Readarr
App in the BluixApps catalog
What it is
Readarr is the *ebook + audiobook PVR in the Arr stack** — monitors author releases, grabs new books matching your quality profile, organizes by author/series/year. Books counterpart to Sonarr (TV) and Radarr (movies).
Still in active development (uses :develop branch), but production-usable for ebook automation.
What it's for
- Automated ebook collection — new releases from tracked authors imported
- Audiobook tracking — separate from ebook tracking, same author entity
- Series completion — fill gaps in multi-book series
- Format preferences — EPUB preferred over PDF, etc.
- Library organization — Calibre / Audiobookshelf friendly structure
Who it's for
- Ebook collectors with growing personal libraries
- Audiobook listeners managing on Audiobookshelf
- Privacy-conscious readers rejecting Amazon / Audible DRM
- Self-hosted media enthusiasts completing the *Arr stack
- Genre-specific collectors (fantasy series, hard sci-fi, etc.)
Why teams pick Readarr over alternatives
- GPLv3 — fully open
- Sonarr-family UX — familiar if you know Sonarr/Radarr
- Audiobook + ebook unified — same artist entity, different formats
- Quality profiles — preferences per format
- Active dev — develop branch ships features regularly
- Calibre + Audiobookshelf compatible — clean handoff
Integrations
- Indexers — via Prowlarr (recommended) or direct
- Download clients — same as other *Arr apps
- Calibre / Calibre Web — ebook library + reader
- Audiobookshelf — audiobook playback
- Metadata — Goodreads, BookBrainz
- Notifications — same as other *Arr apps
- API — REST for programmatic mgmt
Notable users & community
- 1.5k+ GitHub stars
- Smaller community than Sonarr/Radarr but growing
- Active r/readarr + Discord
- LinuxServer.io Docker image maintained (develop branch)
- Standard component in book-focused self-hosted setups
Tips & operations
:developbranch — Readarr stable doesn't exist yet; develop is the working branch- Goodreads dep — Readarr uses Goodreads metadata; account limits apply
- Audiobook formats — m4b/m4a preferred over MP3 for audiobooks
- Calibre + Readarr — Readarr can add to Calibre library automatically
- Backup
/config— Readarr DB + author tracking - Storage planning — audiobook collections can be massive (10s of GB per series)
What we ship in BluixApps
- LinuxServer.io image:
lscr.io/linuxserver/readarr:develop(no stable yet) - Volume layout:
/opt/readarr/config,/opt/media/books,/opt/media/downloads - PUID/PGID 1000 default
- Port 8787 exposed
- Pairs with Prowlarr + Calibre Web / Audiobookshelf
- HTTPS via Let's Encrypt reverse proxy
- Backup hook covers
/opt/readarr/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 |