Lidarr
Lidarr is a music collection manager for Usenet and BitTorrent users. It can monitor multiple RSS feeds for new tracks from your favorite artists and will grab, sort and rename them. It can also be configured to automatically upgrade the quality of files already downloaded when a better quality format becomes available.
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Initial SetupInstalling Lidarr is easy. Simply issue the following command from SSH:
This command will configure lidarr for your master user.
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How to AccessOnce setup, lidarr will be available at the link https://<hostname.ltd>/lidarr
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Service ManagementLike all box configured applications, you can manage Lidarr via SSH with box with start, stop, restart, enable and disable commands.
- Status
- Start
- Stop
- Restart
- Enable
- Disable
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ConfigurationOut of the box, Lidarr comes with very little configuration. Following are some basic tasks to help get your client up and running:
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Add a new artist (and your first root directory)- At the left, click
Add New
underArtist
. - Search for an artist and then click on them.
- Under
Root Folder
, clickAdd new path
. - Type or click on the directory to use. Click
Ok
. - Click
Add <Artist Name>
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Connect download clientsTo add a download client, go to Settings > Download Client
. Make sure Advanced Settings
are shown and click Add Client
.
To add a download client, go to Settings > Download Client
. Make sure Advanced Settings
are shown and click Add Client
.
- ruTorrent
- Transmission
- Deluge
- nzbGet
- qBittorrent
Name: rTorrentrTorrent host: 127.0.0.1Port: 443URL Path: /rutorrent/plugins/httprpc/action.phpUse SSL: ONUsername: <your username>Password: <your password>Add label to torrent: TV (or anything else you desire)Optional - Downloaded files location: <custom directory>
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Add an indexer with JackettLidarr only supports a few trackers out of the box, but the indexers can be expanded by using the application Jackett. To add an indexer with Jackett, use the following steps.
note
By default, when receiving the torznab feed from Jackett, it will need to be modified to be connected with the application. The default link looks like:
We need to edit this link to remove https and add the port number. Thus, if your port number was 12345
, your edited URL would look like this:
- Go to
Settings > Indexers
and click+
to add a new indexer. - Under
Torrent
chooseTorznab
- Use the settings:
- Click
Test
. If all is good, clickSave
.
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Other tasksYou may wish to further alter your setup by setting quality profiles or setting up post-processing so that media is automatically transferred to your Lidarr library when your torrents are completed. If you need further help, you can refer to the Lidarr Wiki.