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Prowlarr

Prowlarr is an indexer manager and proxy that integrates with the Servarr ecosystem. It serves the same purpose as Jackett (aggregating indexer searches) but can also sync indexers to other applications like Sonarr and Radarr.

Installation

Docker (recommended)

services:
  prowlarr:
    image: lscr.io/linuxserver/prowlarr:latest
    container_name: prowlarr
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=Etc/UTC
    volumes:
      - /path/to/config:/config
    ports:
      - 9696:9696
    restart: unless-stopped

The web interface will be available at http://your-host:9696.

Other methods

See the Prowlarr GitHub repository for installation options on various platforms.

Getting the API key

  1. Open the Prowlarr web interface at http://your-host:9696
  2. Go to Settings > General
  3. Under Security, find the API Key
  4. Copy this key for use in the app's Search configuration

Configuring indexers

  1. In the Prowlarr web interface, go to Indexers
  2. Click Add Indexer
  3. Search for and select the indexers you want to use
  4. Configure each indexer with the required settings
  5. Test each indexer to verify it works

All configured indexers will be queried when searching from the app.

App configuration

In the app, go to Settings > Search and configure:

Field Value
Service Prowlarr
HOST Hostname or IP where Prowlarr is running
PORT 9696 (default)
PATH /api/v1/search (default)
API KEY The API key from Prowlarr settings

Tap Test Connection to verify. See Troubleshooting if the connection fails.

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