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Self-host Prowlarr

updated Sep 2026prices checked · Jul 2026Install verified on Ubuntu 26.04 · Sep 2026 · how we test
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An indexer manager for the *arr apps: you configure Usenet indexers and torrent trackers once in Prowlarr, and it syncs them to Sonarr, Radarr and the other apps instead of setting them up in each one.

Key facts

LicenseGPL-3.0
StackC#, .NET, React
Min RAM256 MB
Official imageyes
Measured idle RAM99 MB
Difficulty

What you need

  • Any VPS with at least 256 MB of RAM
  • A domain you control — most self-hosted setups need HTTPS in front of them
  • Under an hour if you've used Docker before
Where to host itaffiliate disclosure
Hetzner Cloudrun it on
From $23.59/mo · 2 vCPU / 4 GB / 80 GB · EU + US
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Install

Run these commands on your server:

# Prowlarr (linuxserver image)
docker run -d --name prowlarr \
  -e PUID=1000 -e PGID=1000 -e TZ=Etc/UTC \
  -p 9696:9696 -v ./prowlarr/config:/config \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  lscr.io/linuxserver/prowlarr:latest
# open http://SERVER_IP:9696

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