Radarr
App in the BluixApps catalog
What it is
Radarr is the movie counterpart to Sonarr — the *Arr stack's PVR for films. Monitors releases, grabs movies matching your quality profile, organizes by year + edition, triggers Plex/Jellyfin refresh on import.
Forked from Sonarr in 2017 specifically for movies (vs Sonarr's series-centric architecture). Now the de-facto self-hosted movie automation tool.
What it's for
- Automated movie collection — new releases imported in correct format
- Quality upgrades — auto-upgrade SD → HD → 4K over time
- Multi-edition tracking — director's cut, theatrical, extended versions
- Wishlist management — track upcoming theatrical releases
- Library organization — Plex/Jellyfin-friendly folder structure
Who it's for
- Cord-cutters with movie collections on Plex / Jellyfin / Emby
- Cinephiles with thousands of titles tracked
- Multi-user households with shared movie libraries
- Privacy-conscious viewers preferring local libraries to streaming
- 4K HDR enthusiasts needing quality-profile discipline
Why teams pick Radarr over alternatives
- GPLv3 — fully open
- Sonarr-compatible workflow — if you know Sonarr, Radarr is identical
- Multi-quality profiles — different formats per genre/director/whatever
- Active development — frequent releases
- Strong ecosystem fit — Prowlarr + Bazarr + Overseerr/Jellyseerr
- Metadata via TMDB — better than IMDb scraping
Integrations
- Indexers — via Prowlarr (recommended) or direct
- Download clients — Transmission, qBittorrent, Deluge, SABnzbd, NZBGet
- Media servers — Plex, Jellyfin, Emby (auto-refresh)
- Subtitles — Bazarr companion
- Notifications — Discord, Slack, Telegram, Apprise, custom webhook
- Request management — Overseerr / Jellyseerr
- Metadata — TMDB primary, IMDb fallback
Notable users & community
- 11k+ GitHub stars
- Standard component in self-hosted media stacks
- Active r/radarr + Discord
- LinuxServer.io Docker image maintained
- Featured in nearly every self-hosted media guide
Tips & operations
- Quality profile naming — clear names; "1080p HD Bluray Remux" beats "Profile 3"
- Use Prowlarr — centralized indexer mgmt
- Same media path everywhere — Radarr + Plex + Bazarr should agree on /movies path
- Hardlinks for space — link downloads → library instead of copying
- API key in env — needed by Bazarr / Overseerr / Prowlarr integrations
- Custom formats — Radarr's custom format system handles dedup + quality scoring
What we ship in BluixApps
- LinuxServer.io image:
lscr.io/linuxserver/radarr:latest - Volume layout:
/opt/radarr/config,/opt/media/movies,/opt/media/downloads - PUID/PGID 1000 default
- Port 7878 exposed
- Co-installs cleanly with Sonarr (shared
/opt/media/downloads) - HTTPS via Let's Encrypt reverse proxy
- Backup hook covers
/opt/radarr/config
Get this app — pick a BluixApps plan
Same catalog. Scaling tenant isolation, white-label and support tier.
| Tier | Tenants | Catalog | Support | White-label | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacks | 1 | 19 curated stacks | Standard | — | $19/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Starter | 10 | Full catalog | Standard | +$15–25/mo | $49/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Pro | 25 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $149/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Growth | 100 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $349/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Scale | 500 | Full catalog | 7-day window | +$15–25/mo | $799/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Enterprise | Unlimited | Full catalog | Priority 7-day | Bundled | $1,499/mo | DetailDeploy |