Tdarr Node Setup Guide - ajgillis04/GillisDockerDepot GitHub Wiki
Tdarr Node is a component of the Tdarr application, which is a distributed transcoding system for automating media library management. Tdarr Node handles the actual transcoding tasks distributed by Tdarr Server.
- Docker installed
- Tdarr Node container running in your Docker stack
- Tdarr Server configured and running on another host
- Verify TDARR_SERVERIP=yourtdarrserverip is set in the .env example TDARR_SERVERIP=192.168.1.10
- If changes were made please restart docker compose -p mediaserver -f docker-compose-server.yaml up --detach tdarr_node.${HOSTNAME}
docker logs tdarr_node.${HOSTNAME}
docker logs tdarr.${HOSTNAME}
- Navigate to the
Dashboard
tab. - Monitor the status of your node, including active transcodes and resource usage.
- Ensure all paths and environment variables are updated in the
tdarr_node.yaml
file. - Regularly backup your
config
directory to save your settings.
-
Tdarr_Node - Server not alive IP:xxx PORT:xxx This is typically a firewall or networking issue.
Solution:
-
Check Tdarr Server Status:
Navigate to the Tdarr Server IP:PORT/api/v2/status address in the browser and verify it's running. For example,
http://localhost:8266/api/v2/status
. You should see status details like:{ "status":"good", "isProduction":true, "os":"win32", "version":"2.00.18", "uptime":346 }
- Verify Network Connectivity: Ensure that the Tdarr server and node can communicate. Check firewall rules and network settings.
-
Check Tdarr Server Status:
Navigate to the Tdarr Server IP:PORT/api/v2/status address in the browser and verify it's running. For example,
-
Client Logs:
docker logs tdarr_node.${HOSTNAME}