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How to Sync 2 Radarr or Sonarr with each other
In this Guide I will try to explain how you can sync 2 Radarr/Sonarr with each other.
I'm going to show 2 different options how you can setup your sync with 2 Radarr/Sonarr.
- Option 1: This option is best used if you want a 1:1 copy of your Radarr/Sonarr instances
- Option 2: This option is best used if you only want to have a few Movies/TV shows as 4K/2160p (UHD)
!!! error "" 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.
Preparation
For this you need to have prepared the following:
- 2 Radarr/Sonarr fully setup (Indexers, Custom Formats, Downloaders, etc).
- 1 download client or 2 if you prefer Usenet and Torrents.
- Your download client has 2 separate categories (movies-hd, movies-uhd, tv-hd, tv-uhd, etc)
!!! attention
:bangbang:You can't use the same root (media library) folder for both Radarr's/Sonarr's:bangbang:
Make sure you use 2 separate root folders in Radarr/Sonarr (movies-hd, movies-uhd, tv-hd, tv-uhd, etc)
Option 1
!!! info "" In this example I'm going to use 2 Radarr (The basics is the same for Sonarr).
- `Radarr 1` = My main 4K/2160p (UHD) Radarr.
- `Radarr 2` = My 1080p Radarr that I've setup for streaming optimized quality profile [link](#1080p-streaming-optimized).
This option is best used if you want a 1:1 copy of your Radarr/Sonarr instances
Adding the Radarr Sync list
In Radarr 2
go to Settings
=> Lists
Click on the + to add a lists and select Radarr
Then you get a screen with the following options.
- The name you want to call your Sync list.
- Enable to Enable the list.
- Enable so the movies will be automatically added.
- Enable so the movies will be added and monitored (if disabled then there will be no search done for the movies).
- Enable so when added Radarr will perform a search.
- When Radarr shall consider a movie is available.
- The Quality Profile you want to use on
Radarr 2
. - Your Root location for your media library.
- If you want items added to have a tag.
- The Full URL to
Radarr 1
(Use local URL if they run on the same system). - Your API Key of
Radarr 1
. - Which Profile of
Radarr 1
you want to Sync withRadarr 2
. - Tags from source instance to import from.
- Test the connection to
Radarr 1
. - Save your settings.
??? faq "When Radarr shall consider a movie is available - [CLICK TO EXPAND]" - 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.
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 or 2 if you prefer Usenet and Torrents.
Settings
=> Download Clients
Select your preferred download client.
Only thing you need to change/create is a separate Category
that you're going to use for Radarr 2
!!! attention
This can't and shouldn't be the same category you use for `Radarr 1` but a separate `Category`.
How does this Radarr Sync work
You now only need to make use of Radarr 1
all movies your add to Radarr 1
will be synced to Radarr 2
at a scheduled time.
1080p streaming optimized
??? faq "1080p streaming optimized quality profile"
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 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
- Streaming optimized (Optimized for PLEX, emby, Jellyfin, and other streaming platforms)
- Small sizes
- Good quality
- No DoVi
- Only AC3 Audio (Downmixed Lossless audio track to Dolby Digital 5.1 for optimal compatibility)
!!! note "Why choose this quality profile?"
- 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.
Option 2
!!! info "" In this example I'm going to use 2 Sonarr (The basics is the same for Radarr).
- `Sonarr 1` = My main 1080p WEB-DL Sonarr.
- `Sonarr 2` = 4K/2160p (UHD) WEB-DL Sonarr.
This option is best used if you only want to have a few Movies/TV shows as 4K/2160p (UHD)
Extra preparation
In Sonarr 1
go to Settings
=> Profiles
And Clone your used profile and rename your profile from Profilename - Copy
to Profilename!
Adding the Sonarr Sync list
In Sonarr 2
go to Settings
=> Lists
Click on the + to add a lists and select Radarr
!Sonarr add List](images/image-20211219204256765.png)
Then you get a screen with the following options.
- The name you want to call your Sync list.
- Enable to Enable the list.
- Enable so the movies will be automatically added.
- Enable so the movies will be added and monitored (if disabled then there will be no search done for the movies).
- Enable so when added Radarr will perform a search.
- The Minimum Availability you prefer.
- The Quality Profile you want to use on
Sonarr 2
. - Your Root location for your media library.
- If you want items added to have a tag.
- The Full URL to
Sonarr 1
(Use local URL if they run on the same system). - Your API Key of
Sonarr 1
. - Which Profile of
Sonarr 1
you want to Sync withSonarr 2
. - Tags from source instance to import from.
- Test the connection to
Sonarr 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 or 2 if you prefer Usenet and Torrents.
Settings
=> Download Clients
Select your preferred download client.
Only thing you need to change/create is a separate Category
that you're going to use for Sonarr 2
!!! important
This can't and shouldn't be the same category you use for `Sonarr 1` but a separate `Category`.