Radarr

App in the BluixApps catalog

What it is

Radarr is the movie counterpart to Sonarr — the *Arr stack's PVR for films. Monitors releases, grabs movies matching your quality profile, organizes by year + edition, triggers Plex/Jellyfin refresh on import.

Forked from Sonarr in 2017 specifically for movies (vs Sonarr's series-centric architecture). Now the de-facto self-hosted movie automation tool.

What it's for

  • Automated movie collection — new releases imported in correct format
  • Quality upgrades — auto-upgrade SD → HD → 4K over time
  • Multi-edition tracking — director's cut, theatrical, extended versions
  • Wishlist management — track upcoming theatrical releases
  • Library organization — Plex/Jellyfin-friendly folder structure

Who it's for

  • Cord-cutters with movie collections on Plex / Jellyfin / Emby
  • Cinephiles with thousands of titles tracked
  • Multi-user households with shared movie libraries
  • Privacy-conscious viewers preferring local libraries to streaming
  • 4K HDR enthusiasts needing quality-profile discipline

Why teams pick Radarr over alternatives

  • GPLv3 — fully open
  • Sonarr-compatible workflow — if you know Sonarr, Radarr is identical
  • Multi-quality profiles — different formats per genre/director/whatever
  • Active development — frequent releases
  • Strong ecosystem fit — Prowlarr + Bazarr + Overseerr/Jellyseerr
  • Metadata via TMDB — better than IMDb scraping

Integrations

  • Indexers — via Prowlarr (recommended) or direct
  • Download clients — Transmission, qBittorrent, Deluge, SABnzbd, NZBGet
  • Media servers — Plex, Jellyfin, Emby (auto-refresh)
  • Subtitles — Bazarr companion
  • Notifications — Discord, Slack, Telegram, Apprise, custom webhook
  • Request management — Overseerr / Jellyseerr
  • Metadata — TMDB primary, IMDb fallback

Notable users & community

  • 11k+ GitHub stars
  • Standard component in self-hosted media stacks
  • Active r/radarr + Discord
  • LinuxServer.io Docker image maintained
  • Featured in nearly every self-hosted media guide

Tips & operations

  • Quality profile naming — clear names; "1080p HD Bluray Remux" beats "Profile 3"
  • Use Prowlarr — centralized indexer mgmt
  • Same media path everywhere — Radarr + Plex + Bazarr should agree on /movies path
  • Hardlinks for space — link downloads → library instead of copying
  • API key in env — needed by Bazarr / Overseerr / Prowlarr integrations
  • Custom formats — Radarr's custom format system handles dedup + quality scoring

What we ship in BluixApps

  • LinuxServer.io image: lscr.io/linuxserver/radarr:latest
  • Volume layout: /opt/radarr/config, /opt/media/movies, /opt/media/downloads
  • PUID/PGID 1000 default
  • Port 7878 exposed
  • Co-installs cleanly with Sonarr (shared /opt/media/downloads)
  • HTTPS via Let's Encrypt reverse proxy
  • Backup hook covers /opt/radarr/config
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