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Overseerr Setup Guide (Legacy / End of Life)

⚠️ NOTICE: Overseerr is Deprecated & Unmaintained The Overseerr and Jellyseerr development teams have officially merged to form Seerr. Overseerr is no longer actively developed or supported.

We strongly recommend deploying or migrating to Seerr Setup Guide instead. Seerr is a drop-in replacement that uses the same UI, automatic migration of your appdata, and natively supports Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby.

Introduction

Overseerr is a legacy request management and media discovery tool for Plex. It allows users to request movies and TV shows, which are then automatically downloaded via Sonarr and Radarr.

Prerequisites

  • Docker installed
  • Overseerr container running in your Docker stack

Recommended Pre-Setup

Before configuring Overseerr, deploy these dependencies to simplify integration:

Configuration Steps

Step 1: Accessing the Overseerr UI

  1. Open your browser and navigate to http://<your-ip-address>:5055.
  2. Sign in with your Plex credentials.

Overseer Plex

Step 2: Initial Setup Wizard

  1. Follow the setup wizard to connect your Plex server.
  2. Overseerr should auto-detect your server if on the same host. If not, enter the IP manually under Hostname or IP Address.
  3. Select Save Changes.
  4. Enable your desired Plex Libraries. If missing, click Sync Libraries.
  5. Click Start scan then Continue.

Overseer Plex2

Step 3: Configuring Services

Radarr Integration

  1. Select + Add Radarr Server.
  2. Check Default Server.
  3. Enter Server Name (e.g., Radarr).
  4. Enter Hostname/IP (e.g., radarr or container host).
  5. Paste your Radarr API Key.
  6. Click Test, then select Quality Profile and Root Folder.
  7. Set Minimum Availability to Released.
  8. Check Enable Scan and click Add Server.

Overseer Services Overseer Radarr

Sonarr Integration

  1. Select + Add Sonarr Server.
  2. Check Default Server.
  3. Enter Hostname/IP and API Key, then click Test.
  4. Select Quality Profile and Root Folder.
  5. Set Language Profile (note: language profiles are deprecated in modern ARR stacks).
  6. Configure optional Anime settings.
  7. Check Enable Scan, then Add Server.

Overseer Sonarr

Step 4: User & System Settings

  1. Navigate to Settings and copy your API key (useful for Homepage integration).
  2. Under Users, enable auto-approval and auto-request policies as needed.
  3. Under Settings -> Plex -> Tautulli Settings, enter your Tautulli Hostname and API Key.

Overseer Settings Overseer Tautulli