Readarr

A frequently asked question we get from customers is if we have support for Prowlarr. At the time of writing, we don't officially support it, but it can be installed using a script a community member has written.

Readarr is a ebook collection manager for Usenet and BitTorrent users. It can monitor multiple RSS feeds for new books from your favorite authors and will interface with clients and indexers to grab, sort, and rename them.

Installation

Before installation, please consider reading the installer script. You can read it on the GitHub Repo. You can run the script by using the following command:

bash <(curl -sL "https://github.com/brettpetch/hosted-scripts/raw/master/readarr.sh")

:::tip If something goes wrong during your install, please consider checking the logs and the output in your console. You may find them by running the following:

less -r +G ~/.logs/readarr.log

These can be helpful in cases where you need to see the output from installation. :::

On first run, go to http://<hostname.io>:<yourportnumber> to access Readarr. This should ask you to setup some credentials. Keep in mind that this application is exposed on the public internet.

Controlling the Systemd Service

systemctl (start|stop|restart|reload|enable|disable) --user readarr

Securing Unofficial Arrs

Securing unofficial arrs

After install, on sidebar, click Settings icon (the three gears at the top) and then click the General tab. Under Security, click the dropdown menu next to Authentication and select Forms (Login page). Two fields will appear and you can set a username and password for the web UI.

Troubleshooting

For most troubleshooting, please consider consulting the Readarr Docs.

I Can't Remember my Port Number

Run the following via SSH.

grep -oPm1 "(?<=<Port>)[^<]+" /home/$(whoami)/.config/readarr/config.xml

Viewing logs

:::tip
For application specific logs, consider running the following:

systemctl --user status readarr

You can exit less by pressing q at any point. :::