Migration Managers

Replacing Jackett and Prowlarr

Date: 2026-10-25. indexarr replaces the two managers: it does not run alongside them and does not connect to them, either inbound or outbound. There is no import from Jackett/Prowlarr: sources are added from the native catalog.

What this means

Connection	Status
indexarr → Jackett/Prowlarr (search, download, proxy)	absent
Jackett/Prowlarr → indexarr	absent
Import of the managers' configuration	removed
Catalog	native, embedded in the binary

*arr applications talk only to indexarr. Jackett and Prowlarr are shut down; they do not remain as a fallback.

How to migrate

1. Open /indexers/new and choose the sources from the native catalog. Sources with a definition or a known software are configured there; the others remain queued as "to be written".
2. Enter the credentials of private sources. Jackett did not expose them and there is no file to copy: enter them once in indexarr.
3. Connect Sonarr/Radarr/Lidarr to indexarr (app sync or manually) and remove their indexers pointing to Jackett/Prowlarr.
4. Stop and remove Jackett and Prowlarr.

None of these steps reads the managers' database or APIs. If an entered URL belongs to a manager (for example .../api/v2.0/indexers/.../results/torznab/ or /<id>/api), indexarr rejects it with an explicit message.

Native coverage (snapshot of 25/10)

The catalog contains 568 unique rows from an old snapshot of the managers' public metadata; it is not a live connection. The definitions and connectors are ours.

Route	Sources
Native definition	72 (54 verified, 18 draft)
Known software (NexusPHP, UNIT3D, Gazelle, XBTIT, TorrentTrader)	155
Native or known software	227 out of 613
Queued "to be written"	386

Out of the 638 entries in the Jackett snapshot: 29 native definitions, 155 known software, 184 with a native route (28.8%); the rest is queue. The difference from the 403 real rows is due to host duplicates.

The user's sources

Jackett/Prowlarr	indexarr definition	Status
Knaben	knaben, knaben-search	verified
LimeTorrents	limetorrents	verified
The Pirate Bay	thepiratebay	verified
TorrentLeech	torrentleech, torrentleech-rss	draft / experimental
TorrentsCSV	torrentscsv	verified
TorrentGalaxyClone	torrentgalaxyclone	verified
showRSS	showrss	verified
ilDraGoNeRo	ildragonegro	verified / account required

Six sources are verified and usable right away; two require one-time configuration (TorrentLeech: account or rsskey; ilDraGoNeRo: username and password).

Why the bridge is gone

A Torznab indexer pointing to the manager is not a source of its own: it leaves intact the dependency that indexarr must remove. For this reason:

• a source without a definition or connector is not created;
• it remains in the catalog under the "to be written" filter with the reason visible;
• when the definition is ready, the source is adopted without touching the *arr;
• no Jackett/Prowlarr URL is accepted as a source.

Checks after the replacement

• every *arr query must return at least the same distinct releases;
• check app_searches for go-http-client and errors;
• monitor live queue, timeouts and indexarr RAM;
• verify that Sonarr/Radarr keep using only indexarr on :8788;
• check that no indexers exist with a manager URL.

Note

indexarr does not embed Cardigann. Definitions are not copied: they are written by observing the sites. The "to be written" queue is the honest price of this rule.