Connect Home Sonarr/Radarr to Your Remote Seedbox

Why Run *arr Apps at Home?

Some users prefer running Sonarr/Radarr on their home server while using the seedbox only for downloading. This lets you manage your media library locally while leveraging the seedbox’s speed for torrents.

Setup Overview

1. Sonarr/Radarr runs on your home PC or NAS
2. They connect to your seedbox’s torrent client over the internet
3. Downloads happen on the seedbox
4. Files are synced to your home via SFTP/rclone

Configuration

In Sonarr/Radarr (home):

Settings → Download Clients → Add rTorrent:

• Host: your-seedbox-ip (not localhost!)
• Port: 443 (HTTPS) or 8080
• URL Path: /rutorrent/plugins/httprpc/action.php (for ruTorrent) or /RPC2
• Use SSL: Yes
• Username/Password: your seedbox credentials

Remote Path Mapping

Critical step! Add a mapping in Settings → Download Clients → Remote Path Mappings:

• Host: your-seedbox-ip
• Remote Path: /home/user/downloads/
• Local Path: wherever your sync tool places the files locally

See Remote Path Mapping guide for detailed examples.