Prowlarr

Prowlarr is an indexer manager/proxy for torrent trackers.

You'll need to execute some commands via SSH to use this software. There is a separate guide on how to connect to your slot via SSH. Commands are kept as simple as possible and in most cases will simply need to be copied and pasted into the terminal window (then executed by pressing the Enter key).

Table of contents

Installation

Install Prowlarr by logging in via SSH, then copying and pasting the following script:

wget -O ~/install.prowlarr.sh https://bitbucket.org/feralio/wiki/raw/HEAD/src/wiki/software/prowlarr.install.sh && bash ~/install.prowlarr.sh

This script will output a success message alongside the URL to access Prowlarr. Prowlarr will take about five minutes to start up and then present a "Authentication Required" form.

You must complete the "Authentication Required" form immediately to secure Prowlarr.

Starting, stopping and restarting

This section covers the Prowlarr process—starting, stopping and restarting it. It also covers checking if the main process is running, in case that becomes necessary.

start
You cannot start Prowlarr manually. Wait five minutes for it to auto-restart.
check running
pgrep -af Prowlarr
stop
pkill -fe Prowlarr
kill (force stop)
pkill -9 -fe Prowlarr
restart
pkill -fe Prowlarr Then wait five minutes for it to auto-restart.

Updating

The executable and associated files to run Prowlarr can be found under ~/.config/feral/ns/containers/docs-prowlarr/app. If this folder is missing the latest version will be downloaded and Radarr will be restarted.

You can use an SFTP client to delete the folder. Or alternatively you can run the SSH command: rm -r ~/.config/feral/ns/containers/docs-prowlarr/app

If you find this folder doesn't exist but Radarr is definitely running then you likely installed Radarr using a previous version of this guide. To address this, first ensure Radarr's auto-restart is disabled (usually done via ~/.cronscript.sh) and then run the install script to get the newer set up.

Download clients

In Radarr's user interface click the Settings icon (the three gears at the top) and then click Download Client. Next, click the + button. You can choose the torrent client you want to configure from the menu.

Deluge

First make sure Advanced Settings have been set to Shown, in order for the necessary options to appear.

Name
Your chosen name for the settings—you can pick what you like
Enable
Yes
Host
server.feralhosting.com
Port
443
Use SSL
Yes
URL Base
/username/deluge
Password
Your Deluge web UI password

In the above settings, server is replaced by the name of your server (e.g. zeus) and username is your username on the server.

qBittorrent

First make sure Advanced Settings have been set to Shown, in order for the necessary options to appear.

Name
Your chosen name for the settings—you can pick what you like
Enable
Yes
Host
server.feralhosting.com
Port
443
Use SSL
Yes
URL Base
/username/qbittorrent/
Password
Your qBittorrent web UI password

In the above settings, server is replaced by the name of your server (e.g. zeus) and username is your username on the server.

rTorrent

First make sure Advanced Settings have been set to Shown, in order for the necessary options to appear.

Name
Your chosen name for the settings - you can pick what you like
Enable
Yes
Host
server.feralhosting.com
Port
443
Use SSL
Yes
Url Path
/username/rtorrent/rpc
Username *
rutorrent (the word 'rutorrent', not your ruTorrent username)
Password
The password for ruTorrent found on the software page (even if changed).

* Do not use your own username here. This must be rutorrent.

In the above settings, server is replaced by the name of your server (e.g. zeus) and username is your username on the server.

Transmission

First make sure Advanced Settings have been set to Shown, in order for the necessary options to appear.

Name
Your chosen name for the settings - you can pick what you like
Enable
Yes
Host
server.feralhosting.com
Port
443
Use SSL
Yes
URL Base
/username/transmission/
Username
Your Transmission username
Password
Your Transmission password

In the above settings, server is replaced by the name of your server (e.g. zeus) and username is your username on the server.

Uninstall

The following SSH commands will uninstall Prowlarr from your slot. You do not need to run them if reinstalling.

rm -rf ~/.config/feral/ns/containers/docs-prowlarr ~/.config/Prowlarr ~/install.prowlarr.sh ~/.nginx/conf.d/000-default-server.d/prowlarr.conf
/usr/sbin/nginx -s reload -c ~/.nginx/nginx.conf 2>/dev/null
pkill -9 -fe Prowlarr
echo Uninstalled.