Install: Radarr

1. URL
2. Settings
   1. General
   2. Media Management
   3. Download Client
      • NZBGet
      • ruTorrent
   4. Indexers
      • NZBHydra2
      • Jackett
   5. Connect
      • Torrent Cleanup
      • Plex Autoscan
3. Movies Path
4. API Key

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1. URL

• To access Radarr, visit https://radarr.yourdomain.com

2. Settings

i. General

1. Go to "Settings" -> "General".

2. Set "Advanced Settings": Shown

Start-Up

• "Bind Address: *

• "Port Number": 7878

• "URL Base": blank

• "Enable SSL": No (SSL is handled by Nginx-Proxy)

• "Open browser on start": No

Security

• "Authentication": Forms (Login page) (can also be set to Basic (Browser popup))

• "Username": your Radarr username

• "Password": your Radarr password

Proxy Settings

• "Use Proxy": No

Logging

• "Log Level": Debug

Analytics

• "Enable": No (your preference)

Updates

• "Branch": nightly or develop

• "Automatic": Off

Save

• Click "Save".

ii. Media Management

1. Go to "Settings" -> "Media Management".

2. Set "Advanced Settings": Shown

Movie Naming

• "Rename Movies": Yes

• "Replace Illegal Characters": Yes

• Colon Replacement Format: Delete

  Note: You could use Replace with Space Dash but only if your file naming format is not using spaces (e.g. using dots) to separate words.

• Set your preferred naming format (you can use the ones mentioned below - CLICK to expand).

  Plex's Naming Preference

  
  

  Example:
  

  /Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)/Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).mkv
  

  Standard Movie Format:
  

  {Movie Title} ({Release Year})
  

  Movie Folder Format:
  

  {Movie Title} ({Release Year})
  

  Reference: https://support.plex.tv/articles/200381023-naming-movie-files/
  

  
  
  Radarr's Wiki Example

  
  

  Example:
  

  The Movie Title (2010) - [ULTIMATE EXTENDED EDITION][BLURAY-1080P PROPER][DTS 5.1][X264]-EVOLVE.mkv
  

  Standard Movie Format:
  

  {Movie Title} ({Release Year}) - {[EDITION TAGS]}{[QUALITY FULL]}{[MEDIAINFO AUDIOCODEC}{ MEDIAINFO AUDIOCHANNELS]}{[MEDIAINFO VIDEOCODEC]}{-RELEASE GROUP}
  

  Reference: https://github.com/Radarr/Radarr/wiki/Sorting-and-Renaming

  
  
  Desimaniac's Naming Guide

  
  

  Example:
  

  /Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)/Guardians.of.the.Galaxy.2014.1080p.BluRay.x264-SPARKS.mkv
  

  Reference: https://github.com/desimaniac/docs/blob/master/my_sonarr_and_radarr_naming_guide.md

Folders

• "Create empty movie folders": No

• "Automatically Rename Folders": No

• "Movie Paths Default to Static": No

Importing

• "Skip Free Space Check": No

• "Use Hardlinks instead of Copy": No

• "Import Extra Files": Yes (can your preference)

• "Extra File Extensions": srt, sub, idx

File Management

• "Ignore Deleted Movies": No (can be your preference)

• "Download Propers": No (can be your preference)

• "Analyse video files": No

• "Change File Date": None

• "Recycle Bin": blank (Rclone deletes are sent to Gdrive trash folder, anyway)

Permissions

• Set Permissions: No

Save

• Click "Save".

iii. Download Client

1. Go to "Settings" -> "Download Client".

2. Completed Download Handling

   • Enable: Yes

   • Remove: Yes (your preference)

3. Failed Download Handling

   • Redownload: Yes

   • Remove: Yes

NZBGet

1. Add a new "NZBGet" download client.

2. Add the following:

   1. Name: NZBGet

   2. Enable: Yes

   3. Host: nzbget

   4. Port: 6789

   5. Username: Your NZBGet Username

   6. Password: Your NZBGet Password

   7. Category: radarr

   8. Use SSL: No

   9. Add Paused: No

3. Your settings will look like this:

   

4. Click "Save" to add NZBGet.

ruTorrent

1. Add a new "rTorrent" download client.

2. Add the following:

   1. Name: ruTorrent

   2. Enable: Yes

   3. Host: rutorrent

   4. Port: 80

   5. URL Path: RPC2

   6. Use SSL: No

   7. Username: Your ruTorrent Username

   8. Password: Your ruTorrent Password

   9. Category: radarr

   10. Directory: Leave Blank

3. Your settings will now look like this:

   

4. Click "Save" to add ruTorrent.

iv. Indexers

1. Go to "Settings" -> "Indexers".

2. Set "Advanced Settings": Shown

3. Add in your your favorite indexers.

NZBHydra2

1. Click "Settings" -> "Indexers".

2. Click Add Indexer (+).

3. Select "Newznab".

4. Add the following:

   1. Name: NZBHydra2

   2. Enable RSS Sync: Your Preference

   3. Enable Search: Your Preference

   4. URL: http://nzbhydra2:5076

   5. API Key: Your NZBHydra2 API Key

   6. Additional Parameters: Leave Blank

5. Your settings will look like this:

   

6. Click "Save" to add NZBHydra2.

Note: The "Test" will keep failing until you add an indexer in NZBHydra2.

Jackett

Note: Each Indexer will need to be added separately.

1. Click "Settings" -> "Indexers".

2. Click Add Indexer (+)

3. Select "Torznab".

4. Add the following:

   1. Name: Indexer Name

   2. Enable RSS Sync: Your Preference

   3. Enable Search: Your Preference

   4. URL: Indexer's Torznab Feed

   5. API Key: Your Jackett API Key

   6. Additional Parameters: Leave Blank

5. Your settings will look like this:

   

6. Click "Save" to add the indexer.

v. Connect

Torrent Cleanup

Torrent Cleanup Script is a custom script that will cleanup torrents from ruTorrent that were auto-extracted, but still being seeded. So if the script detects that .rar files are in the folder that Radarr just imported from, it will delete the imported video file(s), leaving just the .rar files for seeding.

1. Click "Settings" -> "Connect".

2. Add a new "Custom Script".

3. Add the following:

   1. Name: Torrent Cleanup

   2. On Grab: No

   3. On Download: Yes

   4. On Upgrade: Yes

   5. On Rename:No

   6. Path: /scripts/torrents/TorrentCleanup.py

4. The settings will look like this:

   

1. Click "Save" to add the Torrent Cleanup script.

Plex Autoscan

1. Click "Settings" -> "Connect".

2. Add a new "Webhook".

3. Add the following:

   1. Name: Plex Autoscan

   2. On Grab: No

   3. On Download: Yes

   4. On Upgrade: Yes

   5. On Rename: Yes

   6. Filter Movie Tags: Leave Blank

   7. URL: Your Plex Autoscan URL

   8. Method:POST

   9. Username: Leave Blank

   10. Password: Leave Blank

4. The settings will look like this:

   

5. Click "Save" to add Plex Autoscan.

3. Movies Path

1. When you are ready to add your first movie to Radarr, click the "Path" drop-down and select "Add a different path".

2. Click the blue "Browse" button, select the movies folder, scroll to the bottom, and select "OK".

3. Click the green "check" button to add the path.

4. All movies added now will have that path set.

4. API Key

This is used during the setup of Ombi and Organizr.

• Go to "Settings" -> "General" -> "Security" -> "API Key".