Sonarr

On this page you can find instructions for installing Sonarr v2 on various platforms. For installing Sonarr v3 BETA, use the instructions on the sonarr.tv website.

Some of these instructions have been created or maintained by users from those specific platforms. The Sonarr team only maintains packages for Windows, Debian/Ubuntu and macOS.

Table of Contents:

• Windows
• Linux

Windows

1. Download the latest version of Sonarr from https://sonarr.tv

• Extract the zip file into your target directory. Use a folder that Sonarr process would have write access to (DO NOT use C:\Program Files or C:\Program Files (x86))
• Run NzbDrone.exe once as administrator to register the port and URL with Windows (Required for remote access)¹
• Manually start Sonarr by running Nzbdrone.exe or ServiceInstall.exe to install Sonarr as a Windows service.
• Open http://localhost:8989 in your browser

¹ The port will be opened on the firewall (if enabled) for the private profile only, if you're connected to a domain or a public network the port will not be opened automatically, but can be done so manually.

Linux

Mono

A modern version of Mono is required, use their instructions and repositories to install it.

Debian/Ubuntu

Add Sonarr's repository to your software source

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 0xA236C58F409091A18ACA53CBEBFF6B99D9B78493
echo "deb http://apt.sonarr.tv/ master main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sonarr.list

If you have issues with the repo being https you can install the apt-transport-https package or switch to http

Install/Update Sonarr

sudo apt update
sudo apt install nzbdrone 

Start Sonarr

mono --debug /opt/NzbDrone/NzbDrone.exe

Open Browser

http://localhost:8989