If anyone else is having issues setting these up, message me and I will zip the whole build to you and walk you through setup.

UPDATE:

So I’ve made some major progress but still have a persistent issue. Radarr, sonarr, and lidarr are set to rename files, rename folders, and move them to the root directory. Even after importing the media the do not do that. I have both the boxes for renaming ticked, I have hard links turned off, they all have permissions for all the directories involved, and they have the media available in the program. If anyone knows how to fix this I’d love the help. I literally did all of this because I don’t want to manually rename 1600 files into a consistent scheme and Radarr apparently doesn’t want to either.

I used yams.media to do the full install. It was incredibly easy to use for most of the installation and setup. The Mullvad wireguard setup was a pain. The VPN part of yams specifically says to follow the instructions to the letter but the link it gives is a 404. The mullvad.md it was supposed to take me to was just “TLDR” and two code boxes with no explanation. I managed to bungle my way through with some knowledge from past attempts and the yams VPN test says I’m in Switzerland and my client is ready to go.

Yams wouldn’t let me set the directories I needed (it wants one directory for everything and I’m sorting them into different mounted drives) but it was actually remarkably easy to copy the yams config folders into my preferred directory and the yaml file directly into portainer to create a portainer stack running everything I needed. I even learned how to use the env and “advanced env input” in portainer to correct all the variable sections instead of writing all of them myself. All in all, it was exactly what I was wanting to do when I posted the TLDR.

Tl;dr: I understand docker is supposed to help get things running on different systems easily, can someone give me a copy of their working Arr stack?

Frustrated venting I’m past being new to this server thing having run mine for over a year so I guess I can officially say I’m just bad at it. I’ve been working on getting Sonarr, Radarr, and, lidarr running since 4 in the afternoon, discounting dinner that’s 6 hours of constantly failing to get these to work. This is my 5th time trying since I learned about it in April.

I’ve given up on the automatic downloads, I’ve given up on the request system, I’m even done with the torrenting, I’ll just do that on my phone. All I want is something that format my 5TB of media to Title (date) instead of MOVIE_TITLE_ALL_UNDERSCORE, or TB_1000, or movie.videoformat.year.special.deluxe.username.host.visit.my.site.please. I was sold on this idea that self hosting was a relatively easy thing that anyone can get into and while I have a good understanding of how a config.yml is supposed to look and work, and I’ve got a decent understanding of ssh and sftp between two computers, but trying to grt any one of these things to run is soul crushing. I literally work in the foster system and my worst cases do not give me the stress this does. I just want to get it fixed so I can watch Pokemon with my family and offer it to people who will never bother to log on.

Edit: OMFG I moved them back into individual folders and they work now. 6 hours of videos and tutorials and not a single thing saying they absolutely have to be in their own folders or it won’t work. edit unclear, brain stuck in toaster

Edit 2: turns out, Radarr can’t find movies at /movies/movie.mkv and needs /movies/folder/movie.mkv. Now Radarr can import movies but all other problems persist.

  • the_shwa@programming.devEnglish
    5·
    2 months ago

    Here is my docker-compose.yml file with sensitive info scrubbed, its been working for me for a few years now. It sounds like the problem you are having is not with Docker but something in your configuration once the container is running. Feel free to message me if you have questions.

    services:
  gluetun:
    container_name: gluetun
    cap_add:
      - NET_ADMIN
    image: qmcgaw/gluetun:v3
    devices:
      - /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun
    environment:
      - VPN_SERVICE_PROVIDER=
      - VPN_TYPE=
      - WIREGUARD_PRIVATE_KEY=
      - WIREGUARD_ADDRESSES=
      - SERVER_COUNTRIES=
      - DNS_ADDRESS=
      - HTTP_CONTROL_SERVER_ADDRESS=
      - HTTPPROXY_LISTENING_ADDRESS=
      - TZ=America/New_York
    ports:
      - 3129:3129/tcp # HTTP proxy
      - 8388:8388/tcp # Shadowsocks
      - 8388:8388/udp # Shadowsocks
      - 9047:9047 # Gluten http_control
      - 9046:9046 # qbittorent webui
      - 9696:9696 # Prowlarr
      - 7878:7878 # Radarr
      - 8989:8989 # Sonarr
      - 8686:8686 # Lidarr
    volumes:
      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
    restart: 'unless-stopped'

  qbittorrent:
    image: lscr.io/linuxserver/qbittorrent:5.1.4
    container_name: qbittorrent
    network_mode: "service:gluetun"
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=America/New_York
      - WEBUI_PORT=9046
    volumes:
      - /mnt/drive/volumes/qbittorrent/data:/config
      - /mnt/nas/Downloads:/downloads
    depends_on:
      - gluetun

  prowlarr:
    container_name: prowlarr
    network_mode: "service:gluetun"
    image: ghcr.io/hotio/prowlarr:latest
    volumes:
      - /mnt/drive/volumes/prowlarr/config:/config
      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
    depends_on:
      - gluetun
    restart: 'unless-stopped'

  byparr:
    container_name: byparr
    image: ghcr.io/thephaseless/byparr:latest
    network_mode: "service:gluetun"
    init: true
    depends_on:
      - gluetun
    restart: 'unless-stopped'

  radarr:
    container_name: radarr
    network_mode: "service:gluetun"
    image: ghcr.io/hotio/radarr:latest
    volumes:
      - /mnt/drive/volumes/radarr/config:/config
      - /mnt/movies:/mnt/Movies
      - /mnt/nas/Downloads:/downloads
      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
    depends_on:
      - gluetun

  sonarr:
    container_name: sonarr
    network_mode: "service:gluetun"
    image: ghcr.io/hotio/sonarr:latest
    volumes:
      - /mnt/drive/volumes/sonarr/config:/config
      - /mnt/nas/TV:/mnt/TV
      - /mnt/nas/Downloads:/downloads
      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
    depends_on:
      - gluetun
    restart: 'unless-stopped'

  lidarr:
    container_name: lidarr
    network_mode: "service:gluetun"
    image: ghcr.io/hotio/lidarr:pr-plugins
    volumes:
      - /mnt/drive/volumes/lidarr/config:/config
      - /mnt/nas/Music:/mnt/Music
      - /mnt/nas/Downloads:/downloads
      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
    depends_on:
      - gluetun
    restart: 'unless-stopped'
    • Reannlegge@lemmy.caEnglish
      0·
      2 months ago

      Cool I have different docker-compose.yml files for each service did not even think to put them in one.

      • the_shwa@programming.devEnglish
        0·
        2 months ago

        I think they have to be for the gluetun(vpn container) dependency, but I could be mistaken. It does make it easier to docker compose up -d and have the whole stack startup.

        • GreatRam@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          They dont. I have gluetun and qbittorrent in one docker compose and the starrs in a separate docker compose.

  • Syndication@lemmy.todayEnglish
    3·
    2 months ago

    I am really glad to read stuff like this. Not because I like seeing someone struggle, but rather it makes me feel less alone that I am not the only one getting frustrated with things that seemingly work perfectly for everyone else that I run into every error/obstacle in the book lol. If I post for help in online forums like Lemmy, the replies make me feel so stupid and sometimes the replies are even condescending, which is extremely demotivational at times and makes me not want to ever ask to get it fixed. But eventually I get there and say screw all that and keep on going till it works. I’m happy you posted this and got your problem fixed my friend.

    Also extremely relatable with the media server that friends and family refuse to use while paying like $30 a month on stupid subscriptions lmao

    • BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      Considering all of them are supposed to integrate with each other they’re relatively hard to integrate. I find it rather astounding they haven’t figured out service discovery.

  • fervent_apathy@anarchist.nexusEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    Yams (Yet another media server) starts you off with a full media arr stack, as well as your client of choice, torrent & nzb clients, and walks you through connecting all the pieces.

    It also has built in methods for setting up a VPN tunnel for your torrents, which is definitely recommended. After running through the setup, you’ll end up with a compose file, and full docker media server stack. (I think even music arr client is included, but its been a long time since I set this up).

  • Johnny_Rewind@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    2 months ago

    Dude, I feel your pain trying to get that Arr stack working in Docker. Reminds me of trying to track down a rare VHS copy of “Troll 2” - it’s a wild goose chase. I’ve had my fair share of issues with Radarr and Sonarr, but I’ve heard Lidarr can be a real challenge. What’s the specific error you’re getting? Maybe we can troubleshoot it together, take a break, and watch some “Birdemic” to clear our heads.

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBEnglish
    1·
    2 months ago

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

    Fewer Letters More Letters
    Plex Brand of media server package
    VPN Virtual Private Network
    nginx Popular HTTP server

    3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 6 acronyms.

    [Thread #18 for this comm, first seen 18th Jun 2026, 15:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • SavinDWhales@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    2 months ago

    Not exactly your use case, but maybe someone will find it useful:

    I really like https://compose.ajnart.dev/ - the creator of homarr (a dashboard with a lot of integrations) build a tool for creating docker compose files.

    You can configure what services you’d like to run or use a predefined template (e.g. “the dad” with Jellyfin, Nextcloud, Pihole, Homarr and Home Assistant).

    You’d still have to understand what you are doing, of course.

  • Lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    0·
    2 months ago

    Here’s mine. I have separate stacks for media players (Plex, JF) and downloaders (sabnzbd, qbittorrent), so I added their networks to the config. I also chose to mount the volumes directly in the YAML instead of the VM’s fstab, I found it plays a bit nicer that way. None of this is exposed to the internet. And I need to reconfigure the *seerrs, since Jellyseerr and Overseerr merged into one project…

    volumes:
  movies:
    driver_opts:
      type: nfs
      o: addr=192.168.1.175,nolock,soft,nfsvers=4
      device: :/Movies
  tvshows:
    driver_opts:
      type: nfs
      o: addr=192.168.1.175,nolock,soft,nfsvers=4
      device: :/TV_Shows
  music:
    driver_opts:
      type: nfs
      o: addr=192.168.1.175,nolock,soft,nfsvers=4
      device: :/Music
  torrents:
    driver_opts:
      type: nfs
      o: addr=192.168.1.175,nolock,soft,nfsvers=4
      device: :/Torrents
  prerolls:
    driver_opts:
      type: nfs
      o: addr=192.168.1.175,nolock,soft,nfsvers=4
      device: :/Plex_prerolls
  books:
    driver_opts:
      type: nfs
      o: addr=192.168.1.175,nolock,soft,nfsvers=4
      device: :/Books
  downloads:
    driver_opts:
      type: nfs
      o: addr=192.168.1.175,nolock,soft,nfsvers=4
      device: :/Downloads
services:
  sonarr:
    image: lscr.io/linuxserver/sonarr:latest
    container_name: sonarr
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=Etc/UTC
    volumes:
      - /var/lib/docker/volumes/sonarr_config:/config
      - tvshows:/TV_Shows
      - torrents:/Torrents
      - downloads:/Downloads
    ports:
      - 8989:8989
    networks:
      - plex_default
      - downloaders_default
  radarr:
    image: lscr.io/linuxserver/radarr:latest
    container_name: radarr
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=Etc/UTC
    volumes:
      - /var/lib/docker/volumes/radarr_config:/config
      - movies:/Movies
      - torrents:/Torrents
      - downloads:/Downloads
    ports:
      - 7878:7878
    networks:
      - plex_default
      - downloaders_default
  lidarr:
    image: lscr.io/linuxserver/lidarr:latest
    container_name: lidarr
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=Etc/UTC
    volumes:
      - /var/lib/docker/volumes/lidarr_config:/config
      - music:/Music
      - torrents:/Torrents
      - downloads:/Downloads
    ports:
      - 8686:8686
    networks:
      - plex_default
      - downloaders_default
  bazarr:
    image: lscr.io/linuxserver/bazarr:latest
    container_name: bazarr
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=Etc/UTC
    volumes:
      - /var/lib/docker/volumes/bazarr_config:/config
      - movies:/Movies
      - tvshows:/TV_Shows
    ports:
      - 6767:6767
    restart: unless-stopped
    networks:
      - downloaders_default
      - plex_default
  overseerr:
    image: lscr.io/linuxserver/overseerr:latest
    container_name: overseerr
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=Etc/UTC
    volumes:
      - /var/lib/docker/volumes/overseerr_config:/config
    ports:
      - 5055:5055
    networks:
      - plex_default
      - downloaders_default
  jellyseerr:
    image: fallenbagel/jellyseerr:latest
    container_name: jellyseerr
    environment:
      - LOG_LEVEL=debug
      - TZ=Etc/UTC
      - PORT=5055
    ports:
      - 5056:5055
    volumes:
      - /var/lib/docker/volumes/jellyseerr_config:/app/config
    healthcheck:
      test: wget --no-verbose --tries=1 --spider http://localhost:5055/api/v1/status
        || exit 1
      start_period: 20s
      timeout: 3s
      interval: 15s
      retries: 3
    restart: unless-stopped
  prowlarr:
    image: lscr.io/linuxserver/prowlarr:latest
    container_name: prowlarr
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=Etc/UTC
    volumes:
      - /var/lib/docker/volumes/prowlarr_config:/config
    ports:
      - 9696:9696
    networks:
      - plex_default
      - downloaders_default
networks:
  plex_default:
    external: true
  downloaders_default:
    external: true
  • LincolnsDogFido@lemmy.zipEnglish
    0·
    2 months ago

    This may or may not help, but I went through the exact same sort of struggles that you did when I first started. Setting up all this was my first forray into Linux and learning about permissions and file systems was a hurdle but having conquered that my primary issues were always caused by one of the following:

    • file path mapping
    • permissions
    • port routing in gluetun
    • gluetun/mullvad incompatibilities

    Now that I actually seem to have a handle on all this…mind you, I’m no expert, but I can walk people through it in plain english. I eventually ended up switching to Proton VPN and use cloudflare tunnels to access my services from outside the network.

  • myrmidex@belgae.socialEnglish
    0·
    2 months ago

    Perhaps DockGE would help with your flow, it’s a docker web UI for managing services (in a basic manner, think a basic Portainer). It creates the separate folders for you, all you need to do is give the stack a name and plop the compose file in there. I use it to manage containers on all my VMs, mainly to have an easy overview in the browser but also to avoid issues like yours.

  • unbuckled_easily933@lemmy.mlEnglish
    0·
    2 months ago

    Yams.media is a script with an easy to follow guide that will hold your hand through the entire setup. All you need to do afterwards is import your existing media using radarr/sonarr.

  • rangber@lemmy.zipEnglish
    0·
    2 months ago

    The joy of struggle and learning! You learned 6 hours worth of what doesn’t work.