How Sonarr Works #
SONARR AUTOMATION PIPELINE
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1. MONITOR 2. SEARCH 3. DOWNLOAD
You add a TV show Sonarr searches rTorrent downloads
to your library your indexers the episode
│ │ │
▼ ▼ ▼
┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐
│ Sonarr │──search──▶│ Prowlarr │──found───▶│ rTorrent │
│ │ │ /Jackett │ │ │
│ Monitors │ │ │ │ Downloads│
│ for new │ │ Queries │ │ torrent │
│ episodes │ │ indexers │ └────┬─────┘
└──────────┘ └──────────┘ │
Completed
4. ORGANIZE 5. STREAM │
▼
┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐
│ Sonarr │──library──▶│ Plex / │──▶ 📱💻 │ Rename │
│ renames │ │ Jellyfin │ │ & move │
│ & moves │ │ │ │ to lib │
└──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────┘
What You Need #
SONARR ECOSYSTEM
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Required:
├── Sonarr (this guide)
└── Indexers via Prowlarr or Jackett
Recommended:
├── Prowlarr (unified indexers)
├── Plex or Jellyfin (streaming)
└── Bazarr (subtitles)
Install order: Prowlarr → Sonarr → Plex
- First login to your Kundenbereich:
2. Suchen for Sonarr in the application section and wählen Sie Installierenieren:
3. Wait for it to finish installierenierening:
4. Öffnen Sonarr application:
5. Anmeldung with your Anmeldedaten:
5. Klicken Sie auf Settings than wählen Sie Indexers:
6. Input any RSS torrent feed, Usenet indexers, or api key you have. Wenn Sier tracker does not have an RSS feed können Sie create one with Jackett:
5. Klicken Sie auf Profiles and adjust any of the profiles to your liking by adding and removing quality:
6. On the quality tab können Sie move the sliders to change size cut offs of specific quality definitions wenn Sie like:
7. On the connect tab können Sie set notifications to various applications to let you know when Sonarr has herunterladened a new episode:
8. Sie können adjust episode naming wenn Sie with from the Media Management tab:
9. Herunterladen client tab leave at its defaults:
10. Klicken Sie auf the Series button and put a series you want to add into the suchen below wählen Sie the Profile you wish and click the + button to add it:
Trouble Shooting #
11. Gehen Sie zu your Show and ensure it is watching for whatever seasons you wish to herunterladen:
12. It is setup to sync every 15 minutes on its own and pull new shows, wenn Sie wish to suchen now click the magnifier glass:
TroubleShooting #
Reinstallierenieren #
- Suchen for Sonarr under applications and click Reinstallierenieren:
2. Chose Remove Config:
Verwandte Anleitungen #
Understanding Quality Profiles #
QUALITY PROFILE GUIDE
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Profile Resolution Size/Episode Best For
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SD 480p 200-500 MB Slow connection
HD-720p 720p 500 MB-1.5 GB Good balance
HD-1080p 1080p 1.5-4 GB Most users ✓
Ultra-HD 2160p/4K 5-15 GB 4K displays
Any Best match Varies "Just get it"
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Recommended: HD-1080p for most users. │
│ See our quality settings guide for fine-tuning. │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Sonarr Key Settings #
IMPORTANT SETTINGS TO CONFIGURE
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Settings → Media Management:
├── Rename Episodes: YES ✓
├── Standard Format: {Series Title} - S{season:00}E{episode:00}
├── Root Folder: /downloads/tv-shows/
└── Import Extra Files: srt,sub (subtitles)
Settings → Download Clients:
└── rTorrent (pre-configured on your seedbox ✓)
Settings → Indexers:
└── Managed by Prowlarr (recommended)
or add manually via Jackett
For detailed quality settings including 4K, see our Sonarr and Radarr Quality Settings Guide. To connect Prowlarr for unified indexer management, see our Prowlarr Setup Guide.
