Docker based media server setup

Components

• Plex for streaming
• Prowlarr for managing indexers
• Sonarr for series
• Radarr for movies
• Transmission as a download client

Setup

• Set the paths for storing content in the .env file

• Start the containers using

  docker-compose up -d
  

• Wait for the containers to start

• The respective URLs for the services are

  Service	URL
  Plex	http://{host ip}:32400/web
  Transmission	http://{host ip}:9091
  Radarr	http://{host ip}:7878
  Sonarr	http://{host ip}:8989
  Prowlarr	http://{host ip}:9696

• You need to set the download client as transmission in both sonarr and radarr. To do this:

  • Go to Settings > Download Clients
  • Add new client
  • Set the host as the ip address of the host
  • Leave port as default (9091)
  • Test the connection and then Save

• You also need to set the root folder in both sonarr and radarr. To do this:

  • Go to Settings/Media Management
  • Click Add Root Folder
  • Browse to and select the series folder for sonarr and movies folder for radarr

• You need to add sonarr and radarr to prowlarr to automatically sync the indexers. To do this:

  • Go to Settings > Apps
  • Add new apps and select sonarr and radarr respectively
  • Set the Prowlarr Server as {host ip}:9696 (Don't use localhost as it may not be accessible by sonarr and radarr)
  • Set the Sonarr and Radarr Servers as {host ip}:8989 and {host ip}:7878 respectively
  • Set the API key as the API key for sonarr and radarr respectively
  • You can get the API key for sonarr and radarr by going to Settings > General
  • Test the connection and then Save

Notes

• The docker-compose file is based on the linuxserver.io images
• This is only for educational purposes and I do not condone piracy in any way. Please use this only for legal purposes.