6.8 KiB

Raw Blame History

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

{% hint style="info" %} If you can't find the solution to your problem here, please seek help on Discord.

Please do not post questions or support requests on the GitHub issue tracker! {% endhint %}

General

How do I keep Overseerr up-to-date?

Use a third-party update mechanism (such as Watchtower, Ouroboros, or Pullio) to keep Overseerr up-to-date automatically.

How can I access Overseerr outside of my home network?

The easiest but least secure method is to simply forward an external port (e.g., 5055) on your router to the internal port used by Overseerr (default is TCP 5055). Visit Port Forward for instructions for your particular router. You would then be able to access Overseerr via http://EXTERNAL-IP-ADDRESS:5055.

A more advanced, user-friendly, and secure (if using SSL) method is to set up a web server and use a reverse proxy to access Overseerr. Please refer to our reverse proxy examples for more information.

The most secure method (but also the most inconvenient method) is to set up a VPN tunnel to your home server. You would then be able to access Overseerr as if you were on your local network, via http://LOCAL-IP-ADDRESS:5055.

Overseerr is amazing! But it is not translated in my language yet! Can I help with translations?

You sure can! We are using Weblate for translations. If your language is not listed, please open a feature request on GitHub.

Where can I find the changelog?

You can find the changelog in the Settings → About page in your Overseerr instance if you are using the latest tag. You can alternatively review the release/version history on GitHub.

If you are using the develop tag, please refer to the commit history for that branch on GitHub.

Some media is missing from Overseerr that I know is in Plex!

Overseerr currently supports the following agents:

New Plex Movie
Legacy Plex Movie
New Plex TV
Legacy Plex TV
TheTVDB
TMDb
HAMA

Please verify that your library is using one of the agents previously listed.

When changing agents, a full metadata refresh of your Plex library is required. (Caution: This can take a long time depending on the size of your library.)

Troubleshooting Steps

First, check the Overseerr logs for media items that are missing. The logs will contain an error as to why that item could not be matched.

Verify that you are using one of the agents mentioned above.
Refresh the metadata for just that item.
Run a full scan in Overseerr to see if that item is now matched properly.
If the item is now seen by Overseerr then repeat step 2 for each missing item. If you have a large amount of items missing then a full metadata refresh is recommended for that library.
Run a full scan on Overseerr after refreshing all unmatched items.

You can also perform the following to verify the media item has a GUID Overseerr can match:

Go to the media item in Plex and "Get info" and click on "View XML".
Verify that the media item's GUID follows one of the below formats:
1. TMDb agent guid="com.plexapp.agents.themoviedb://1705"
2. New Plex Movie agent <Guid id="tmdb://464052"/>
3. TheTVDB agent guid="com.plexapp.agents.thetvdb://78874/1/1"
4. Legacy Plex Movie agent guid="com.plexapp.agents.imdb://tt0765446"

Where can I find the log files?

Please see these instructions on how to locate and share your logs.

Users

Why can't I see all of my Plex users?

Navigate to your User List in Overseerr and click Import Users from Plex button.

Don't forget to set the default user permissions before importing users.

Can I create local users in Overseerr?

Head to the Users page and hit Create Local User. Keep in mind that local user accounts need a valid email address.

Is is possible to set user roles in Overseerr?

User roles can be set for each user on the Users page. The list of assignable permissions is still growing, so if you have any suggestions, submit a feature request!

Requests

I receive 409 or 400 errors when requesting a movie or TV series!

Verify you are running v3 of both Radarr and Sonarr. Overseerr is not backwards-compatible with previous versions.

Can I allow users to submit 4K requests?

Yes! If you keep both non-4K and 4K content in your media libraries, you can link separate 4K Radarr/Sonarr servers to allow users to submit 4K requests. (You must configure default non-4K and default 4K Radarr/Sonarr servers.)

Please see the Services documentation for details on how to configure your Radarr and/or Sonarr servers.

Note that users must also have the Request 4K, Request 4K Movies, and/or Request 4K Series permissions in order to submit requests for 4K content.

I approved a requested movie and Radarr didn't search for it!

Check the minimum availability setting in your Radarr server. If a movie does not meet the minimum availability requirement, no search will be performed. Also verify that Radarr did not perform a search, by checking the Radarr logs. Lastly, verify that the item was not already being monitored by Radarr prior to approving the request.

Help! My request still shows "requested" even though it is in Plex!

See "Some media is missing from Overseerr that I know is in Plex!" for troubleshooting steps.

Series requests keep failing!

If you configured a base URL in Sonarr, make sure you have set the base URL option appropriately in Overseerr.

Also, check that you are using Sonarr v3 and that you have configured a default language profile in Overseerr.

Language profile support for Sonarr was added in #860, along with a new, required Language Profile setting. If series requests are failing, make sure that you have a default language profile configured for each of your Sonarr servers in Settings → Services.

Notifications

I am getting "Username and Password not accepted" when attempting to send email notifications via Gmail!

If you have 2-Step Verification enabled on your account, you will need to create an app password.

6.8 KiB Raw Blame History