grav/pages/05.sonarr/docs.md

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title: Sonarr
---

# Sonarr
### Add Sonarr's repository to your software source
```sh
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys FDA5DFFC
echo "deb http://apt.sonarr.tv/ master main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sonarr.list
```
### Install/Update Sonarr
```sh
sudo apt update
sudo apt install nzbdrone
```
### User Management
For security it is best to run a service with a specific user and group. 
You can create one using the following command: Add to the `sonarr` 
group any users you wish to be able to easily manage or access files 
downloaded through Deluge, for example:
```sh
sudo adduser --system --gecos "Sonarr Service" --disabled-password --group --home /var/lib/sonarr sonarr
sudo adduser tanshu sonarr
```
### Autostart with systemd
Create the file `/etc/systemd/system/sonarr.service` containing the 
following:
```sh
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/sonarr.service
```
``` 
[Unit]
Description=Sonarr Daemon
After=syslog.target network.target 

[Service]
User=sonarr
Group=sonarr
Type=simple

ExecStart=/usr/bin/mono --debug /opt/NzbDrone/NzbDrone.exe -nobrowser
TimeoutStopSec=20
KillMode=process
Restart=on-failure

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
```
Enable the service with:
```sh
sudo systemctl enable /etc/systemd/system/sonarr.service
sudo systemctl start sonarr
systemctl status sonarr
```
### Open Browser
`http://localhost:8989`