What specifically is Sonarr/Radarr? (self.piracy)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Cattypat to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Exactly the title. I'm researching having a jellyfin server and downloading media seems like it would be tedious (the way I've done it once or twice previously). I could use some clarity on what Sonarr is, what it looks like (like is there a GUI?? I'm too stupid to run something off of a terminal), and how it works. I'm familiar with torrenting but not with usenet, and I use the megathread from this community. Can someone explain Sonarr/Radarr to me in a way that would be understandable to someone at my level of understanding?

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[-] GuardYaGrill@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 weeks ago

Radarr (Movies) / Sonarr (Shows/Series) - You search for a movie/show, you hit the “I want that” button, it does the searching through Torrents or Usenet, once it find a match it send a signal to your download client to begin downloading, once done Radarr/Sonarr will take that file and neatly manage it for your media viewer (Jellyfin) essentially automating the entire process.

There is quite a bit of configuration needed for things start to flow smoothly but relatively straight forward.