Sonarr

Automatic TV show download manager for Usenet and BitTorrent

Replaces

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Overview

Sonarr is an automated TV series management tool that monitors RSS feeds from Usenet indexers and torrent trackers, grabs new episodes as they release, and renames/sorts them into your library. It integrates with download clients like SABnzbd, NZBGet, qBittorrent, and Deluge. A calendar view tracks upcoming episodes, and quality profiles allow automatic upgrade when better releases appear. It is the de-facto standard in the *arr media automation stack.

Setup and operations guides

Use these practical guides to plan the deployment, security, backups, and recovery work behind this project.

Sonarr Docker Compose Setup: Stop Broken Imports Before They StartRun Sonarr for an authorized television library with honest image support boundaries, consistent paths, backups, and reversible updates.Read the guide Plex Docker Compose Setup: Preserve Metadata and Hardware TranscodingDeploy Plex with durable metadata, deliberate networking, optional hardware transcoding, and a tested backup and rollback path.Read the guide

Where it falls short of Netflix

Requires separate download client, indexer, and media server; not a standalone solution.
No built-in content streaming or playback; purely a download manager.
Initial configuration of indexers, profiles, and download paths has a steep learning curve.
Dependent on availability of content on Usenet or torrent trackers, which is not guaranteed.

We list the gaps honestly so you can decide if the trade-off is worth owning your data.