Self-host Radarr
updated Sep 2026deployed by usprices checked · Jul 2026Install verified on Ubuntu 26.04 · Sep 2026 · how we test
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A movie library manager for Usenet and BitTorrent users, built on the same codebase as Sonarr. It monitors for releases, hands them to your download client, and renames and organizes the files in your movie library.
Key facts
CategoryMedia automation
LicenseGPL-3.0
StackC#, .NET, React
Min RAM512 MB
Official imageyes
Measured idle RAM108 MB
Difficulty
What you need
- Any VPS with at least 512 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
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Install
Run these commands on your server:
# Radarr (linuxserver image)
docker run -d --name radarr \
-e PUID=1000 -e PGID=1000 -e TZ=Etc/UTC \
-p 7878:7878 -v ./radarr/config:/config \
-v /srv/media/movies:/movies -v /srv/downloads:/downloads \
--restart unless-stopped \
lscr.io/linuxserver/radarr:latest
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