Docker Stacks

This repository contains Docker Compose configurations for various media-related services and other utilities. Each service or service collection is defined in its own directory.

Brief media config overview

Basic configuration for media server should include at least one media center (Jellyfin -my current preferred option-, Kodi Headless, or Plex), one download manager (qBittorrent), the tracker proxy (Jackett), and one ARR service (Sonarr for TV shows, Radarr for movies, or both). Additional services can be added based on user needs, but the subtitle server (Bazarr) is recommended.

Starting the ARR stack

To start a basic media stack with Jellyfin, qBittorrent, Jackett, Sonarr, Radarr, and Bazarr, navigate to the stacks/arr directory and run the following command:

docker-compose up -d

Note they'll try to configure the volumes and networks as defined in the docker-compose.yml file which by default point to /mediastack/config and /mediastack/library respectively. Make sure these paths exist and have the appropriate permissions.

Once all the containers are up and running, you can access the services via your web browser using the following URLs:

• Jellyfin: http://<your-server-ip>:8096
• qBittorrent: http://<your-server-ip>:8082
• Jackett: http://<your-server-ip>:9117
• Sonarr: http://<your-server-ip>:8989
• Radarr: http://<your-server-ip>:7878
• Bazarr: http://<your-server-ip>:6767

Configuring the ARR services

After starting the containers, you'll need to configure each service to work together. Here are the basic steps:

1. Jackett: Add your preferred torrent indexers in Jackett and copy the API key.
2. qBittorrent: Set up your download directories and configure any necessary settings.
3. Sonarr and Radarr: Add your media libraries, set up the download clients (qBittorrent), and configure the indexers using the Jackett API key.
4. Bazarr: Connect Bazarr to Sonarr and Radarr to manage subtitles for your media library.

Default directory structure

Assuming the base directory is named /mediastack, the structure with current configs is as follows:

/mediastack
├── stacks
├── config
│   ├── amule
│   ├── bazarr
│   ├── build
│   ├── caddy
│   ├── emby
│   ├── frigate
│   ├── home-assistant
│   ├── homepage
│   ├── jackett
│   ├── jdownloader-2
│   ├── jellyfin
│   ├── kodi
│   ├── plex
│   ├── portainer
│   ├── portainer_data
│   ├── qbittorrent
│   ├── radarr
│   ├── sonarr
│   ├── tailscale
│   ├── tautulli
│   ├── vpn
│   └── watchtower
└── library
    ├── downloads
    ├── movies
    ├── music
    └── tvshows

Available Media Centers

• Jellyfin: A free software media system that puts you in control of managing and streaming your media.
• Kodi Headless: A lightweight version of Kodi media center designed to run without a graphical user interface.
• Plex and Tautulli: Plex is a media server that organizes video, music, and photos from personal media libraries and streams them to smart TVs, streaming boxes and mobile devices. Tautulli is a 3rd party application that you can run alongside your Plex Media Server to monitor, analyze and provide

ARR Services

• Jackett: A tool that acts as a proxy server for torrent indexers, allowing you to integrate them with various media management applications.
• Sonarr: A PVR for Usenet and BitTorrent users that can monitor multiple RSS feeds for new episodes of your favorite shows and will grab, sort and rename them.
• Radarr: A movie collection manager for Usenet and BitTorrent users that can monitor multiple RSS feeds for new movies and will grab, sort and rename them.
• Bazarr: A companion application to Sonarr and Radarr that manages and downloads subtitles for your media library.

Download Managers

• JDownloader-2: JDownloader 2 is a free, open-source download management tool with a large community of developers that makes downloading as easy and fast as it should be. For manual downloads
• qBittorrent: A free and open-source BitTorrent client that provides an easy-to-use interface and a wide range of features for downloading and managing torrent files. It's used by Sonarr and Radarr for downloading media content.
• amule: A free peer-to-peer file sharing application that connects to the eDonkey and Kad networks, allowing users to share and download files with others. For manual downloads.

Home Automation

• Home Assistant: An open-source home automation platform that focuses on privacy and local control. It allows you to control and automate various smart devices and services in your home.

Utilities

• Portainer: Portainer is a lightweight management UI which allows you to easily manage your Docker environments.
• Watchtower: Watchtower is a tool that automatically updates running Docker containers whenever a new image is available. Add the container name of the service you want to automatically update in the command section.
• Tailscale: A mesh VPN service that makes it easy to connect your devices securely over the internet, using WireGuard technology.
• Homepage: A simple and customizable homepage/dashboard for your web browser, providing quick access to your favorite websites and services.
• Frigate: An open-source NVR (Network Video Recorder) solution that integrates with Home Assistant, providing real-time object detection and recording capabilities for your security cameras.
• Caddy: A powerful, enterprise-ready, open-source web server with automatic HTTPS written in Go. It is designed to be easy to use and configure, making it a popular choice for hosting websites and web applications.

VPN

By default, no VPN is configured for any of the stacks. However, it is recommended to use a VPN for services that handle downloads or media streaming to enhance privacy and security.

There's an initial protonvpn configuration available in the arr stack file.