Hi,
You need to set up the folder paths within the docker side and the application side in order to do this properly.
Luckily there's a set of guides that describes exactly what you need: https://trash-guides.info/Hardlinks/How-to-setup-for/Synology/
Read this guide and the other pages to get a full idea of the setup required.
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Great, thank you. I will spend some time and go through this.
Good luck, don't be afraid to ask questions. It's a lot to take in the first time you go through it all, especially if you're not familiar with Docker and the concepts of containerisation but once you crack it, it's seamless.
Since I was already set up with docker I didn't want to start from scratch using compose. I went through the guide and set up my folder structure and set my volumes to the exact same variables he did. I've followed some other peoples suggestions too and I have got it to work but now radarr is copying my files instead of hardlinking even though it is set to hardlink in the settings.
Does RADAR's logs say anything around the file copy about why it couldn't hardlink?
Nope, I'm not seeing anything in the logs referring to the copying/hardlinking
You have to give sonarr access to your top level media folder. Then you set sonarr up to hardlink the downloaded files to your media folder.
E.g. if you have home/media/tvshows and home/media/movies, give sonarr access to home/media. Your download client should probably have a folder like home/media/downloads in your sonarr app map the downloads folder to a sonarr folder in the downloaded client settings. Then set all imports to hardlink, instead of copy.
Your Plex/Jellyfin server should point to home/media for your library where the hardlinking occurs.
I half follow. I have given radarr access to the top level folder (/data, not /data/media) so it should see everything. qbittorrent is linked to /data/torrents for my downloads. Where in radarr might I map the folders so it's hard linking instead of copying?
I ran into these issues with sonarr. I believe my fix was how the volumes were labelled. My understanding is they communicated the directory but if the other sonarr doesn’t know where to look for it, it won’t be able to find it
Torrent client - data/downloads:/var/data/downloads
Sonarr - data: var/data
This was when the torrent client is passing the location to sonarr is says thesimpsons.mp3 is located in data/download/the Simpson.mp3 and sonarr can then locate it
In settings --> download clients. Underneath qbittorrent you'll see remote path mappings. Make sure qbittorrent's internal path mapping is mapped to radarr's. So if qbittorrent downloads to /data/torrents, the mapping should be path internally in qbittorrent /data/torrents maps to path internally radarr /data/torrents.
Then in Radarr, whenever you do an import or download a new movie, point it to /data/media/ and choose hardlinking on import, typically bottom left in the import gui.
So for all docker apps use just /data and for jellyfin you can use /data/media
In Radarr:
add root folder /data/media/movies
add download client with radarr category
In qbittorrent:
Eddit your radarr category and set download path as /data/torrent/movies
In jellyfin:
Add movie library with path /data/media/movies
So when you add a movie in radarr, it will start downloading it in '/data/torrent/moviesand once its finished it will be renamed and hard linked todata/media/movies`
Hard linking is by default, but you can check in Settings - Media Management - Importing (make sure to enable "advanced" in radarr)
So for all docker apps use just /data and for jellyfin you can use /data/media -I am using /data for all my docker apps
In Radarr: add root folder /data/media/movies add download client with radarr category -how do I change the root folder within radarr? I do have a radarr category setup for qbittorrent
In qbittorrent: Eddit your radarr category and set download path as /data/torrent/movies -I have set this up but qbittorrent still saves them in my /data/torrent folder
In jellyfin: Add movie library with path /data/media/movies -I can get jellyfin/plex to work ok
So when you add a movie in radarr, it will start downloading it in '/data/torrent/moviesand once its finished it will be renamed and hard linked todata/media/movies` -qbittorrent is not downloading to /data/torrent/movies even though I set the category to. Radarr is then copying my files to my media folder instead of hardlinking.
Hard linking is by default, but you can check in Settings - Media Management - Importing (make sure to enable “advanced” in radarr) -I do have the setting turned on to hardlink but it's copying
how do I change the root folder within radar?
Settings->Media management->Scroll down to bottom
I have set this up but qbittorrent still saves them in my /data/torrent folder
That is probably your default qbittorrent download path, but thats fine. There are settings for what happens when you open torrent file or magnet link.
And make sure radarr torrent client saves to same category in qbit.
I can get jellyfin/plex to work ok
Be more specific
Radarr is then copying my files to my media folder instead of hardlinking.
Are you sure about that? Data exists in both folders, but doesnt use double size on disk. If you delete one - the other one remains, if you delete both they are gone. Check your disk usage before/after radar "copy"
Be more specific
Lol
I am able to get jellyfin/plex to work with the correct folders so they see my media when after it's been copied over by radarr.
I am certain radarr is copying and not hardlinking. Going to the properties of the torrents folder and the properties of my media folder is showing that each folder is using up the same amount of space. Unless this is how it's shown when hardlinking is being used? I don't know how to check my disk space in anything but terabytes so it's hard to say how much space is being used that way when a file I download is only 1GB.
No offense, but Im certain it is hardlinking and not copying 😂 That is exactly how hardlinking works. Both files are 1GB and together also 1GB. If you want to stop seeding - delete in torrent folder, if you want to remove it from jellyfin - delete in media folder, if you want to remove it completely - delete both.
And you can remove them with radarr/qbit, no need to browse the folders
No offense taken, this is all new to me so I’m just trying to understand. If this is how the hardlinking works then I’m all set, thanks!
Enjoy, its awesome software
This should just be part of configuring Sonarr/Radarr settings correctly. Do you have a red message in the settings that says a download client is missing, or have you filled out the download clients settings section with your torrent client info? If yes, have you checked the “auto import from client” box? and, have you set your root library folder in the media management section?
This. I remember being amazed that it just handled it.
The only catch I remember running into is that Sonarr must be aware of all storage locations. That is, if I didn’t see the path in Sonarr’s system info, the auto copy and rename didn’t work right.
Yes, I have a message in radarr that states "You are using docker; download client qbittorrent places downloads in /downloads but this directory does not appear to exist inside the container. Review your remote path mappings and container volume settings." I'm confused because I mapped /data to /data in my docker settings so it should be able to see the downloads folder, no?
I do also have the auto import from client box checked and I do have my /data/media/movies folder selected under the media management section.
That's helpful; this sounds like a docker issue or qBit issue then. The default qBit location for torrents is /downloads, but you'd need to make sure to point it towards the container volume mapping you're setting up in docker.
my relevant qBittorrent compose volume mapping is as follows:
volumes:
- /volume1/shared/torrents:/data/torrents
Personally, I don't separate my torrent downloads by type; I use incoming & completed folders. Here's how I set up my qBittorrent config:
| Original Value | New Value |
|---|---|
| Session\DefaultSavePath=/downloads/ | Session\DefaultSavePath=/data/torrents/1_completed/ |
| Session\TempPath=/downloads/incomplete/ | Session\TempPath=/data/torrents/2_incoming/ |
| Downloads\SavePath=/downloads/ | Downloads\SavePath=/data/torrents/1_completed/ |
| Downloads\TempPath=/downloads/incomplete/ | Downloads\TempPath=/data/torrents/2_incoming/ |
When you add a request you can select the target directory where you want the files to end up (Root Folder). If you follow the Linuxserver.io setup, you should have created a bind volume called /media for where you want your media to end up for the use of Jellyfin which you can use.
Sonarr and Radarr need to have the directories be the same as your torrent client and newsreader.
Sonarr/Radarr read the. Directory that the API reports as the save destination and moves it from there
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