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Table of Contents

1. Intro
2. Access Information
3. PG YouTube
4. General Configuration
5. Configuration /w NewsGroups
6. Configuration /w Torrents
7. Summary

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1. Intro

Lidarr is one of the most recognized programs utilized in order to obtain, maintain, and upgrade a user's music quality content. Lidarr operates in a hasty and efficient manner and provides a high degree of confidence in organizing and renaming files to be recognized both by Plex & Emby. For USENet, Lidarr works both with NZBGET & SABNZBD.

2. Access Information

Protocol	Address	Notes
traefik**	lidarr:8686	Only for Internal App-to-App Communication
https	lidarr.domain.com	Traefik must be Deployed; Remote Servers
http	domain.com:8686	Poor Security Practice - Stop with PG Port Guard
http	ipv4:8686	Ideal Only for Local Servers

• Radarr to NZBGET, type nzbget in the address (not 127.0.0.1 or the IP)
• Radarr to SABNZBD, type sabnzbd in the address (not 127.0.0.1 or the IP)

** Ideal for Apps to communicate between with one another. Click Here for more info!

3. NewsGroups Configuration

A. PG YouTube - NewsGroups

B. Recommended NewsGroups

Here are top 5 tier news-server recommended by PlexGuide! Very well known for completion and speeds:

1. NewsHosting
2. UseNetServer
3. EasyNews
4. Pure USENet
5. XLNED

C. Configuration Steps

• Settings: Top left hand side. (Little Gear Icon)
• Advanced Settings: Turn on, flip on and [Click] save

Media Management Tab

• Rename Tracks: Flip to yes
• Analyze Audio Files: Flip to no (if you forget, you will hit the 24hr Google Ban all the time)
• [Click] save changes at the top right

Indexers Tab: You will need at least one provider

Download Clients Tab

• SABNZBD or NZBGET: Turn this one on
• Name: SABNZBD or NZBGET
• Host: Domain or IPV4 Address (do not use local host)
• Port: 8090 (for SABNZB) or 6789 (for NZBGET)
• API Key:
• For SABNZBD - http://YOURIP-Domain:8090/sabnzbd/config/general/ and get the API KEY For
• NZBGET - No API Key Needed
• Username: If you made a username in SAB, then put it here; otherwise leave blank
• Password: If you made a password in SAB, then put it here; otherwise leave blank
• Category: music
• Recent Priority: High
• Older Priority: Normal or Low (if you love music downloads more than movies or tv; make normal)
• [Click] Test - if having problems, check your IP, port, username and etc. Trust me, it's you.
• [Click] Save - if all is well
• General Tab:
• Security:
• Authentication:
• Forms (Login Page)
• Username: remember it
• Password: remember it
• Automatic (Updates): On
• [Click] save changes at top right
• Series Icon: [Click] at the top
• Either click Artist (if you have already downloaded artists) or Add New (if you don't or want more)
• If your rclone is working, then when you add a path... it
• Should be: /unionfs/audio/ (May Take a Minute) or /unionfs/music/
• [Click] Ok at the very bottom
• In the future if you have audio files already and you click import, click the Audio Folder under RECENT

Library Location

This is where the renamed/organized files are for playing on plex and where lidarr will look your library. /mnt/unionfs/music

4. General Configuration

Note: Some screenshots here are from sonarr, and need to be replaced.

Generally, the follow actions must be taken for both USENET and Torrents. Select settings as highlighted below.

Next, select media management. From here, scroll down until you see Audio Naming. Make sure to turn that on. If not, file names will be stored as is and may complicate the setup with Plex and/or Emby

General Settings - Media Management

Naming Scheme

TODO

Folder Management / Importing

Disable: Create Empty Folders Enable: Skip Free Space Check Enable: Use hardlinks instead of Copy

Note: the following screenshot is from sonarr, but should give you the idea.

File Management

Turn on advanced settings @ placement #1. Next, scroll down to file management and [TURN OFF] analyse music files. If left on, it will ring up your API usage for G-Suite and result in slower scans being conducted by Lidarr.

5. Configuration - NewsGroups

a. Setting up Indexers

News Group indexer information is generally easy to setup. The great thing about Radarr is that there is prebuilt list of indexers to select from (meaning you do not have to discover them on your own). Select the [+] symbol in order to add an indexer.

Next, you will see custom and presets. Custom should only be used if the indexer your utilizing is not on the preset list. If on the preset list, select it.

Finally from here, type/paste in the API key and then [Save].

b. Setting Up a Downloader

i. General Information

This part is generally easy to accomplish. It is recommend to have NZBGET or SABNZBD deployed before moving on. First, start by selecting download clients and then selecting the [+] symbol.

You only have two choices primarily to choose from. Select either NZBGET or SABNZBD and then follow the instructions below based on your choice.

ii. Setting up NZBGET

1. Type in the Name nzbget
2. For host, type in nzbget (not localhost or the ip address)
3. Ensure that movies is there in all lowercase letters

Save and exit!

iii. Setting up SABNZBD

1. Type in the Name sabnzbd
2. For host, type in sabnzbd (not localhost or the ip address)
3. Ensure that movies is there in all lowercase letters

iv. Downloader settings

Completed download handling

Enable: Automatically import completed downloads from download client Enable: (Optional) Remove imported downloads from download client history

Failed download handling

Enable: Automatically search for and attempt download a different release Enable: (Recommended, but not required) Remove failed downloads from download client history

Remote Path Mappings

For each downloader you use, you need to setup a remote mapping per downloader. A mapping is required per downloader for hardlinking to work.

Here is an example:

host: nzbget
remote path: /mnt/downloads/nzbget
local path: /mnt/unionfs/nzbget

Note: if you have your downloader on a different server than radarr, then change the host to nzbget.mydomain.com and leave the rest the same.

v. Connect to plex

Radarr will send your newest files to plex for it to scan. This will just scan the changed files.

Save and exit!

vi. Recommended NewsGroups

Top 5 tier news-server recommended by PlexGuide for SABNZBD & NZBGET! Very well known for completion and speeds (and my actual personal use):

1. NewsHosting
2. UseNetServer
3. EasyNews
4. Pure USENet
5. XLNED

vii. Wrap Up Information

If completed utilizing the NewsGroup portion, feel free to check out and explore the other options!

6. Configuration - Torrents

Jackett

• Visit the Jackett Wiki to obtain the URL & API.
• Paste in the URL, but once your done; change the address to match http://jackett:9117 as shown below.
• Paste in your API key
• Select Save

Download Client

• On the "Download Client" tab we will add rutorrent or deluge. RUTORRENT:
• Click the add symbol and add click rtorrent.
• Give it a name
• Host: rutorrent
• Port: 80
• Username: leave blank if default
• Password: leave blank if default
• URL Path leave it as is.
• Then click test. If successful congrats! If it is not, make sure you can connect to rutorrent and it connects to rtorrent.

7. Summary

Radarr is a very easy program to utilize. As long as you follow the basic information, any user just be good to go. If you have any questions, please visit our forums at https://plexguide.com