Radarr — Guide — Felhom.eu ← Apps Radarr Films download and file themselves ● Running radarr.tester4.test Open ↗ Files ↗ What is it for? Films are downloaded and filed on their own A wish list - films land in your library when they appear Quality rules, and an upgrade when a better copy shows up Works with Jellyfin/Plex and with download clients Details and cover art are fetched on their own First steps Open radarr.tester4.test and create your own sign-in Add your indexers (or use Prowlarr) Search for a film and add it to your list When you are done, press „Done, I set it up” on the dashboard Before you start An external hard drive is needed to keep the media files on A download client is needed (qBittorrent, for example - installed separately) Access to an indexer is needed for searching Add your first film Radarr finds and downloads a film as soon as it is available. In the menu on the left, under „Movies”, select „Add New”. Type the title of the film and select the right result. In „Root Folder”, choose the media/movies folder of the drive you want the film on. In „Tags”, type the tag of that same drive, for example hdd-1. Without a tag the film gets no download client. Leave „Start search for missing movie” ticked and select „Add Movie”. When does it search? Radarr searches only once a film may be available. When you add a film, „Minimum Availability” sets when the search starts. „Announced” and „In Cinemas” search early, and often find nothing. „Released” is the safest: it searches once the film is out for home viewing. Follow a download Downloads run in the background, so you can close the page. The „Queue” tab of the „Activity” menu shows what is downloading now. When a film is done, Radarr moves it into the film's folder by itself. Plex and Jellyfin see it there. The „Calendar” shows when a film you watch for comes out. When something does not work Radarr tells you itself when something is wrong. Look at the „Status” tab of the „System” menu: the „Health” part lists the problems. The „Download Clients” page of the „Settings” menu shows the download clients the box connected. If nothing is found, look at the „Indexers” page in Prowlarr: you need at least one source. Frequently asked questions Where does Radarr download from? From the sources (indexers) you add in Prowlarr. The box connects the two, but it neither provides nor suggests a source: that is your choice. Do I have to set up the download client and the folders? No. For every drive, the box connected the installed download clients (qBittorrent, Transmission), the root folder and the tag. You only add the film. Why is the same file in both the torrents and the movies folder? It does not take double space: it is one file with two names (a hardlink). The download client can keep sharing it, and your library stays tidy. It downloaded, but it is not in the library. Why? Radarr does not import if less than 10 GB would be left on the drive. The box set this: „Settings”, „Media Management”, „Minimum Free Space”. Free up some space and it goes on at the next check. Does it suggest films? Yes: the „Discover” page shows ideas based on the films you have, and you can add one from there with a click. What may I download? Only content you have the right to, for example films in the public domain. Documentation Official documentation ↗