diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NotificationTests/NotificationBaseFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NotificationTests/NotificationBaseFixture.cs
index 42c92c909..1e52d6275 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NotificationTests/NotificationBaseFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NotificationTests/NotificationBaseFixture.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ using FluentAssertions;
 using FluentValidation.Results;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Notifications;
-using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
 using NzbDrone.Test.Common;
 
@@ -12,9 +11,9 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.NotificationTests
     [TestFixture]
     public class NotificationBaseFixture : TestBase
     {
-        private class TestSetting : IProviderConfig
+        private class TestSetting : NotificationBaseSettings
         {
-            public NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
+            public override NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
             {
                 return new NzbDroneValidationResult();
             }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/BinSearch.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/BinSearch.cs
index 309da6b26..c411c3bea 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/BinSearch.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/BinSearch.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using AngleSharp.Html.Parser;
+using Equ;
 using NLog;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Http;
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Definitions
         public Action<IDictionary<string, string>, DateTime?> CookiesUpdater { get; set; }
     }
 
-    public class BinSearchSettings : IIndexerSettings
+    public class BinSearchSettings : MemberwiseEquatable<BinSearchSettings>, IIndexerSettings
     {
         [FieldDefinition(1, Label = "Base Url", Type = FieldType.Select, SelectOptionsProviderAction = "getUrls", HelpText = "Select which baseurl Prowlarr will use for requests to the site")]
         public string BaseUrl { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Headphones/HeadphonesSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Headphones/HeadphonesSettings.cs
index ff1770cdb..c75a740a7 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Headphones/HeadphonesSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Headphones/HeadphonesSettings.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using Equ;
 using FluentValidation;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Annotations;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Headphones
         }
     }
 
-    public class HeadphonesSettings : IIndexerSettings
+    public class HeadphonesSettings : MemberwiseEquatable<HeadphonesSettings>, IIndexerSettings
     {
         private static readonly HeadphonesSettingsValidator Validator = new ();
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Newznab/NewznabSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Newznab/NewznabSettings.cs
index 67b787e12..e9dce3ae0 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Newznab/NewznabSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Newznab/NewznabSettings.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using Equ;
 using FluentValidation;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Annotations;
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Newznab
         }
     }
 
-    public class NewznabSettings : IIndexerSettings
+    public class NewznabSettings : MemberwiseEquatable<NewznabSettings>, IIndexerSettings
     {
         private static readonly NewznabSettingsValidator Validator = new ();
 
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Newznab
         [FieldDefinition(7)]
         public IndexerBaseSettings BaseSettings { get; set; } = new ();
 
+        [MemberwiseEqualityIgnore]
         public NewznabCapabilitiesSettings Capabilities { get; set; }
 
         // Field 8 is used by TorznabSettings MinimumSeeders
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/NzbIndex.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/NzbIndex.cs
index 8fe5f4d04..ba5b24616 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/NzbIndex.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/NzbIndex.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using Equ;
 using FluentValidation;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 using NLog;
@@ -1178,7 +1179,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Definitions
         }
     }
 
-    public class NzbIndexSettings : IIndexerSettings
+    public class NzbIndexSettings : MemberwiseEquatable<NzbIndexSettings>, IIndexerSettings
     {
         private static readonly NzbIndexSettingsValidator Validator = new ();
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerBaseSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerBaseSettings.cs
index 5bada9b42..0bd6cc53b 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerBaseSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerBaseSettings.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using Equ;
 using FluentValidation;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Annotations;
 
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers
         }
     }
 
-    public class IndexerBaseSettings
+    public class IndexerBaseSettings : MemberwiseEquatable<IndexerBaseSettings>
     {
         [FieldDefinition(1, Type = FieldType.Number, Label = "IndexerSettingsQueryLimit", HelpText = "IndexerSettingsQueryLimitHelpText", Advanced = true)]
         public int? QueryLimit { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerDefinition.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerDefinition.cs
index 4b8a5f649..5a3accf0b 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerDefinition.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerDefinition.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Text;
+using Equ;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Datastore;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Definitions.Cardigann;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Profiles;
@@ -10,23 +11,47 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers
 {
     public class IndexerDefinition : ProviderDefinition
     {
-        public string[] IndexerUrls { get; set; }
-        public string[] LegacyUrls { get; set; }
+        [MemberwiseEqualityIgnore]
+        public IEnumerable<string> IndexerUrls { get; set; }
+
+        [MemberwiseEqualityIgnore]
+        public IEnumerable<string> LegacyUrls { get; set; }
+
         public string Description { get; set; }
         public Encoding Encoding { get; set; }
         public string Language { get; set; }
+
+        [MemberwiseEqualityIgnore]
         public DownloadProtocol Protocol { get; set; }
+
+        [MemberwiseEqualityIgnore]
         public IndexerPrivacy Privacy { get; set; }
+
+        [MemberwiseEqualityIgnore]
         public bool SupportsRss { get; set; }
+
+        [MemberwiseEqualityIgnore]
         public bool SupportsSearch { get; set; }
+
+        [MemberwiseEqualityIgnore]
         public bool SupportsRedirect { get; set; }
+
+        [MemberwiseEqualityIgnore]
         public bool SupportsPagination { get; set; }
+
+        [MemberwiseEqualityIgnore]
         public IndexerCapabilities Capabilities { get; set; }
+
         public int Priority { get; set; } = 25;
         public bool Redirect { get; set; }
         public int DownloadClientId { get; set; }
+
+        [MemberwiseEqualityIgnore]
         public DateTime Added { get; set; }
+
         public int AppProfileId { get; set; }
+
+        [MemberwiseEqualityIgnore]
         public LazyLoaded<AppSyncProfile> AppProfile { get; set; }
 
         public List<SettingsField> ExtraFields { get; set; } = new ();
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerTorrentBaseSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerTorrentBaseSettings.cs
index fd5d4c813..1b7b8ff18 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerTorrentBaseSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/IndexerTorrentBaseSettings.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using Equ;
 using FluentValidation;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Annotations;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers
         }
     }
 
-    public class IndexerTorrentBaseSettings
+    public class IndexerTorrentBaseSettings : MemberwiseEquatable<IndexerTorrentBaseSettings>
     {
         [FieldDefinition(1, Type = FieldType.Number, Label = "IndexerSettingsAppsMinimumSeeders", HelpText = "IndexerSettingsAppsMinimumSeedersHelpText", Advanced = true)]
         public int? AppMinimumSeeders { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Settings/NoAuthTorrentBaseSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Settings/NoAuthTorrentBaseSettings.cs
index 42f800dc8..2c95b1202 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Settings/NoAuthTorrentBaseSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Settings/NoAuthTorrentBaseSettings.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using Equ;
 using FluentValidation;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Annotations;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Settings
         }
     }
 
-    public class NoAuthTorrentBaseSettings : ITorrentIndexerSettings
+    public class NoAuthTorrentBaseSettings : MemberwiseEquatable<NoAuthTorrentBaseSettings>, ITorrentIndexerSettings
     {
         private static readonly NoAuthSettingsValidator<NoAuthTorrentBaseSettings> Validator = new ();
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Apprise/AppriseSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Apprise/AppriseSettings.cs
index 31c709253..56f39f15c 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Apprise/AppriseSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Apprise/AppriseSettings.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using FluentValidation;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Annotations;
-using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Apprise
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Apprise
         }
     }
 
-    public class AppriseSettings : IProviderConfig
+    public class AppriseSettings : NotificationBaseSettings
     {
         private static readonly AppriseSettingsValidator Validator = new ();
 
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Apprise
         [FieldDefinition(7, Label = "Password", Type = FieldType.Password, HelpText = "HTTP Basic Auth Password", Privacy = PrivacyLevel.Password)]
         public string AuthPassword { get; set; }
 
-        public NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
+        public override NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
         {
             return new NzbDroneValidationResult(Validator.Validate(this));
         }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/CustomScript/CustomScriptSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/CustomScript/CustomScriptSettings.cs
index ce5a398ed..f98b3acf8 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/CustomScript/CustomScriptSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/CustomScript/CustomScriptSettings.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using FluentValidation;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Annotations;
-using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation.Paths;
 
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.CustomScript
         }
     }
 
-    public class CustomScriptSettings : IProviderConfig
+    public class CustomScriptSettings : NotificationBaseSettings
     {
         private static readonly CustomScriptSettingsValidator Validator = new CustomScriptSettingsValidator();
 
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.CustomScript
         [FieldDefinition(1, Label = "Arguments", HelpText = "Arguments to pass to the script", Hidden = HiddenType.HiddenIfNotSet)]
         public string Arguments { get; set; }
 
-        public NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
+        public override NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
         {
             return new NzbDroneValidationResult(Validator.Validate(this));
         }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Discord/DiscordSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Discord/DiscordSettings.cs
index c571b4fb5..f2619457f 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Discord/DiscordSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Discord/DiscordSettings.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using FluentValidation;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Annotations;
-using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Discord
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Discord
         }
     }
 
-    public class DiscordSettings : IProviderConfig
+    public class DiscordSettings : NotificationBaseSettings
     {
         public DiscordSettings()
         {
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Discord
         [FieldDefinition(4, Label = "On Grab Fields", Advanced = true, SelectOptions = typeof(DiscordGrabFieldType), HelpText = "Change the fields that are passed in for this 'on grab' notification", Type = FieldType.Select)]
         public IEnumerable<int> GrabFields { get; set; }
 
-        public NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
+        public override NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
         {
             return new NzbDroneValidationResult(Validator.Validate(this));
         }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Email/EmailSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Email/EmailSettings.cs
index 2ef1d9d0c..0ef16b3a8 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Email/EmailSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Email/EmailSettings.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using FluentValidation;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Annotations;
-using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Email
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Email
         }
     }
 
-    public class EmailSettings : IProviderConfig
+    public class EmailSettings : NotificationBaseSettings
     {
         private static readonly EmailSettingsValidator Validator = new EmailSettingsValidator();
 
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Email
         [FieldDefinition(8, Label = "BCC Address(es)", HelpText = "Comma separated list of email bcc recipients", Placeholder = "example@email.com,example1@email.com", Advanced = true)]
         public IEnumerable<string> Bcc { get; set; }
 
-        public NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
+        public override NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
         {
             return new NzbDroneValidationResult(Validator.Validate(this));
         }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Gotify/GotifySettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Gotify/GotifySettings.cs
index 7c5021e58..e4267a911 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Gotify/GotifySettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Gotify/GotifySettings.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using FluentValidation;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Annotations;
-using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Gotify
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Gotify
         }
     }
 
-    public class GotifySettings : IProviderConfig
+    public class GotifySettings : NotificationBaseSettings
     {
         private static readonly GotifySettingsValidator Validator = new GotifySettingsValidator();
 
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Gotify
         [FieldDefinition(2, Label = "Priority", Type = FieldType.Select, SelectOptions = typeof(GotifyPriority), HelpText = "Priority of the notification")]
         public int Priority { get; set; }
 
-        public NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
+        public override NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
         {
             return new NzbDroneValidationResult(Validator.Validate(this));
         }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Join/JoinSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Join/JoinSettings.cs
index 301f1f87f..3c012ccc5 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Join/JoinSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Join/JoinSettings.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using FluentValidation;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Annotations;
-using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Join
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Join
         }
     }
 
-    public class JoinSettings : IProviderConfig
+    public class JoinSettings : NotificationBaseSettings
     {
         public JoinSettings()
         {
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Join
         [FieldDefinition(3, Label = "Notification Priority", Type = FieldType.Select, SelectOptions = typeof(JoinPriority))]
         public int Priority { get; set; }
 
-        public NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
+        public override NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
         {
             return new NzbDroneValidationResult(Validator.Validate(this));
         }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Mailgun/MailgunSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Mailgun/MailgunSettings.cs
index 896239ef5..cd3b15609 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Mailgun/MailgunSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Mailgun/MailgunSettings.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using FluentValidation;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Annotations;
-using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Mailgun
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Mailgun
         }
     }
 
-    public class MailgunSettings : IProviderConfig
+    public class MailgunSettings : NotificationBaseSettings
     {
       private static readonly  MailGunSettingsValidator Validator = new MailGunSettingsValidator();
 
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Mailgun
       [FieldDefinition(4, Label = "Recipient Address(es)", Type = FieldType.Tag, Placeholder = "example@email.com,example1@email.com")]
       public IEnumerable<string> Recipients { get; set; }
 
-      public NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
+      public override NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
       {
           return new NzbDroneValidationResult(Validator.Validate(this));
       }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Notifiarr/NotifiarrSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Notifiarr/NotifiarrSettings.cs
index 1a8bb06c9..24fa91168 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Notifiarr/NotifiarrSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Notifiarr/NotifiarrSettings.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using FluentValidation;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Annotations;
-using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Notifiarr
@@ -13,14 +12,14 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Notifiarr
         }
     }
 
-    public class NotifiarrSettings : IProviderConfig
+    public class NotifiarrSettings : NotificationBaseSettings
     {
         private static readonly NotifiarrSettingsValidator Validator = new NotifiarrSettingsValidator();
 
         [FieldDefinition(0, Label = "API Key", Privacy = PrivacyLevel.ApiKey, HelpText = "Your API key from your profile", HelpLink = "https://notifiarr.com")]
         public string APIKey { get; set; }
 
-        public NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
+        public override NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
         {
             return new NzbDroneValidationResult(Validator.Validate(this));
         }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/NotificationBase.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/NotificationBase.cs
index 61af1d21e..f8c7adb69 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/NotificationBase.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/NotificationBase.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications
 {
     public abstract class NotificationBase<TSettings> : INotification
-        where TSettings : IProviderConfig, new()
+        where TSettings : NotificationBaseSettings, new()
     {
         protected const string RELEASE_GRABBED_TITLE = "Release Grabbed";
         protected const string HEALTH_ISSUE_TITLE = "Health Check Failure";
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/NotificationBaseSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/NotificationBaseSettings.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26e9117ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/NotificationBaseSettings.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+using Equ;
+using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications
+{
+    public abstract class NotificationBaseSettings : MemberwiseEquatable<NotificationBaseSettings>, IProviderConfig
+    {
+        public abstract NzbDroneValidationResult Validate();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Ntfy/NtfySettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Ntfy/NtfySettings.cs
index 1c1cedec3..5637fb779 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Ntfy/NtfySettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Ntfy/NtfySettings.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using FluentValidation;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Annotations;
-using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Ntfy
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Ntfy
         private static List<string> InvalidTopics => new List<string> { "announcements", "app", "docs", "settings", "stats", "mytopic-rw", "mytopic-ro", "mytopic-wo" };
     }
 
-    public class NtfySettings : IProviderConfig
+    public class NtfySettings : NotificationBaseSettings
     {
         private static readonly NtfySettingsValidator Validator = new NtfySettingsValidator();
 
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Ntfy
         [FieldDefinition(7, Label = "Click URL", Type = FieldType.Url, HelpText = "Optional link when user clicks notification")]
         public string ClickUrl { get; set; }
 
-        public NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
+        public override NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
         {
             return new NzbDroneValidationResult(Validator.Validate(this));
         }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Prowl/ProwlSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Prowl/ProwlSettings.cs
index 21c5ec7b9..dc4b95d8a 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Prowl/ProwlSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Prowl/ProwlSettings.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using FluentValidation;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Annotations;
-using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Prowl
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Prowl
         }
     }
 
-    public class ProwlSettings : IProviderConfig
+    public class ProwlSettings : NotificationBaseSettings
     {
         private static readonly ProwlSettingsValidator Validator = new ProwlSettingsValidator();
 
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Prowl
 
         public bool IsValid => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ApiKey) && Priority >= -2 && Priority <= 2;
 
-        public NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
+        public override NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
         {
             return new NzbDroneValidationResult(Validator.Validate(this));
         }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/PushBullet/PushBulletSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/PushBullet/PushBulletSettings.cs
index 93ec03a38..b7b6aea21 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/PushBullet/PushBulletSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/PushBullet/PushBulletSettings.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using FluentValidation;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Annotations;
-using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.PushBullet
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.PushBullet
         }
     }
 
-    public class PushBulletSettings : IProviderConfig
+    public class PushBulletSettings : NotificationBaseSettings
     {
         private static readonly PushBulletSettingsValidator Validator = new PushBulletSettingsValidator();
 
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.PushBullet
         [FieldDefinition(3, Label = "Sender ID", HelpText = "The device ID to send notifications from, use device_iden in the device's URL on pushbullet.com (leave blank to send from yourself)")]
         public string SenderId { get; set; }
 
-        public NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
+        public override NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
         {
             return new NzbDroneValidationResult(Validator.Validate(this));
         }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Pushcut/PushcutSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Pushcut/PushcutSettings.cs
index 625bca01e..5e4a0852d 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Pushcut/PushcutSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Pushcut/PushcutSettings.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using FluentValidation;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Annotations;
-using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Pushcut
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Pushcut
         }
     }
 
-    public class PushcutSettings : IProviderConfig
+    public class PushcutSettings : NotificationBaseSettings
     {
         private static readonly PushcutSettingsValidator Validator = new ();
 
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Pushcut
         [FieldDefinition(2, Label = "Time sensitive", Type = FieldType.Checkbox, HelpText = "Check to mark the notification as \"Time-Sensitive\"")]
         public bool TimeSensitive { get; set; }
 
-        public NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
+        public override NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
         {
             return new NzbDroneValidationResult(Validator.Validate(this));
         }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Pushover/PushoverSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Pushover/PushoverSettings.cs
index 3d573be78..f9d465c69 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Pushover/PushoverSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Pushover/PushoverSettings.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using FluentValidation;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Annotations;
-using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Pushover
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Pushover
         }
     }
 
-    public class PushoverSettings : IProviderConfig
+    public class PushoverSettings : NotificationBaseSettings
     {
         private static readonly PushoverSettingsValidator Validator = new PushoverSettingsValidator();
 
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Pushover
 
         public bool IsValid => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(UserKey) && Priority >= -1 && Priority <= 2;
 
-        public NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
+        public override NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
         {
             return new NzbDroneValidationResult(Validator.Validate(this));
         }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/SendGrid/SendGridSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/SendGrid/SendGridSettings.cs
index fa9ef39ae..0eb3d6abc 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/SendGrid/SendGridSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/SendGrid/SendGridSettings.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using FluentValidation;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Annotations;
-using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.SendGrid
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.SendGrid
         }
     }
 
-    public class SendGridSettings : IProviderConfig
+    public class SendGridSettings : NotificationBaseSettings
     {
         private static readonly SendGridSettingsValidator Validator = new SendGridSettingsValidator();
 
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.SendGrid
         [FieldDefinition(3, Label = "Recipient Address(es)", Type = FieldType.Tag, Placeholder = "example@email.com,example1@email.com")]
         public IEnumerable<string> Recipients { get; set; }
 
-        public NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
+        public override NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
         {
             return new NzbDroneValidationResult(Validator.Validate(this));
         }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Signal/SignalSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Signal/SignalSettings.cs
index 8906a45e3..b9685c973 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Signal/SignalSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Signal/SignalSettings.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using FluentValidation;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Annotations;
-using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Signal
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Signal
         }
     }
 
-    public class SignalSettings : IProviderConfig
+    public class SignalSettings : NotificationBaseSettings
     {
         private static readonly SignalSettingsValidator Validator = new ();
 
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Signal
         [FieldDefinition(6, Label = "Password", Type = FieldType.Password, Privacy = PrivacyLevel.Password, HelpText = "Password used to authenticate requests toward signal-api")]
         public string AuthPassword { get; set; }
 
-        public NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
+        public override NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
         {
             return new NzbDroneValidationResult(Validator.Validate(this));
         }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Simplepush/SimplepushSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Simplepush/SimplepushSettings.cs
index af8b211ef..704447b34 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Simplepush/SimplepushSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Simplepush/SimplepushSettings.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using FluentValidation;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Annotations;
-using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Simplepush
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Simplepush
         }
     }
 
-    public class SimplepushSettings : IProviderConfig
+    public class SimplepushSettings : NotificationBaseSettings
     {
         private static readonly SimplepushSettingsValidator Validator = new SimplepushSettingsValidator();
 
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Simplepush
 
         public bool IsValid => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Key);
 
-        public NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
+        public override NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
         {
             return new NzbDroneValidationResult(Validator.Validate(this));
         }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Slack/SlackSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Slack/SlackSettings.cs
index 399a1ae46..8969ecae0 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Slack/SlackSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Slack/SlackSettings.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using FluentValidation;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Annotations;
-using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Slack
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Slack
         }
     }
 
-    public class SlackSettings : IProviderConfig
+    public class SlackSettings : NotificationBaseSettings
     {
         private static readonly SlackSettingsValidator Validator = new SlackSettingsValidator();
 
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Slack
         [FieldDefinition(3, Label = "Channel", HelpText = "Overrides the default channel for the incoming webhook (#other-channel)", Type = FieldType.Textbox)]
         public string Channel { get; set; }
 
-        public NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
+        public override NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
         {
             return new NzbDroneValidationResult(Validator.Validate(this));
         }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Telegram/TelegramSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Telegram/TelegramSettings.cs
index 4ff40ae93..49a37b38e 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Telegram/TelegramSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Telegram/TelegramSettings.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using FluentValidation;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Annotations;
-using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Telegram
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Telegram
         }
     }
 
-    public class TelegramSettings : IProviderConfig
+    public class TelegramSettings : NotificationBaseSettings
     {
         private static readonly TelegramSettingsValidator Validator = new TelegramSettingsValidator();
 
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Telegram
         [FieldDefinition(4, Label = "NotificationsTelegramSettingsIncludeAppName", Type = FieldType.Checkbox, HelpText = "NotificationsTelegramSettingsIncludeAppNameHelpText")]
         public bool IncludeAppNameInTitle { get; set; }
 
-        public NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
+        public override NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
         {
             return new NzbDroneValidationResult(Validator.Validate(this));
         }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Twitter/TwitterSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Twitter/TwitterSettings.cs
index b0702b010..017ba519e 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Twitter/TwitterSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Twitter/TwitterSettings.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using FluentValidation;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Annotations;
-using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Twitter
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Twitter
         }
     }
 
-    public class TwitterSettings : IProviderConfig
+    public class TwitterSettings : NotificationBaseSettings
     {
         private static readonly TwitterSettingsValidator Validator = new TwitterSettingsValidator();
 
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Twitter
         [FieldDefinition(6, Label = "Connect to Twitter", Type = FieldType.OAuth)]
         public string AuthorizeNotification { get; set; }
 
-        public NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
+        public override NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
         {
             return new NzbDroneValidationResult(Validator.Validate(this));
         }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Webhook/WebhookBase.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Webhook/WebhookBase.cs
index fabb59e3b..a582b0ef4 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Webhook/WebhookBase.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Webhook/WebhookBase.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 using NzbDrone.Core.Configuration;
-using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Webhook
 {
     public abstract class WebhookBase<TSettings> : NotificationBase<TSettings>
-        where TSettings : IProviderConfig, new()
+        where TSettings : NotificationBaseSettings, new()
     {
         private readonly IConfigFileProvider _configFileProvider;
         private readonly IConfigService _configService;
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Webhook/WebhookSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Webhook/WebhookSettings.cs
index d635173cc..24c5a846e 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Webhook/WebhookSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Webhook/WebhookSettings.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using FluentValidation;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Annotations;
-using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Webhook
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Webhook
         }
     }
 
-    public class WebhookSettings : IProviderConfig
+    public class WebhookSettings : NotificationBaseSettings
     {
         private static readonly WebhookSettingsValidator Validator = new WebhookSettingsValidator();
 
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Webhook
         [FieldDefinition(3, Label = "Password", HelpText = "Password", Type = FieldType.Password, Privacy = PrivacyLevel.Password)]
         public string Password { get; set; }
 
-        public NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
+        public override NzbDroneValidationResult Validate()
         {
             return new NzbDroneValidationResult(Validator.Validate(this));
         }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Prowlarr.Core.csproj b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Prowlarr.Core.csproj
index 29ef56865..8c40a39ff 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Prowlarr.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Prowlarr.Core.csproj
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="AngleSharp.Xml" Version="1.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Dapper" Version="2.0.123" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Equ" Version="2.3.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="MailKit" Version="3.6.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cryptography.KeyDerivation" Version="6.0.25" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebUtilities" Version="2.2.0" />
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ThingiProvider/ProviderDefinition.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ThingiProvider/ProviderDefinition.cs
index 292bc4bc5..238317be1 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ThingiProvider/ProviderDefinition.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ThingiProvider/ProviderDefinition.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using Equ;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Datastore;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider
 {
-    public abstract class ProviderDefinition : ModelBase
+    public abstract class ProviderDefinition : ModelBase, IEquatable<ProviderDefinition>
     {
+        private static readonly MemberwiseEqualityComparer<ProviderDefinition> Comparer = MemberwiseEqualityComparer<ProviderDefinition>.ByFields;
+
         protected ProviderDefinition()
         {
             Tags = new HashSet<int>();
@@ -16,6 +20,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider
         public string Name { get; set; }
 
         [JsonIgnore]
+        [MemberwiseEqualityIgnore]
         public string ImplementationName { get; set; }
 
         public string Implementation { get; set; }
@@ -24,12 +29,10 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider
         public ProviderMessage Message { get; set; }
         public HashSet<int> Tags { get; set; }
 
+        [MemberwiseEqualityIgnore]
         public IProviderConfig Settings
         {
-            get
-            {
-                return _settings;
-            }
+            get => _settings;
             set
             {
                 _settings = value;
@@ -39,5 +42,20 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        public bool Equals(ProviderDefinition other)
+        {
+            return Comparer.Equals(this, other);
+        }
+
+        public override bool Equals(object obj)
+        {
+            return Equals(obj as ProviderDefinition);
+        }
+
+        public override int GetHashCode()
+        {
+            return Comparer.GetHashCode(this);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Prowlarr.Api.V1/Indexers/IndexerResource.cs b/src/Prowlarr.Api.V1/Indexers/IndexerResource.cs
index e82ad2ab5..3b93a5464 100644
--- a/src/Prowlarr.Api.V1/Indexers/IndexerResource.cs
+++ b/src/Prowlarr.Api.V1/Indexers/IndexerResource.cs
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ namespace Prowlarr.Api.V1.Indexers
 {
     public class IndexerResource : ProviderResource<IndexerResource>
     {
-        public string[] IndexerUrls { get; set; }
-        public string[] LegacyUrls { get; set; }
+        public IEnumerable<string> IndexerUrls { get; set; }
+        public IEnumerable<string> LegacyUrls { get; set; }
         public string DefinitionName { get; set; }
         public string Description { get; set; }
         public string Language { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/Prowlarr.Api.V1/ProviderControllerBase.cs b/src/Prowlarr.Api.V1/ProviderControllerBase.cs
index f585e8b52..f61668d13 100644
--- a/src/Prowlarr.Api.V1/ProviderControllerBase.cs
+++ b/src/Prowlarr.Api.V1/ProviderControllerBase.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ using System.Linq;
 using FluentValidation;
 using FluentValidation.Results;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
-using NzbDrone.Common.Serializer;
 using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Validation;
 using NzbDrone.Http.REST.Attributes;
@@ -90,10 +89,8 @@ namespace Prowlarr.Api.V1
             var existingDefinition = _providerFactory.Find(providerResource.Id);
             var providerDefinition = GetDefinition(providerResource, existingDefinition, true, !forceSave, false);
 
-            // Comparing via JSON string to eliminate the need for every provider implementation to implement equality checks.
             // Compare settings separately because they are not serialized with the definition.
-            var hasDefinitionChanged = STJson.ToJson(existingDefinition) != STJson.ToJson(providerDefinition) ||
-                                       STJson.ToJson(existingDefinition.Settings) != STJson.ToJson(providerDefinition.Settings);
+            var hasDefinitionChanged = !existingDefinition.Equals(providerDefinition) || !existingDefinition.Settings.Equals(providerDefinition.Settings);
 
             // Only test existing definitions if it is enabled and forceSave isn't set and the definition has changed.
             if (providerDefinition.Enable && !forceSave && hasDefinitionChanged)