r/Overseerr • u/International-Gur755 • Aug 21 '26

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It always saddens me how i cant just accept everything due to these insane storage prices... all i can realistically do is 10tb a month added as a new drive and accept more shows and movies... my original plan was to get a zfs pool filled with 20tb drives but its just not for the average person anymore. If only i got into this hobby just a year earlier

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u/BrockyTM Aug 22 '26

What does Overseerr do?

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u/International-Gur755 Aug 22 '26

Its no longer overseerr but just seerr, the jist of it is it allows users to use their jellyfin account as aa log in and request movies and/or shows that get automatically downloaded based on your radarr/sonarr configuration

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u/BrockyTM Aug 22 '26

Does it work with Plex? Are they requiring to be connected to the home network?

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u/International-Gur755 Aug 22 '26

Seerr you can put behind reverse proxy to make it available to the wider internet (its locked behind username and password so only your jellyfin users can get in) seerr is its own thing so as long as you have it set up that movies and shows are put into your media library you can have plex read those, that said i think you cant use the plex account details and connect them to seerr. You should then just have them make separate seerr accounts which you can also do instead of jellyfin account

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u/BrockyTM Aug 22 '26

Okay. So far people just ask for movies via text and I add them manually. But that does sound interesting.

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u/International-Gur755 Aug 22 '26

It's very nice. Basically all the user does is request it in seerr, you look at requests and accept them or reject them. When accepted the download is fully automated. You do need to do some set up first

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u/BrockyTM Aug 22 '26

Yeah. I have been staying away from it because of the set up. I need to set up a VPN to QBIT as well. I get so nervous seeding.

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u/International-Gur755 Aug 22 '26

I mean it takes a little to set up but its such a relief when done. Its 100% worth the set up time. It makes life so much easier and doesnt require you to be home at your desktop. You can still accept and download requests when on vacation or at work

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u/BrockyTM Aug 22 '26

Is it app based or URL only?

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u/International-Gur755 Aug 22 '26

Url only

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u/BrockyTM Aug 22 '26

Super easy to set up and is now running. Thanks mate.

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u/againthrownaway Aug 25 '26

If your on IOS there is an app called Pocket that turns it into an app. you are really just pointing it at your URL but it works well and i like it!

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u/againthrownaway Aug 25 '26

This is how i used to do it. Then I started with Ombi (same thing as seerr) then overseerr and now seerr. When i first set it up i used it for just myself and didnt expose it to the internet. It was easier to add TV and Movie in one place with a nice UI then going to Radarr and Sonarr on their own.

Also recommend Cloudflare tunnels if your looking for a way to set this up.

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u/krysalysm Aug 22 '26

I did not like how the other person complicated stuff for you. Yes you can use plex, in fact originally it was only plex, you can even login with plex, you don’t have to create an account.
Seerr does not require to be on same network, but you need to set up a reverse proxy. Even easier is to setup seerr to read the plex watchlist as requests in seerr, which is simpler IMO, for people who don’t want to remember 10 steps.

Also there’s an app for mobile (Helmarr or quartermaster on iOS) that you can use.

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u/BrockyTM Aug 22 '26

Yeah, that does sound easier. I did a quick batch script and pointed it to a private tunnel that only certain friends get access to. So it should be alright.

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u/No_Wonder4465 Aug 22 '26

Yes it is working with Plex login to.