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Docker:Media Server:Sonarr
Sonarr is a PVR for Usenet and BitTorrent users.
It can monitor multiple RSS feeds for new episodes of your favorite shows and will grab, sort and rename them.
Configure Sonarrr
Enter http://172.19.0.30:8989 into a browser.
NOTE: This IP address is specified in the Dockerfile.
Modify as required.
Click on the Settings button.
There is multiple areas to configure:
Configure Media Management
Navigate to Settings → Media Management.
In Episode Naming:
- Rename Episodes: Checked.
- Replace Illegal Characters: Checked.
- Standard Episode Format: {Series Title}.S{season:00}E{episode:00}.{Episode Title}.{MediaInfo VideoCodec}.{Quality Title}. Change this as required.
In Folders:
- Create empty series folders: Checked.
- Delete empty folders: Not Checked.
In Importing:
- Episode Title Required: Always.
- Skip Free Space Check: Not Checked.
- Minimum Free Space: 100.
- Use Hardlinks instead of Copy: Checked.
- Import Extra Files: Not Checked.
In File Management:
- Ignore Deleted Episodes: Not Checked.
- Propers and Repacks: Prefer and Upgrade.
- Analyse video files: Checked.
- Rescan Series Folder after Refresh: Always.
- Change File Date: None.
- Recycling Bin: <blank>.
- Recycling Bin Cleanup: 7.
In Permissions:
- Set Permissions: Not Checked.
- File chmod mode: 0644.
- Folder chmod mode: 0755.
- chown User: <blank>.
- chown Group: <blank>.
In Root Folders:
- Click on Add Root Folder button, and select Tv.
NOTE: This Tv folder is connected with the actual path where your TV shows exists.
This Tv folder is the virtual directory within the Sonarr docker container.
The following line from the Sonarr section in the Dockerfile connects this Tv directory to the /home/peter/Documents/nas_tv_shows/ in this example.
The rw at the end of the line indicates to allow Read and Write to that directory.
- Dockerfile
- /home/peter/Documents/nas_tv_shows/:/tv:rw
Configure Profiles
Navigate to Settings → Profiles.
In Quality Profiles:
- No Change.
- If you prefer Sonarr downloading different quality media, then either modify one of the existing profiles, or click on the plus sign at the end to create one that suites.
In Language Profiles:
- No Change.
- The default of English is the language of media that is wanted.
- If you want media in a specific language then either modify one the existing English profile, or click on the plus sign at the end to add a language that suites.
In Delay Profiles:
- No Change.
- The default of Usenet under the Protocol heading is preferred above using Torrents.
- The default of No delay is kept.
- If you want to change the preference to Torrents, or the Delays then edit as required. Click on the button icons on the right to edit, or create additional profiles if needed.
In Release Profiles:
- No Change.
- Click on the plus sign if you want to add in a Release Profile.