Readarr

App in the BluixApps catalog

What it is

Readarr is the *ebook + audiobook PVR in the Arr stack** — monitors author releases, grabs new books matching your quality profile, organizes by author/series/year. Books counterpart to Sonarr (TV) and Radarr (movies).

Still in active development (uses :develop branch), but production-usable for ebook automation.

What it's for

  • Automated ebook collection — new releases from tracked authors imported
  • Audiobook tracking — separate from ebook tracking, same author entity
  • Series completion — fill gaps in multi-book series
  • Format preferences — EPUB preferred over PDF, etc.
  • Library organization — Calibre / Audiobookshelf friendly structure

Who it's for

  • Ebook collectors with growing personal libraries
  • Audiobook listeners managing on Audiobookshelf
  • Privacy-conscious readers rejecting Amazon / Audible DRM
  • Self-hosted media enthusiasts completing the *Arr stack
  • Genre-specific collectors (fantasy series, hard sci-fi, etc.)

Why teams pick Readarr over alternatives

  • GPLv3 — fully open
  • Sonarr-family UX — familiar if you know Sonarr/Radarr
  • Audiobook + ebook unified — same artist entity, different formats
  • Quality profiles — preferences per format
  • Active dev — develop branch ships features regularly
  • Calibre + Audiobookshelf compatible — clean handoff

Integrations

  • Indexers — via Prowlarr (recommended) or direct
  • Download clients — same as other *Arr apps
  • Calibre / Calibre Web — ebook library + reader
  • Audiobookshelf — audiobook playback
  • Metadata — Goodreads, BookBrainz
  • Notifications — same as other *Arr apps
  • API — REST for programmatic mgmt

Notable users & community

  • 1.5k+ GitHub stars
  • Smaller community than Sonarr/Radarr but growing
  • Active r/readarr + Discord
  • LinuxServer.io Docker image maintained (develop branch)
  • Standard component in book-focused self-hosted setups

Tips & operations

  • :develop branch — Readarr stable doesn't exist yet; develop is the working branch
  • Goodreads dep — Readarr uses Goodreads metadata; account limits apply
  • Audiobook formats — m4b/m4a preferred over MP3 for audiobooks
  • Calibre + Readarr — Readarr can add to Calibre library automatically
  • Backup /config — Readarr DB + author tracking
  • Storage planning — audiobook collections can be massive (10s of GB per series)

What we ship in BluixApps

  • LinuxServer.io image: lscr.io/linuxserver/readarr:develop (no stable yet)
  • Volume layout: /opt/readarr/config, /opt/media/books, /opt/media/downloads
  • PUID/PGID 1000 default
  • Port 8787 exposed
  • Pairs with Prowlarr + Calibre Web / Audiobookshelf
  • HTTPS via Let's Encrypt reverse proxy
  • Backup hook covers /opt/readarr/config
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