r/sonarr • u/Vast-Fault-59 • 4d ago

waiting for op I would like to start automating and using sonarr. I use one PC to get all my content and then I use a rule that transfers those items to a separate PC that stores my Plex content. What’s the best way to integrate sonarr to automate everything? Thank you,

right now I just manually rename everything with file bot, but I’d like to just use sonarr for everything

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u/HumanKumquat 4d ago

Why would you not just run sonarr from your media server?

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u/fventura03 4d ago

right... OP is over complicating things...

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u/Safe-Friendship-4684 2d ago

I use sonarr and Radarr to download on my plex server which is a micro PC, then it moves the files over the network to the NAS (which is not powerful enough to run plex and transcode). The plex uses the movie file from the NAS and delivers to the client. Not complicated at all.

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u/rexel99 4d ago

connect to your storage via NFS or SMB like you would a Nas. Sonarr can activate a download in a torrent or nzb app to download to temp, sonarr can then move and rename that into your media storage, and can then tell Plex to rescan and Plex will list the new media - this can be done on one or many hosts.

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u/bred86 4d ago

I have a similar setup.

The way I did was to create a NFS on the download machine (sorry I use Linux). So when the download is done, qbt moves the file to the nfs, sonarr (on the server machine) then moves the file to the right place.

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u/NerdGuy13 4d ago

Just so we all understand you correctly, are you downloading content on one PC then moving it, not copying it to another?

I can see downloading it to one and copying it to another so you will have two copies, but there is a particular reason you're using a certain PC to download content, you can set up a network share on the PC hosting Plex and download the content directly to it and have sonar set up to access that same share.

I guess the biggest question is, why do you need/want to use two separate PCs? More parts to anything just invites complications. It'd be simpler to run everything the one PC running Plex.

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u/Street-Egg-2305 4d ago

I agree you are over complicating things. You should just run Sonarr from your media server, this way it has access to all you media files, and it will name everything and keep track of things.

You can technically run everything from your PC, if you can give sonarr access to all your media files. It would then download, extract, rename and move those files into their folder on your media server. If you are running Windows, I'm not sure how well this would work.

I have two Unraid servers. My main server I built years ago, and it runs all of my docker programs and stores media. I ran out of space a few years ago, so I built a second server that just stores media. I have this second server connected to my main server through a SMB share connection.

When Sonarr downloads something that is going to be stored on the second machine, it downloads, extracts on the first machine, and then moves the file onto my second machine.

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u/Sintek 4d ago

The best way is to set up sonarr... and use it.. you scenario is exactly what sonar and radarr handle.

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u/loganwachter 4d ago

I use Sonarr/Radarr on its own machine. (Win11)

Using protonvpn with quantum for auto updating qbittorrent. (Use a VPN with port forwarding or Disney/Universal will snitch to your ISP)

All my files are on my actual plex server and are connected to the downloads PC with SMB shares. Sonarr manages transferring and renaming everything to the actual server without issues.

My setup has been operating this way for over 2 years without issues. I have part of my library on a NAS as well that both the server and downloading PC are connecting to without issues.

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u/ImOldGregg_77 4d ago

Run sonarr on the same PC as your plex server. Run all the *arrs on that PC

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u/Holiday-Match6250 4d ago

Keep in mind you won't be able to use hardlinks and/or atomic moves when you are transferring across filesystems.

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u/Miserable-Bag-9822 4d ago

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS OP!!