In this Guide I will try to explain how you can sync two (or more) Radarr/Sonarr with each other.
In this guide I will try to explain how you can sync two (or more) Radarr/Sonarr instances with each other.
I'm going to show 2 different options how you can setup your sync with 2 Radarr/Sonarr.
I'm going to show two different options on how you can setup your sync with two Radarr/Sonarr instances.
- Option 1: This option is best used if you want a 1:1 copy of your Radarr/Sonarr instances as it'll sync everything
- Option 2: This option is best used if you only want to have a subset of your library Movies/TV Shows as 4K/2160p (UHD) as it filters by quality profile
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I'm not going to explain how to set up 2 Radarr/Sonarr for your system, being it depends how you have it installed/running. [Radarr Multiple Instance Information](https://wiki.servarr.com/radarr/installation#multiple-instances) and [Sonarr Multiple Instance Information](https://wiki.servarr.com/sonarr/installation#multiple-instances)
I'm not going to explain how to set up two Radarr/Sonarr instances for your system, being it depends on how you have it installed/running. [Radarr Multiple Instance Information](https://wiki.servarr.com/radarr/installation#multiple-instances) and [Sonarr Multiple Instance Information](https://wiki.servarr.com/sonarr/installation#multiple-instances)
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1. Enable to Enable the list.
1. Enable so the movies will be automatically added.
1. Enable so the movies will be added and monitored (if disabled then there will be no search done for the movies).
1. Enable so when added Radarr will perform a search.
1. When Radarr shall consider a movie is available.[^2]
1. Enable so Radarr will perform a search when a movie is added.
1. When Radarr shall consider a movie as available.[^2]
1. The Quality Profile you want to use on `Radarr 2`.
1. Your Root location for your media library.
1. Your root location for your media library.
1. The Full URL to `Radarr 1` (Use local URL if they run on the same system).
1. Your API Key of `Radarr 1`.
1. Which Profile of `Radarr 1` you want to Sync with `Radarr 2`.
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#### Radarr Download client setup
You don't need a separate download client for your 2 Radarr instances, this all can be done with 1 download client (*2 if you prefer Usenet and Torrents*).
You don't need a separate download client for your two Radarr instances, this all can be done with one download client (*Two if you prefer Usenet and Torrents*).
`Settings` => `Download Clients`
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1. Enable so the shows will be automatically added.
1. Choose your monitoring options.[^3]
1. Your Root location for your media library.
1. Your root location for your media library.
1. The Quality Profile you want to use on `Sonarr 2`.
1. Series Type.[^4]
1. If you want to use Season Folders.
1. The Full URL to `Sonarr 1` (Use local URL if they run on the same system).
1. Your API Key of `Sonarr 1`.
1. The Cloned Profile of `Sonarr 1` that we're going to use to Sync with `Sonarr 2`.
1. The Cloned Profile of `Sonarr 1` that we're going to use to sync with `Sonarr 2`.
1. Test the connection to `Sonarr 1`.
1. Save your settings.
#### Sonarr Download client setup
You don't need a separate download client for your 2 Radarr instances, this all can be done with 1 download client (2 if you prefer Usenet and Torrents).
You don't need a separate download client for your two Sonarr/Radarr instances, this can all be done with one download client (*Two if you prefer Usenet and Torrents*).
`Settings` => `Download Clients`
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### How does this Sonarr Sync work
You now only need to make use of `Sonarr 1`, When you got a TV Shows (or a Movie if you use this option with Radarr) that you also want as 4K/2160p (UHD) then you make sure you make use of the Cloned Quality Profile. And it will sync at a scheduled time.
You now only need to make use of `Sonarr 1`. When you got a TV show (or a movie if you use this option with Radarr) that you also want as 4K/2160p (UHD) then you make sure you make use of the Cloned Quality Profile. And it will sync at a scheduled time.
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[^1]:
If you're interested in the 1080p streaming optimized quality profile you can contact me on [discord](https://trash-guides.info/discord)
This is a special quality profile i created for people who are really interested in it
This is a special quality profile I created for people who are really interested in it.
This release profile is fine tuned when you want to run a 2nd Radarr for 1080p, and want minimum to none transcoding and smaller sizes for the second copy's
This release profile is fine tuned for when you want to run a 2nd Radarr for 1080p, and want minimum to none transcoding and smaller sizes for the second copies.
Why choose this quality profile?
- Streaming optimized (Optimized for PLEX, emby, Jellyfin, and other streaming platforms)
- Streaming optimized (optimized for PLEX, emby, Jellyfin, and other streaming platforms)
- Small sizes
- Good quality
- Only AC3 Audio (Downmixed Lossless audio track to Dolby Digital 5.1 for optimal compatibility)
- You want maximum compatibility between all devices and still a HQ releases.
- You run 2 instances of Radarr and want both version or just for the 1080p ones.
- You want to have minimum till none transcoding for low powered devices or remote streaming.
- Only AC3 Audio (downmixed lossless audio track to Dolby Digital 5.1 for optimal compatibility)
- You want maximum compatibility between all devices and still have a HQ release.
- You run two instances of Radarr and want both versions or just for the 1080p ones.
- You want to have minimum to none transcoding for low powered devices or remote streaming.
[^2]:
- **Announced**: Radarr shall consider movies available as soon as they are added to Radarr. This setting is recommended if you have good private trackers that do not have fakes.
- **In Cinemas**: Radarr shall consider movies available as soon as movies they hit cinemas. This option is not recommended.
- **Released**: Radarr shall consider movies available as soon as the Blu-ray is released. This option is recommended if your indexers contain fakes often.
- **Announced**: Radarr will consider movies available as soon as they are added to Radarr. This setting is recommended if you have good private trackers that do not have fakes.
- **In Cinemas**: Radarr will consider movies available as soon as movies hit cinemas. This option is not recommended.
- **Released**: Radarr will consider movies available as soon as the Blu-ray is released. This option is recommended if your indexers contain fakes often.
Anders
2 years ago