
+----
+===== Add Movies or TV to download =====
+Add any media, such as Movies in radarr or TV Shows in sonarr etc., and click **search all** or **search monitored**, which will trigger the download process.
+  * Check QBitTorrent which should show the downloading...
+----
+===== References =====
+https://wiki.servarr.com/docker-guide
+https://prowlarr.com/
+https://docs.linuxserver.io/images/docker-prowlarr/
+https://discord.sonarr.tv/
+https://radarr.video/discord
+http://reddit.com/r/sonarr
+http://reddit.com/r/radarr