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- Promote sonarr, radarr, jellyfin, jellyseerr from _dev
- qBittorrent, Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Readarr, Whisparr mount /data/media
  at /media so paths match across containers (no remote path mappings,
  hardlinks work); downloads go to /media/downloads/prowlarr
- Jellyfin: drop photos (use Immich) and unused internal network, rewrite README
- Jellyseerr: add TZ, document container hostnames and root folders

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Lidarr
## Overview
Lidarr is a music collection manager for Usenet and BitTorrent users. It automatically monitors specified artists, searches for new releases (or upgrades to existing tracks), and sends them to your download client. After download, Lidarr renames and organizes the files into your music library and can notify your media server of the new content.
## Project Details
- **Project Repository:** [https://lidarr.audio/](https://lidarr.audio/)
- **Container Image:** [ghcr.io/hotio/lidarr](https://hotio.dev/containers/lidarr/)
- **Reverse Proxy Port:** `8686`
## Getting Started
Open http://localhost:8686 in your browser and complete the initial setup wizard:
1. **Choose your UI language**
2. **Add a download client** — select qBittorrent, enter its host/port/credentials
3. **Add an indexer** — or connect to Prowlarr for automatic indexer sync
Once the wizard finishes, Lidarr displays **"No artists found"**. To populate your library:
- Go to **Settings → Media Management** and add a **Root Folder** (e.g., `/media/music`) — this is where your organized music library will live
- Click **Add an artist** and search by name — Lidarr fetches metadata, discography, and album art
- Lidarr cross-references your Root Folder for any existing files and matches them to the artist's catalog
### Download flow
qBittorrent downloads to `/media/downloads/prowlarr` → Lidarr picks it up, renames/tags the files, and moves them into `<Root Folder>/Artist Name/Album/`
### Spotify playlist import
Lidarr doesn't natively import Spotify playlists. Use a community tool like [SpotifyToLidarr](https://github.com/Claudemirovsky/SpotifyToLidarr) or set up a **List** (Settings → Lists) from Last.fm or MusicBrainz to auto-add artists based on your listening habits.
## Environment Variable Notes
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| `LIDARR_IMAGE` | Container image (default: `ghcr.io/hotio/lidarr:release`) |
| `LIDARR_RESTART` | Restart policy (default: `unless-stopped`) |
| `LIDARR_PORT` | Published port for the web UI (default: `8686`) |
| `VOL_PATH` | Base path for persistent data volumes (default: `/data`) |
| `LIDARR_MEDIA` | Shared media root on the host (default: `/data/media`), mounted at `/media`. Must be the same folder qBittorrent, Sonarr, Radarr and Jellyfin use |
| `TZ` | Container timezone (default: `America/Vancouver`) |
## Volume Notes
| Volume | Purpose |
|---|---|
| `${VOL_PATH:-/data}/lidarr/config` | Application configuration and database |
| `${LIDARR_MEDIA:-/data/media}` → `/media` | Shared media root: downloads in `/media/downloads`, library in `/media/music` |
## Network Notes
Requires an external `proxy` network. Create it once with:
```bash
docker network create proxy
```
## Docker Run
```bash
docker run -d \
--name=lidarr \
-e PUID=1000 \
-e PGID=1000 \
-e UMASK=002 \
-e TZ=America/Vancouver \
-p 8686:8686 \
-v ${VOL_PATH:-/data}/lidarr/config:/config \
-v ${LIDARR_MEDIA:-/data/media}:/media \
--network proxy \
--restart unless-stopped \
ghcr.io/hotio/lidarr:release
```
## Additional Notes / Gotchas
- **One shared media folder.** qBittorrent, Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr and Jellyfin all use `/data/media` on the host, mounted at `/media`, so a download has the same path in every container: no Remote Path Mapping needed, and imports can use hardlinks. Enable **Settings → Media Management → Use Hardlinks instead of Copy**.
- **Layout:** `/data/media/downloads/prowlarr` (qBittorrent category `prowlarr`), `/data/media/music` (Lidarr root, Jellyfin's `/music` library).
- In the qBittorrent download client settings, set **Category** to `prowlarr`.
## Dockhand Stack, Deploy from Git
- **Cookbooks Repository**
- **stackname:** lidarr_dev
- **Compose file path:** lidarr_dev/compose.yaml
- **Additional env file (optional):** lidarr_dev/sample.env
Load `lidarr_dev/sample.env` into the Environment variables in Dockhand, then create the Stack.