Prowlarr Indexer Manager

Key Features

• Support for 500+ torrent trackers and Usenet indexers with automatic updates
• Native synchronization with Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Readarr, and Whisparr applications
• Cardigann definition support for adding custom indexers not included in the default list
• Automatic Cloudflare and DDoS-GUARD challenge solving through FlareSolverr integration
• Built-in search testing and indexer health monitoring with detailed statistics
• Historical tracking of search requests and indexer performance metrics
• Automatic indexer propagation to connected *arr applications when new ones are added
• Proxy support for indexers requiring VPN or geographic restrictions

Common Use Cases

• 1Centralizing indexer management across multiple *arr applications in a home media server
• 2Automating access to private torrent trackers that use Cloudflare protection
• 3Managing indexer credentials and API keys from a single interface
• 4Setting up media automation for users in regions with restricted torrent site access
• 5Monitoring indexer performance and identifying failing or slow trackers
• 6Streamlining indexer configuration for users running Sonarr, Radarr, and Lidarr simultaneously
• 7Bypassing geographic restrictions on indexers through proxy configuration

Prerequisites

• Minimum 384MB RAM available (128MB for Prowlarr, 256MB for FlareSolverr headless browser)
• Ports 9696 and 8191 available and accessible from *arr applications
• Understanding of indexer types (public/private torrents, Usenet providers)
• Valid indexer accounts and API keys for private trackers or Usenet providers
• Basic knowledge of *arr stack applications and their indexer requirements
• Sufficient storage for indexer definitions and search history logs

docker-compose.yml

1services: 
2  prowlarr: 
3    image: linuxserver/prowlarr:latest
4    container_name: prowlarr
5    environment: 
6      - PUID=1000
7      - PGID=1000
8      - TZ=${TZ}
9    volumes: 
10      - prowlarr_config:/config
11    ports: 
12      - "9696:9696"
13    restart: unless-stopped
14    networks: 
15      - prowlarr-network
16
17  flaresolverr: 
18    image: ghcr.io/flaresolverr/flaresolverr:latest
19    container_name: flaresolverr
20    environment: 
21      - LOG_LEVEL=info
22      - LOG_HTML=false
23      - CAPTCHA_SOLVER=none
24      - TZ=${TZ}
25    ports: 
26      - "8191:8191"
27    networks: 
28      - prowlarr-network
29
30volumes: 
31  prowlarr_config: 
32
33networks: 
34  prowlarr-network: 
35    driver: bridge

.env Template

1# Prowlarr
2TZ=UTC

Usage Notes

Individual Services(2 services)

Copy individual services to mix and match with your existing compose files.

prowlarr:
  image: linuxserver/prowlarr:latest
  container_name: prowlarr
  environment:
    - PUID=1000
    - PGID=1000
    - TZ=${TZ}
  volumes:
    - prowlarr_config:/config
  ports:
    - "9696:9696"
  restart: unless-stopped
  networks:
    - prowlarr-network

flaresolverr:
  image: ghcr.io/flaresolverr/flaresolverr:latest
  container_name: flaresolverr
  environment:
    - LOG_LEVEL=info
    - LOG_HTML=false
    - CAPTCHA_SOLVER=none
    - TZ=${TZ}
  ports:
    - "8191:8191"
  networks:
    - prowlarr-network

Quick Start

1# 1. Create the compose file
2cat > docker-compose.yml << 'EOF'
3services:
4  prowlarr:
5    image: linuxserver/prowlarr:latest
6    container_name: prowlarr
7    environment:
8      - PUID=1000
9      - PGID=1000
10      - TZ=${TZ}
11    volumes:
12      - prowlarr_config:/config
13    ports:
14      - "9696:9696"
15    restart: unless-stopped
16    networks:
17      - prowlarr-network
18
19  flaresolverr:
20    image: ghcr.io/flaresolverr/flaresolverr:latest
21    container_name: flaresolverr
22    environment:
23      - LOG_LEVEL=info
24      - LOG_HTML=false
25      - CAPTCHA_SOLVER=none
26      - TZ=${TZ}
27    ports:
28      - "8191:8191"
29    networks:
30      - prowlarr-network
31
32volumes:
33  prowlarr_config:
34
35networks:
36  prowlarr-network:
37    driver: bridge
38EOF
39
40# 2. Create the .env file
41cat > .env << 'EOF'
42# Prowlarr
43TZ=UTC
44EOF
45
46# 3. Start the services
47docker compose up -d
48
49# 4. View logs
50docker compose logs -f

One-Liner

Run this command to download and set up the recipe in one step:

1curl -fsSL https://docker.recipes/api/recipes/prowlarr-indexer/run | bash

Troubleshooting