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Overview

How do I run DietPi-Software and install optimised software items?

To install any of the DietPi optimised software items listed below run from the command line:

dietpi-software

Choose Browse Software and select one or more items. Finally select Install.
DietPi will do all the necessary steps to install and start these software items.

DietPi-Software menu screenshot

To see all the DietPi configurations options, review the DietPi Tools section.

Return to the Optimised Software list

Transmission

Transmission, the lightweight web interface BitTorrent server that allows you to download BitTorrent files.

USB dedicated hard drive highly recommended

Transmission web interface screenshot

The web interface is accessible via port 9091:

  • URL: http://<your.IP>:9091
  • Username: root
  • Password: <your global password>
Using <hostname>.local instead of using <your.IP> (Avahi-Daemon)

By installing Avahi-Daemon, the web interface can be accessed with <hostname>.local (default: dietpi.local) instead of using <your.IP>. See the Avahi-Daemon documentation for details.

Transmission can be configured via its config file: /etc/transmission-daemon/settings.json.
To apply changes, restart the service:

systemctl restart transmission

Make sure you have one of DietPi’s File Servers installed.
Folders used by Transmission:

  • folder accessed via file server: downloads
  • local folder: /mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads

DietPi sets up Transmission to use port forwarding on the router.
In rare cases this won’t work with some routers and you will need to manually setup port forwarding:

  • Use TCP+UDP with the default DietPi transmission port of 51413.
  • Point this port to the IP address of your DietPi system.

Once port forwarding is setup, simply complete the following to update transmission:

  • Load up the transmission web interface
  • Click the settings button (bottom left spanner)
  • Click the network tab
  • Where is says Use port forwarding on my router, uncheck this box.

Simply close and reopen this screen to refresh the port status.

Since Transmission runs as systemd service, it can be controlled with the following commands:

systemctl status transmission
systemctl start transmission
systemctl stop transmission
systemctl restart transmission

Logs can be viewed with the following command:

journalctl -u transmission-daemon

Although we enable forced encryption on all our BitTorrent clients, if you wish to ensure complete privacy and piece of mind for all your downloaded content, using a VPN is critical. We highly recommend NordVPN as it offers unlimited bandwidth, zero logging and up to 6 devices on a single account. It can be easily setup using our DietPi-VPN tool.
NordVPN logo


Official website: https://transmissionbt.com/
Official documentation: https://github.com/transmission/transmission/blob/main/docs/README.md

Deluge

Deluge, the web interface BitTorrent server that allows you to download BitTorrent files. This Python coded BitTorrent server is an alternative to the Lightweight Transmission option.

USB dedicated hard drive highly recommended

Deluge web interface screenshot

The web interface is accessible via port 8112:

  • URL: http://<your.IP>:8112
  • Password: <your global password>

Select the host 127.0.0.1 and click connect.

Using <hostname>.local instead of using <your.IP> (Avahi-Daemon)

By installing Avahi-Daemon, the web interface can be accessed with <hostname>.local (default: dietpi.local) instead of using <your.IP>. See the Avahi-Daemon documentation for details.

sudo -u debian-deluged deluge-console

Deluge can be configured via its config files in /mnt/dietpi_userdata/deluge/.config/deluge/:

  • core.conf
  • web.conf
  • hostlist.conf

To apply changes, restart the service:

systemctl restart deluged deluge-web
  • Open up Deluge client on your other system
  • Select Preferences > Interface and disable (uncheck) Classic Mode. Save changes and restart Deluge
  • When the connection manager appears, select Add.
  • Enter the following details:
    • Hostname: Your device’s IP address (e.g.: 192.168.0.100)
    • Port: 58846
    • Username: root
    • Password: <your global password>
  • Simply select and connect to the new entry

Make sure you have one of DietPi’s File Servers installed.
Folders used by Deluge:

  • Folder accessed via file server: downloads
  • Local folder: /mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads

Since Deluge runs as systemd service, it can be controlled with the following commands:

systemctl status deluged
systemctl start deluged
systemctl stop deluged
systemctl restart deluged

Logs can be viewed with the following commands:

journalctl -u deluged
journalctl -u deluge-web

Although we enable forced encryption on all our BitTorrent clients, if you wish to ensure complete privacy and piece of mind for all your downloaded content, using a VPN is critical. We highly recommend NordVPN as it offers unlimited bandwidth, zero logging and up to 6 devices on a single account. It can be easily setup using our DietPi-VPN tool.
NordVPN logo


Official website: https://deluge-torrent.org/
Official documentation: https://deluge.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html
Configuration options: https://deluge.readthedocs.io/en/latest/modules/deluge.core.html

qBittorrent

qBittorrent is a lightweight BitTorrent server with a slick web interface. As its coded in C++ (Qt), it offers excellent performance on any device.

USB dedicated hard drive highly recommended

qBittorrent web interface screenshot

The web interface is accessible via port 1340:

  • URL: http://<your.IP>:1340
  • Username: qbittorrent
  • Password: <your global password> (default: dietpi)
    NB: Since qBittorrent v4.2.0 (Debian Bullseye), a new safer hash algorithm is used, which we are currently not able to replicate dynamically for the global software password with common shell tools. Until then, for your first login the password is dietpi. Please change it directly after first login: MichaIng/DietPi#5078
Using <hostname>.local instead of using <your.IP> (Avahi-Daemon)

By installing Avahi-Daemon, the web interface can be accessed with <hostname>.local (default: dietpi.local) instead of using <your.IP>. See the Avahi-Daemon documentation for details.

qBittorrent can be configured via its config file: /home/qbittorrent/.config/qBittorrent/qBittorrent.conf:

To apply changes, restart the service:

systemctl restart qbittorrent

Make sure you have one of DietPi’s File Servers installed.
Folders used by qBittorrent:

  • Folder accessed via file server: downloads
  • Local folder: /mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads

Before activating search plugins within qBittorrent, you would need to install Python first. Afterwards you can search and activate the plugins.

Since qBittorrent runs as systemd service, it can be controlled with the following commands:

systemctl status qbittorrent
systemctl start qbittorrent
systemctl stop qbittorrent
systemctl restart qbittorrent

Logs can be viewed with the following commands:

journalctl -u qbittorrent
cat /var/log/qbittorrent/qbittorrent.log

Although we enable forced encryption on all our BitTorrent clients, if you wish to ensure complete privacy and piece of mind for all your downloaded content, using a VPN is critical. We highly recommend NordVPN as it offers unlimited bandwidth, zero logging and up to 6 devices on a single account. It can be easily setup using our DietPi-VPN tool.
NordVPN logo


Official website: https://www.qbittorrent.org/
Official documentation (wiki): https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/wiki/

rTorrent

rTorrent is a BitTorrent server. ruTorrent is also installed to allow for web interface access and control.

Also installs:

  • Webserver

USB dedicated hard drive highly recommended

ruTorrent screenshot

  • URL: http://<your.IP>/rutorrent
  • Username: root
  • Password: <your global password> (default: dietpi)
Using <hostname>.local instead of using <your.IP> (Avahi-Daemon)

By installing Avahi-Daemon, the web interface can be accessed with <hostname>.local (default: dietpi.local) instead of using <your.IP>. See the Avahi-Daemon documentation for details.

The login credentials can be changed, depending on the webserver choice, with the following commands:

# With Lighttpd (default):
echo "username:rtorrent:$(echo -n 'username:rtorrent:password' | md5sum | mawk '{print $1}')" > /etc/.rutorrent-htaccess

# With Apache:
htpasswd -c /etc/.rutorrent-htaccess

# With Nginx:
echo "username:$(openssl passwd -apr1 'password')" > /etc/.rutorrent-htaccess

rTorrent can be configured via its config file: /mnt/dietpi_userdata/rtorrent/.rtorrent.rc.
To apply changes, restart the service:

systemctl restart rtorrent

Remark #1: The rTorrent configuration via the web interface will be overwritten from the .rtorrent.rc file at every start/restart of rTorrent.
Remark #2: If rTorrent signals Tracker: [Failure reason "Invalid key: port"], check the setting in rtorrent.rc: network.port_open.set = yes (which is the installation default value).

See also rTorrent Performance Tuning by Mikhail Zadorsky on GitHub.

Make sure you have one of DietPi’s File Servers installed.
Folders used by rTorrent:

  • Folder accessed via file server: downloads
  • Local folder: /mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads

Important note:
rTorrent creates a lock file based on the systems hostname. When the hostname is changed (e.g. via dietpi-config > Security Options), then the old lock file needs to be removed to allow rTorrent creating a new one based on the new hostname:

rm /mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads/.session/rtorrent.lock
systemctl restart rtorrent

rTorrent by default listens on the UNIX domain socket at /mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads/.session/rpc.socket. The webserver is configured to proxy http://<your.IP>/RPC2 calls to the UNIX socket, but HTTP authentication is enforced for that URL.

Since rTorrent runs as systemd service, it can be controlled with the following commands:

systemctl status rtorrent
systemctl start rtorrent
systemctl stop rtorrent
systemctl restart rtorrent

Logs can be viewed with the following commands:

journalctl -u rtorrent

Issues with the web interface can be debugged via webserver logs:

# With Lighttpd (default):
journalctl -u lighttpd
more /var/log/lighttpd/error.log

# With Apache:
journalctl -u apache2
more /var/log/apache2/error.log

# With Nginx:
journalctl -u nginx
more /var/log/nginx/error.log

rTorrent itself is installed via APT, and hence can be updated by running the following commands:

apt update
apt install rtorrent

If the ruTorrent web interface shall be updated as well, easiest is a reinstall:

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Although we enable forced encryption on all our BitTorrent clients, if you wish to ensure complete privacy and piece of mind for all your downloaded content, using a VPN is critical. We highly recommend NordVPN as it offers unlimited bandwidth, zero logging and up to 6 devices on a single account. It can be easily setup using our DietPi-VPN tool.
NordVPN logo


Official website: https://rakshasa.github.io/rtorrent/
Official documentation: https://github.com/rakshasa/rtorrent/wiki
Wikipedia: https://wikipedia.org/wiki/RTorrent
Source code: rakshasa/rtorrent
License: GPLv2

ruTorrent documentation: https://github.com/Novik/ruTorrent/wiki
ruTorrent source code: Novik/ruTorrent
ruTorrent license: GPLv3

Aria2

Download manager, with a slick web UI interface. Also supports BitTorrent downloads.

Also installs:

  • Webserver

Aria2 web interface screenshot

  • URL: http://<your.IP>/aria2/docs
  • rpc secret password: <your global password>
Using <hostname>.local instead of using <your.IP> (Avahi-Daemon)

By installing Avahi-Daemon, the web interface can be accessed with <hostname>.local (default: dietpi.local) instead of using <your.IP>. See the Avahi-Daemon documentation for details.

This needs to be entered in the following location, in the web interface:

  • Settings
  • Connection Settings
  • Enter the rpc secret password into the Enter the secret token (optional): box, then save changes

Aria2 can be configured via its config file: /mnt/dietpi_userdata/aria2/aria2.conf.
To apply changes, restart the service:

systemctl restart aria2

Make sure you have one of DietPi’s File Servers installed.
Folders used by Aria2:

  • Folder accessed via file server: downloads
  • Local folder: /mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads

Please note, the aria2-webui does not support saving settings after session shutdown, this is a known limitation with the software, please use the file aria2.conf to make changes:

  • Stop services with systemctl stop aria2
  • Edit the following configuration file: /mnt/dietpi_userdata/aria2/aria2.conf, making your required changes.
  • Start services with systemctl start aria2

Full list of aria2.conf settings: https://aria2.github.io/manual/en/html/aria2c.html

Since Aria2 runs as systemd service, it can be controlled with the following commands:

systemctl status aria2
systemctl start aria2
systemctl stop aria2
systemctl restart aria2

Logs can be viewed with the following commands:

journalctl -u aria2

Issues with the web interface can be debugged via webserver logs:

# With Apache (default):
journalctl -u apache2
more /var/log/apache2/error.log

# With Nginx:
journalctl -u nginx
more /var/log/nginx/error.log

# With Lighttpd:
journalctl -u lighttpd
more /var/log/lighttpd/error.log

Although we enable forced encryption on all our BitTorrent clients, if you wish to ensure complete privacy and piece of mind for all your downloaded content, using a VPN is critical. We highly recommend NordVPN as it offers unlimited bandwidth, zero logging and up to 6 devices on a single account. It can be easily setup using our DietPi-VPN tool.
NordVPN logo


Official website: https://aria2.github.io/
Official documentation: https://aria2.github.io/manual/en/html/index.html

SABnzbd

NZB download manager with web interface.

SABnzbd web interface screenshot

The web interface uses port 8080:

  • URL: http://<your.IP>:8080/sabnzbd
Using <hostname>.local instead of using <your.IP> (Avahi-Daemon)

By installing Avahi-Daemon, the web interface can be accessed with <hostname>.local (default: dietpi.local) instead of using <your.IP>. See the Avahi-Daemon documentation for details.

SABnzbd can be configured via its config file: /etc/sabnzbd/sabnzbd.ini.
See https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/configuration/4.5/configure for details.
To apply changes, restart the service:

systemctl restart sabnzbd

In some instances, initial config generation during installation isn’t successful.
If you experience this, please run the following commands to reapply config settings for DietPi (copy and paste all).

systemctl stop sabnzbd
G_CONFIG_INJECT 'log_level[[:blank:]]+=' 'log_level = 0' /etc/sabnzbd/sabnzbd.ini # Warnings and errors only
G_CONFIG_INJECT 'auto_browser[[:blank:]]+=' 'auto_browser = 0' /etc/sabnzbd/sabnzbd.ini
G_CONFIG_INJECT 'host[[:blank:]]+=' 'host = 0.0.0.0' /etc/sabnzbd/sabnzbd.ini
G_CONFIG_INJECT 'admin_dir[[:blank:]]+=' 'admin_dir = /mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads/sabnzbd_admin' /etc/sabnzbd/sabnzbd.ini
G_CONFIG_INJECT 'download_dir[[:blank:]]+=' 'download_dir = /mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads/incomplete' /etc/sabnzbd/sabnzbd.ini
G_CONFIG_INJECT 'complete_dir[[:blank:]]+=' 'complete_dir = /mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads/complete' /etc/sabnzbd/sabnzbd.ini
G_CONFIG_INJECT 'nzb_backup_dir[[:blank:]]+=' 'nzb_backup_dir = /mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads/sabnzbd_nzb_backup' /etc/sabnzbd/sabnzbd.ini
G_CONFIG_INJECT 'permissions[[:blank:]]+=' 'permissions = 0775' /etc/sabnzbd/sabnzbd.ini
G_CONFIG_INJECT 'refresh_rate[[:blank:]]+=' 'refresh_rate = 2' /etc/sabnzbd/sabnzbd.ini
systemctl start sabnzbd

Make sure you have one of DietPi’s File Servers installed.
Folders used by SABnzbd:

  • Folder accessed via file server: downloads/complete
  • Local folder: /mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads/complete

Requires compile install, please see: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/installation/multicore-par2

The steps require a Git client and build tools. You can install these running next command in the terminal:

apt install git build-essential

Since SABnzbd runs as systemd service, it can be controlled with the following commands:

systemctl status sabnzbd
systemctl start sabnzbd
systemctl stop sabnzbd
systemctl restart sabnzbd

Logs can be viewed with the following commands:

journalctl -u sabnzbd
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Although we enable forced encryption on all our BitTorrent clients, if you wish to ensure complete privacy and piece of mind for all your downloaded content, using a VPN is critical. We highly recommend NordVPN as it offers unlimited bandwidth, zero logging and up to 6 devices on a single account. It can be easily setup using our DietPi-VPN tool.
NordVPN logo


Official website: https://sabnzbd.org/
Official documentation: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/

Medusa

Automatically download your favorite TV shows, as they become available.
Searches both Bit Torrent and Usenet, has a feature to automatically download and organise the download, with your favorite Bit Torrent app.

A download client is required

Transmission BitTorrent server is recommended to enable automatic downloads

Medusa web interface screenshot

The web interface is accessible via port 8081:

  • URL: http://<your.IP>:8081
Using <hostname>.local instead of using <your.IP> (Avahi-Daemon)

By installing Avahi-Daemon, the web interface can be accessed with <hostname>.local (default: dietpi.local) instead of using <your.IP>. See the Avahi-Daemon documentation for details.

Medusa can be configured via its config file: /mnt/dietpi_userdata/medusa/config.ini.
To apply changes, restart the service:

systemctl restart medusa

Once registered and logged in with Medusa:

  • Click the Shows button (top of screen)
  • Click the Add Shows option.
  • Select the Add new show option
  • Input a TV show to find in the search box, select one of the entries from the search results, then click Next
  • Make sure the parent folder is /mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads, then click Next
  • Finally, click the Add show button
  • Click the Settings “cog” button (the top right hand corner of the screen)
  • Select Search providers
  • Select and tick the BitTorrent sites you would like enable. When Medusa searches for a TV show, these sites will then be searched for the available torrent.
  • Finally click Save changes (bottom of the page)

To use this feature, you will need a supported BitTorrent server installed. All of the BitTorrent servers available in dietpi-software are supported by Medusa.

  • Click the Settings “cog” button (the top right hand corner of the screen)
  • Select Search settings
  • Select Torrent search tab.
  • Make sure the entry enable torrent search providers is enabled (ticked)
  • Under the section Send .torrent files to, select the BitTorrent program you have installed, then enter the details.
  • Use the Test connection button at the bottom of the page to ensure Medusa can connect to your BitTorrent server.
  • Finally click Save changes (bottom of the page)

Since Medusa runs as systemd service, it can be controlled with the following commands:

systemctl status medusa
systemctl start medusa
systemctl stop medusa
systemctl restart medusa

Logs can be viewed with the following commands:

journalctl -u medusa
dietpi-software reinstall 139

Although we enable forced encryption on all our BitTorrent clients, if you wish to ensure complete privacy and piece of mind for all your downloaded content, using a VPN is critical. We highly recommend NordVPN as it offers unlimited bandwidth, zero logging and up to 6 devices on a single account. It can be easily setup using our DietPi-VPN tool.
NordVPN logo


Official website: pymedusa/Medusa
Official documentation: https://github.com/pymedusa/Medusa/wiki/Installation-&-Configuration-Guides

Sonarr

Automatically download your favorite TV shows, as they become available.

A download client is required

Transmission BitTorrent server is recommended to enable automatic downloads

Sonarr web interface screenshot

The web interface is accessible via port 8989:

  • URL: http://<your.IP>:8989
Using <hostname>.local instead of using <your.IP> (Avahi-Daemon)

By installing Avahi-Daemon, the web interface can be accessed with <hostname>.local (default: dietpi.local) instead of using <your.IP>. See the Avahi-Daemon documentation for details.

Before you can add TV shows, you’ll need to select a search indexer to use from the web interface:

  • Simply go to Settings > Indexer then choose at least one indexer.

Setup your download client:

  • Simply go to Settings > Download Client, select your installed download client and enter required credentials.

Setup file creation mask:
If you require write access from other applications (e.g. Plex subtitle downloads), you’ll also need to set the file/folder creation mask to allow this.

  • In the Sonarr web interface, select Settings
  • Toggle to Advanced settings slider (enable it)
  • Under Media Management tab, scroll down to the bottom of the page under Permissions, set the following values:

Sonarr permissions options

  • Save changes
  • Simply select Series > Add TV Show
  • Type a name of the show you wish to find
  • Once found, under path use the following location /mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads
  • Change any further options (such as video quality) if needed, then select +

Sonarr can be configured via its config file: /mnt/dietpi_userdata/sonarr/config.xml.
See https://wiki.servarr.com/sonarr/environment-variables for details.
To apply changes, restart the service:

systemctl restart sonarr

By default Sonarr has strict permissions to only access download and media directories inside /mnt/ and /media. If you need to use a different location, please do the following:

  1. Run dietpi-services from console
  2. Select sonarr
  3. Select Edit
  4. Uncomment (remove leading #) the line, starting with ReadWritePaths=
  5. Add your custom path to the end of this line, separated by one space
  6. Press Ctrl+O buttons to save and Ctrl+X to exit

Link the Sonarr info/settings database to RAM to increase access performance, reduce disk I/O and avoid constant external HDD spinning due to the very regular access to these files: https://dietpi.com/forum/t/dietpi-arr-to-ram-link-sonarr-radarr-lidarr-database-files-to-ram/3120

Since Sonarr runs as systemd service, it can be controlled with the following commands:

systemctl status sonarr
systemctl start sonarr
systemctl stop sonarr
systemctl restart sonarr

Logs can be viewed with the following commands:

journalctl -u sonarr
cat /var/log/sonarr/sonarr.txt
  • Use the internal web based updater

Although we enable forced encryption on all our BitTorrent clients, if you wish to ensure complete privacy and piece of mind for all your downloaded content, using a VPN is critical. We highly recommend NordVPN as it offers unlimited bandwidth, zero logging and up to 6 devices on a single account. It can be easily setup using our DietPi-VPN tool.
NordVPN logo


Official website: https://sonarr.tv/
Official documentation: https://wiki.servarr.com/sonarr
YouTube video tutorial: How to install and configure Sonarr on Raspberry Pi with DietPi

Radarr

Automatically download your favorite movies, as they become available.

A download client is required

Transmission BitTorrent server is recommended to enable automatic downloads

Radarr web interface screenshot

The web interface is accessible via port 7878:

  • URL: http://<your.IP>:7878
Using <hostname>.local instead of using <your.IP> (Avahi-Daemon)

By installing Avahi-Daemon, the web interface can be accessed with <hostname>.local (default: dietpi.local) instead of using <your.IP>. See the Avahi-Daemon documentation for details.

Before you can add movies, you’ll need to select a search indexer to use from the web interface:

  • Simply go to Settings > Indexer then choose at least one indexer.

Setup your download client:

  • Simply go to Settings > Download Client, select your installed download client and enter required credentials.

Setup file creation mask:
If you require write access from other applications (e.g. Plex subtitle downloads), you’ll also need to set the file/folder creation mask to allow this.

  • In the Radarr web interface, select Settings
  • Toggle to Advanced settings (enable it)
  • Under Media Management tab, scroll down to the bottom of the page under Permissions, set the following values:

Radarr permissions options

  • Save changes
  • Simply select Add New Movies
  • Type a name of the movie you wish to find
  • Once found, under path use the following location /mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads
  • Change any further options (such as video quality) if needed, then select +

Radarr can be configured via its config file: /mnt/dietpi_userdata/radarr/config.xml.
See https://wiki.servarr.com/radarr/environment-variables for details.
To apply changes, restart the service:

systemctl restart radarr

By default Radarr has strict permissions to only access download and media directories inside /mnt/ and /media. If you need to use a different location, please do the following:

  1. Run dietpi-services from console
  2. Select radarr
  3. Select Edit
  4. Uncomment (remove leading #) the line, starting with ReadWritePaths=
  5. Add your custom path to the end of this line, separated by one space
  6. Press Ctrl+O buttons to save and Ctrl+X to exit

Link the Radarr info/settings database to RAM to increase access performance, reduce disk I/O and avoid constant external HDD spinning due to the very regular access to these files: https://dietpi.com/forum/t/dietpi-arr-to-ram-link-sonarr-radarr-lidarr-database-files-to-ram/3120

Since Radarr runs as systemd service, it can be controlled with the following commands:

systemctl status radarr
systemctl start radarr
systemctl stop radarr
systemctl restart radarr

Logs can be viewed with the following commands:

journalctl -u radarr
cat /var/log/radarr/radarr.txt
  • Use the internal web based updater

Although we enable forced encryption on all our BitTorrent clients, if you wish to ensure complete privacy and piece of mind for all your downloaded content, using a VPN is critical. We highly recommend NordVPN as it offers unlimited bandwidth, zero logging and up to 6 devices on a single account. It can be easily setup using our DietPi-VPN tool.
NordVPN logo


Official website: https://radarr.video/
Official documentation: https://wiki.servarr.com/radarr
YouTube video tutorial: How to install and configure Radarr on Raspberry Pi with DietPi

Bazarr

Bazarr is a companion application to Sonarr and Radarr that manages and downloads subtitles based on your requirements.

Key features:

  • Automatic search Search automatically for missing subtitles and download them as soon as they become available in your desired language.
  • Manual search Find all the matching subtitles, choose the one you want and download it to your media directory with the proper name to be used by your media player.
  • Subtitles upgrade Search for matching subtitles on a regular basis and upgrade the one you previously downloaded if a better one is found.

Bazarr web interface screenshot

The web interface is accessible via port 6767:

  • URL: http://<your.IP>:6767
Using <hostname>.local instead of using <your.IP> (Avahi-Daemon)

By installing Avahi-Daemon, the web interface can be accessed with <hostname>.local (default: dietpi.local) instead of using <your.IP>. See the Avahi-Daemon documentation for details.

Bazarr subtitle finds list

Bazarr can be configured via its config file: /mnt/dietpi_userdata/bazarr/config.
To apply changes, restart the service:

systemctl restart bazarr

Since Bazarr runs as systemd service, it can be controlled with the following commands:

systemctl status bazarr
systemctl start bazarr
systemctl stop bazarr
systemctl restart bazarr

Logs can be viewed with the following commands:

journalctl -u bazarr
cat /var/log/bazarr/bazarr.log
  • Use the internal web based updater

Official website: https://www.bazarr.media/
Official documentation: https://wiki.bazarr.media/
GitHub page: https://github.com/morpheus65535/bazarr/wiki
Source code: morpheus65535/bazarr

Lidarr

Automatically download your favorite music.

A download client is required

Transmission BitTorrent server is recommended to enable automatic downloads

Lidarr web interface screenshot

The web interface is accessible via port 8686:

  • URL: http://<your.IP>:8686
Using <hostname>.local instead of using <your.IP> (Avahi-Daemon)

By installing Avahi-Daemon, the web interface can be accessed with <hostname>.local (default: dietpi.local) instead of using <your.IP>. See the Avahi-Daemon documentation for details.

Before you can add music, you’ll need to select a search indexer to use from the web interface:

  • Simply go to Settings > Indexer then choose at least one indexer.

Setup your download client:

  • Simply go to Settings > Download Client, select your installed download client and enter required credentials.

Setup file creation mask:
If you require write access from other applications (e.g. Plex subtitle downloads), you’ll also need to set the file/folder creation mask to allow this.

  • In the Sonarr web interface, select Settings
  • Toggle to Advanced settings slider (enable it)
  • Under Media Management tab, scroll down to the bottom of the page under Permissions, set the following values:

    Lidarr permissions options

  • Save changes

  • Simply select Artist > Add New
  • Type a name of the artist you wish to find
  • Once found, under root folder, use the following location /mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads
  • Change any other settings as required, then select Add

Lidarr can be configured via its config file: /mnt/dietpi_userdata/lidarr/config.xml.
See https://wiki.servarr.com/lidarr/environment-variables for details.
To apply changes, restart the service:

systemctl restart lidarr

By default Lidarr has strict permissions to only access download and media directories inside /mnt/ and /media. If you need to use a different location, please do the following:

  1. Run dietpi-services from console
  2. Select lidarr
  3. Select Edit
  4. Uncomment (remove leading #) the line, starting with ReadWritePaths=
  5. Add your custom path to the end of this line, separated by one space
  6. Press Ctrl+O buttons to save and Ctrl+X to exit

Link the Lidarr info/settings database to RAM to increase access performance, reduce disk I/O and avoid constant external HDD spinning due to the very regular access to these files: https://dietpi.com/forum/t/dietpi-arr-to-ram-link-sonarr-radarr-lidarr-database-files-to-ram/3120

Since Lidarr runs as systemd service, it can be controlled with the following commands:

systemctl status lidarr
systemctl start lidarr
systemctl stop lidarr
systemctl restart lidarr

Logs can be viewed with the following commands:

journalctl -u lidarr
cat /var/log/lidarr/lidarr.txt
  • Use the internal web based updater

Although we enable forced encryption on all our BitTorrent clients, if you wish to ensure complete privacy and piece of mind for all your downloaded content, using a VPN is critical. We highly recommend NordVPN as it offers unlimited bandwidth, zero logging and up to 6 devices on a single account. It can be easily setup using our DietPi-VPN tool.
NordVPN logo


Official website: https://lidarr.audio/
Official documentation: https://wiki.servarr.com/lidarr

Readarr

Automatically download your favorite ebook, as they become available.

A download client is required

Transmission BitTorrent server is recommended to enable automatic downloads

Readarr web interface screenshot

The web interface is accessible via port 8787:

  • URL: http://<your.IP>:8787
Using <hostname>.local instead of using <your.IP> (Avahi-Daemon)

By installing Avahi-Daemon, the web interface can be accessed with <hostname>.local (default: dietpi.local) instead of using <your.IP>. See the Avahi-Daemon documentation for details.

Before you can add ebooks, you’ll need to select a search indexer to use from the web interface:

  • Simply go to Settings > Indexer then choose at least one indexer.

Setup your download client:

  • Simply go to Settings > Download Client, select your installed download client and enter required credentials.

Setup folder creation mask:
If you require write access from other applications, you’ll also need to set the folder creation mask to allow this.

  • In the Readarr web interface, select Settings
  • Toggle to Advanced settings (enable it)
  • Under Media Management tab, scroll down to the bottom of the page under Permissions, set the following values:

Readarr permissions options

  • Save changes
  • Simply select Add New Author
  • Type a name of the ebook or author you wish to find
  • Once found, under path use the following location /mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads
  • Change any further options if needed, then select Add

Readarr can be configured via its config file: /mnt/dietpi_userdata/readarr/config.xml.
See https://wiki.servarr.com/readarr/settings for details.
To apply changes, restart the service:

systemctl restart readarr

By default Readarr has strict permissions to only access download and media directories inside /mnt/ and /media. If you need to use a different location, please do the following:

  1. Run dietpi-services from console
  2. Select readarr
  3. Select Edit
  4. Uncomment (remove leading #) the line, starting with ReadWritePaths=
  5. Add your custom path to the end of this line, separated by one space
  6. Press Ctrl+O buttons to save and Ctrl+X to exit

The install, config and data directory is located at:

  • Install directory: /opt/readarr
  • Data directory: /mnt/dietpi_userdata/readarr
  • Readarr configuration file: /mnt/dietpi_userdata/readarr/config.xml

Since Readarr runs as systemd service, it can be controlled with the following commands:

systemctl status readarr
systemctl start readarr
systemctl stop readarr
systemctl restart readarr

Logs can be viewed with the following commands:

journalctl -u readarr
cat /var/log/readarr/readarr.txt
  • Use the internal web based updater

Although we enable forced encryption on all our BitTorrent clients, if you wish to ensure complete privacy and piece of mind for all your downloaded content, using a VPN is critical. We highly recommend NordVPN as it offers unlimited bandwidth, zero logging and up to 6 devices on a single account. It can be easily setup using our DietPi-VPN tool.
NordVPN logo


Official website: https://readarr.com/
Official documentation: https://wiki.servarr.com/readarr
Source code: Readarr/Readarr
License: GPLv3

Prowlarr

Prowlarr is an indexer manager/proxy built on the popular *arr .net/reactjs base stack to integrate with your various PVR apps. Prowlarr supports management of both Torrent Trackers and Usenet Indexers. It integrates seamlessly with Lidarr, Mylar3, Radarr, Readarr, and Sonarr offering complete management of your indexers.

Prowlarr web interface screenshot

The web interface is accessible via port 9696:

  • URL: http://<your.IP>:9696
Using <hostname>.local instead of using <your.IP> (Avahi-Daemon)

By installing Avahi-Daemon, the web interface can be accessed with <hostname>.local (default: dietpi.local) instead of using <your.IP>. See the Avahi-Daemon documentation for details.

Prowlarr can be configured via its config file: /mnt/dietpi_userdata/prowlarr/config.xml.
See https://wiki.servarr.com/prowlarr/environment-variables for details.
To apply changes, restart the service:

systemctl restart prowlarr

Since Prowlarr runs as systemd service, it can be controlled with the following commands:

systemctl status prowlarr
systemctl start prowlarr
systemctl stop prowlarr
systemctl restart prowlarr

Logs can be viewed with the following commands:

journalctl -u prowlarr
cat /var/log/prowlarr/prowlarr.txt

Although we enable forced encryption on all our BitTorrent clients, if you wish to ensure complete privacy and piece of mind for all your downloaded content, using a VPN is critical. We highly recommend NordVPN as it offers unlimited bandwidth, zero logging and up to 6 devices on a single account. It can be easily setup using our DietPi-VPN tool.
NordVPN logo


Official website: https://prowlarr.com/
Official documentation: https://wiki.servarr.com/prowlarr
Source code: Prowlarr/Prowlarr
License: GPLv3

Jackett

Jackett works as a proxy server: it translates queries from apps (Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Medusa) into tracker-site-specific HTTP queries, parses the HTML response, then sends results back to the requesting software. This allows for getting recent uploads (like RSS) and performing searches.

Jackett web interface screenshot

The web interface is accessible via port 9117:

  • URL: http://<your.IP>:9117
Using <hostname>.local instead of using <your.IP> (Avahi-Daemon)

By installing Avahi-Daemon, the web interface can be accessed with <hostname>.local (default: dietpi.local) instead of using <your.IP>. See the Avahi-Daemon documentation for details.

Since Jackett runs as systemd service, it can be controlled with the following commands:

systemctl status jackett
systemctl start jackett
systemctl stop jackett
systemctl restart jackett

Logs can be viewed with the following commands:

journalctl -u jackett

Although we enable forced encryption on all our BitTorrent clients, if you wish to ensure complete privacy and piece of mind for all your downloaded content, using a VPN is critical. We highly recommend NordVPN as it offers unlimited bandwidth, zero logging and up to 6 devices on a single account. It can be easily setup using our DietPi-VPN tool.
NordVPN logo


Official website: Jackett/Jackett

NZBGet

Extremely efficient and fast NZB download manager with web interface. Coded in C++.

NZBGet web interface screenshot

The web interface is accessible via port 6789:

  • URL: http://<your.IP>:6789
  • Username: admin
  • Password: <your global password>
Using <hostname>.local instead of using <your.IP> (Avahi-Daemon)

By installing Avahi-Daemon, the web interface can be accessed with <hostname>.local (default: dietpi.local) instead of using <your.IP>. See the Avahi-Daemon documentation for details.

NZBGet can be configured via its config file: /mnt/dietpi_userdata/nzbget/nzbget.conf.
See https://nzbget.com/documentation/, tab “Configuration” for details.
To apply changes, restart the service:

systemctl restart nzbget

Make sure you have one of DietPi’s File Servers installed.
Folders used by Transmission:

  • Folder accessed via file server: downloads/complete
  • Local folder: /mnt/dietpi_userdata/downloads/complete

Since NZBGet runs as systemd service, it can be controlled with the following commands:

systemctl status nzbget
systemctl start nzbget
systemctl stop nzbget
systemctl restart nzbget

Logs can be viewed with the following commands:

journalctl -u nzbget
dietpi-software reinstall 149

Although we enable forced encryption on all our BitTorrent clients, if you wish to ensure complete privacy and piece of mind for all your downloaded content, using a VPN is critical. We highly recommend NordVPN as it offers unlimited bandwidth, zero logging and up to 6 devices on a single account. It can be easily setup using our DietPi-VPN tool.
NordVPN logo


Official website: https://nzbget.com/
Official documentation: https://nzbget.com/documentation/

HTPC Manager

HTPC Manager combines all your favourite software into one slick interface.
Do all your HTPC tasks without using 5 different interfaces!

HTPC Manager web interface screenshot

The web interface is accessible via port 8085:

  • URL: http://<your.IP>:8085
Using <hostname>.local instead of using <your.IP> (Avahi-Daemon)

By installing Avahi-Daemon, the web interface can be accessed with <hostname>.local (default: dietpi.local) instead of using <your.IP>. See the Avahi-Daemon documentation for details.

Since HTPC Manager runs as systemd service, it can be controlled with the following commands:

systemctl status htpc-manager
systemctl start htpc-manager
systemctl stop htpc-manager
systemctl restart htpc-manager

Logs can be viewed with the following commands:

journalctl -u htpc-manager
dietpi-software reinstall 155

Official website: https://htpc.io/
Official documentation: https://nzbget.com/documentation/

youtube-dl

youtube-dl is a command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and many more sites. See here the full list of supported websites: https://ytdl-org.github.io/youtube-dl/supportedsites.html

This tool could be accessed from the command line

youtube-dl [OPTIONS] URL [URL...]

Read the documentation for more details on the options used: ytdl-org/youtube-dl#options


Official website: https://ytdl-org.github.io/youtube-dl/
Official documentation: https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/blob/master/README.md

LazyLibrarian

LazyLibrarian is a program to follow authors and grab metadata for all your digital reading needs, including ebooks and audiobooks.

A download client is required

Transmission BitTorrent server is recommended to enable automatic downloads

LazyLibrarian web interface screenshot

The web interface is accessible via TCP port 5299:

  • URL: http://<your.IP>:5299
Using <hostname>.local instead of using <your.IP> (Avahi-Daemon)

By installing Avahi-Daemon, the web interface can be accessed with <hostname>.local (default: dietpi.local) instead of using <your.IP>. See the Avahi-Daemon documentation for details.

By default LazyLibrarian has strict permissions to only access download and media directories inside /mnt/ and /media. If you need to use a different location, please do the following:

  1. Run dietpi-services from console
  2. Select lazylibrarian
  3. Select Edit
  4. Uncomment (remove leading #) the line, starting with ReadWritePaths=
  5. Add your custom path to the end of this line, separated by one space
  6. Press Ctrl+O buttons to save and Ctrl+X to exit

LazyLibrarian can be configured via its config file: /mnt/dietpi_userdata/lazylibrarian/config.ini.
To apply changes, restart the service:

systemctl restart lazylibrarian

The install, config and data directory is located at:

  • Install directory: /opt/lazylibrarian
  • Data directory: /mnt/dietpi_userdata/lazylibrarian
  • Configuration file: /mnt/dietpi_userdata/lazylibrarian/config.ini

Since LazyLibrarian runs as systemd service, it can be controlled with the following commands:

systemctl status lazylibrarian
systemctl start lazylibrarian
systemctl stop lazylibrarian
systemctl restart lazylibrarian

Logs can be viewed with the following commands:

journalctl -u lazylibrarian
cat /var/log/lazylibrarian/lazylibrarian.log
cat /var/log/lazylibrarian/dbupgrade.log

To update LazyLibrarian, simply reinstall it:

dietpi-software reinstall 169

Although we enable forced encryption on all our BitTorrent clients, if you wish to ensure complete privacy and piece of mind for all your downloaded content, using a VPN is critical. We highly recommend NordVPN as it offers unlimited bandwidth, zero logging and up to 6 devices on a single account. It can be easily setup using our DietPi-VPN tool.
NordVPN logo


Official website: https://lazylibrarian.gitlab.io/
Source code: LazyLibrarian/LazyLibrarian
License: GPLv3

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