docker-compose-cookbooks/bazarr_dev/README.md

Bazarr

Overview

Bazarr is a subtitle management companion for Sonarr and Radarr. It automatically downloads and synchronizes subtitles for your TV shows and movies from providers like OpenSubtitles, Podnapisi, and Subscene. Unlike the *arr media managers, Bazarr doesn't handle downloads or indexers — it focuses solely on keeping subtitles matched to your existing media library.

Project Details

• Project Repository: https://www.bazarr.media/
• Container Image: ghcr.io/hotio/bazarr
• Reverse Proxy Port: 6767

Getting Started

Open http://localhost:6767 in your browser and complete the initial setup:

1. Configure subtitle languages — select your preferred languages (e.g., English, French)
2. Connect Sonarr and Radarr — go to Settings → Sonarr and Settings → Radarr, enter server URLs and API keys
3. Add subtitle providers — configure provider credentials (OpenSubtitles, etc.) in Settings → Providers
4. Bazarr will scan your existing media and begin downloading matching subtitles

How it works

Bazarr monitors your Sonarr/Radarr libraries. When new media is added or existing media is detected without subtitles, it searches configured providers and downloads the best match. Subtitles are written directly alongside your video files in the /media volume.

Environment Variable Notes

Variable	Description
BAZARR_IMAGE	Container image (default: ghcr.io/hotio/bazarr:release)
BAZARR_RESTART	Restart policy (default: unless-stopped)
BAZARR_PORT	Published port for the web UI (default: 6767)
VOL_PATH	Base path for persistent data volumes (default: /data)
BAZARR_MEDIA	Path to the shared media library (default: /data/media) — point this at the same library used by Sonarr, Radarr, and Jellyfin/etc. so subtitles land next to the video files
TZ	Container timezone (default: America/Vancouver)

Volume Notes

Volume	Purpose
${VOL_PATH:-/data}/bazarr/config	Application configuration and database — holds config/config.yaml (Sonarr/Radarr connections, provider credentials, language profiles) and the SQLite database (config/db/bazarr.db) tracking subtitle history and sync state. Back this up before upgrades; losing it means reconfiguring providers and Sonarr/Radarr links from scratch.
${BAZARR_MEDIA:-/data/media}	Shared media library, kept separate from VOL_PATH since it's typically the same library mounted into Sonarr, Radarr, and Jellyfin/etc. — must include your TV and movie folders so Bazarr can write subtitles alongside video files

Network Notes

Requires an external proxy network. Create it once with:

docker network create proxy

Docker Run

docker run -d \
  --name=bazarr \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e UMASK=002 \
  -e TZ=America/Vancouver \
  -p 6767:6767 \
  -v ${VOL_PATH:-/data}/bazarr/config:/config \
  -v ${BAZARR_MEDIA:-/data/media}:/media \
  --network proxy \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  ghcr.io/hotio/bazarr:release

Additional Notes / Gotchas

Nothing specific to this stack so far.

Dockhand Stack, Deploy from Git

• Cookbooks Repository
• stackname: bazarr_dev
• Compose file path: bazarr_dev/compose.yaml
• Additional env file (optional): bazarr_dev/sample.env

Load bazarr_dev/sample.env into the Environment variables in Dockhand, then create the Stack.