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Docker - Media Server - Sonarr - Configure Download Clients

Configure Download Clients

Navigate to Settings → Download Clients.

In Download Clients:

  • Click on the Plus button.

Click on one of the buttons to add that type of Download Client:

  • If adding a Download Client that supports the Usenet click on the Usenet buttons.
  • If adding a Download Client , click one of the Torrents buttons

NOTE: The other buttons can also be used if needed.


Add Download Client SABnzbd

  • Name: SABnzbd.
  • Enable: Checked.
  • Host: 172.19.0.38. This is the ipv4_address as defined for SABnzbd in the Dockerfile.
  • Port: 8080: This is the Port as defined for SABnzbd in the Dockerfile.
  • Url Base: <blank>.
  • API Key: Get the API Key from the Security section of SABnzbd. For this setup, go to SABnzbd.
  • Username: <blank>.
  • Password: <blank>.
  • Category: tv.
  • Recent Priority: Default.
  • Older Priority: Default.
  • Use SSL: Not Checked.
  • Client Priority: 1. This is set to 1, as the top priority Usenet Download Client.
  • Click Save.


Test that SABnzbd is working

Click on the Test button at the bottom:

During the test, the button will change as:

If successful, the button will show:


Add Download Client NZBGet

  • Name: NZBGet.
  • Enable: Checked.
  • Host: 172.19.0.37. This is the ipv4_address as defined for NZBGet in the Dockerfile.
  • Port: 6789: This is the Port as defined for NZBGet in the Dockerfile.
  • Url Base: <blank>.
  • Username: nzbget.
  • Password: tegbzn6789.
  • Category: Series.
  • Recent Priority: Normal.
  • Older Priority: Normal.
  • Add Paused: Not Checked.
  • Use SSL: Not Checked.
  • Client Priority: 2. This is set to 2, as I prefer SABnzbd to which I have set this as 1.
  • Click Save.


Test that NZBGet is working

Click on the Test button at the bottom:

During the test, the button will change as:

If successful, the button will show:


Add Download Client Transmission

  • Name: Transmission.
  • Enable: Checked.
  • Host: 172.19.0.32. This is the ipv4_address as defined for Transmission in the Dockerfile.
  • Port: 9091: This is the Port as defined for Transmission in the Dockerfile.
  • Url Base: <blank>.
  • Username: admin.
  • Password: admin.
  • Category: <blank>.
  • Directory: <blank>.
  • Recent Priority: Last.
  • Older Priority: Last.
  • Add Paused: Not Checked.
  • Use SSL: Not Checked.
  • Client Priority: 3. This is set to 3, as I prefer SABnzbd to which I have set this as 1, followed by NZBGet which I have set as a 2.
  • Click Save.


Test that Transmission is working

Click on the Test button at the bottom:

During the test, the button will change as:

If successful, the button will show:


Completed Download Handling

  • Enable: Checked.
  • Remove: Checked.


Failed Download Handling

  • Redownlad: Checked.
  • Remove: Checked.


Remote Path Mappings

Click on the Plus sign and add in each of these:

All information obtained from the Dockerfile for each of the Download clients: Transmission, NZBGet and SABnzbd.

  • Host: From the ipv4_address in the Dockerfile.
  • Remote Path: Obtained from the
  • Local Path:
HostRemote PathLocal Path
172.19.0.32/var/lib/transmission-daemon/downloads//downloads/transmission/downloads/
172.19.0.37/downloads/downloads/nzbget/downloads/completed/
172.19.0.38/config/Downloads/complete/downloads/sabnzbd/config/Downloads/complete/


docker/media_server/sonarr/configure_download_clients.txt · Last modified: 2020/07/15 10:30 by 127.0.0.1

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