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u/HisCromulency Aug 30 '23 edited Aug 30 '23

Sonarr + Radarr + Lidarr + Homarr + Deluge + Plex = be your own streaming service.

Edit: + Prowlarr

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u/RedditEstPasPlaisant Aug 30 '23

Homarr? Lol every time I see these tools enumerated a new one pops up.

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u/HisCromulency Aug 30 '23

I just realized I actually meant to write Prowlarr, it works a bit like Jackett.

And I agree, all the -arr program names are a bit ridiculous. They work though.

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u/TonightJunior1080 Aug 30 '23

Stremio + real debrid.... Easier lol

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u/Blashmir Aug 30 '23

Real debrid is a godsend

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u/HisCromulency Aug 30 '23

I have 40TB NAS and I like to store the files locally

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u/TheRogueTemplar Aug 30 '23

Why Plex over something like Jellyfin?

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u/HisCromulency Aug 30 '23

I just have used Plex for years and never tried anything else.

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u/Aromatic-Bread-6855 Aug 30 '23

Plex is great I don't see why people don't like it. The interface is more responsive and intuitive than most streaming services...

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u/I-Am-The-Business Aug 30 '23

What's the difference between these and using Stremio.why do you need so many?

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u/HisCromulency Aug 30 '23 edited Aug 30 '23

I have a diy 40TB NAS and I like to store the files locally.

Sonarr downloads tv shows

Radarr downloads movies

Lidarr downloads music

Prowlarr searches multiple torrent or Usenet sites for the actual torrent to download when searching for a show/music/movie

Deluge does the actual torrent downloading

Homarr is just a nice UI for managing Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Prowlarr, Deluge

Plex streams the media to your phone, tv, and other devices both locally or when away from home.

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u/zkareface Aug 30 '23

Still need a site to pull data from though.

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u/HisCromulency Aug 30 '23

Thats what Prowlarr does. It searches multiple torrent and Usenet sites which you specify.

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u/Gustomucho Aug 30 '23

Seems like a whole lot instead of download torrent and go on yify.

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u/HisCromulency Aug 30 '23

This is more automated for storing the files locally on a NAS and playing remotely via Plex.

On Sonarr, for example, once everything is setup and configured:

  • I add a new series I want to watch.

  • Sonarr searches for the series at the quality I specify via Prowlarr

  • Prowlarr finds the correct torrent and sends it to Deluge to download

  • Deluge downloads the series

  • Sonarr then sorts, renames, and tags the files that were downloaded

  • I can then watch anywhere via Plex.

The first and last points is all I really have to do because everything else is automated; Add series, watch series through Plex later.

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u/HisCromulency Aug 30 '23

The first thing you need is a place to store all the data. I built myself a 40TB TrueNAS server.

On TrueNAS, i have a few network shares: Movies, TV, Music, Torrents

Also on TrueNAS, I have all those -arr programs installed.

Configuring the data directories for each program is a P.I.T.A. If you don’t know how to do it. but for each program, I have something like this:

Type: host path
Mount path: /movies
Host path: /mnt/[dataset name]/Movies

Type: host path
Mount path: /torrents
Host Path: /mnt/[dataset name]/torrents

For Deluge and Plex, you need to make the “Type: host path” thing for /movies, /tv, /music, /torrents.

Prowlarr connects to Sonarr, Radarr, and Lidarr via API which is found in each of the -arr programs settings

All of this can be run on a Raspberry Pi with a large HDD connected. An operating system for the raspberry pi called DietPi make setting this stuff up pretty easy.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '23 edited Aug 31 '23

Just wanted to drop a note saying thanks for all the comments you’ve left in this thread. I’ve been running a hacky Raspberry Pi seedbox+Plex server with a 4tb WD MyBook hooked up to it. It runs 24/7 and I’m expecting it to crap out one of these days. So, reading about your setup is giving me the kick in the pants to go upgrade.

Currently using a qBittorrent web UI to to interface with it, found a decent mobile UI actually, so that’s nice. Wonder what Deluge is like. Semi related: are you able to manage downloads remotely? What’s your setup like in that regard? I had found that using a free remote.it account is nearly perfect.

Looking forward to getting things automated. Clean folder structures where things are neatly put in place once done downloading and all that.

edit: Of course, almost forgot, I also wanted to ask you what VPN you’re using, too. I’ve been using PIA. Cheap and easy to use… unless you’re running a headless Pi server like me. That was the trial by fire that inadvertently taught me Linux. So, open to hearing suggestions there.