A living cheatsheet of open-source tools that form the backbone of a self-hosted homelab media stack — the *arr suite and everything around it.
Media
| Tool | Description | Homepage | GitHub |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonarr | Downloads TV Shows | https://sonarr.tv | Sonarr/Sonarr |
| Radarr | Downloads Movies | https://radarr.video | Radarr/Radarr |
| Whisparr | Downloads Adult content | https://whisparr.com/ | Whisparr/Whisparr |
| Lidarr | Downloads Music | https://lidarr.audio | lidarr/Lidarr |
| Readarr | Downloads eBooks | https://readarr.com | Readarr/Readarr |
| Mylar | Download Comics / Graphic Novels | mylar3/mylar3 |
Metadata
| Tool | Description | Homepage | GitHub |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bazarr | Downloads Subtitles for TV and Movies | https://www.bazarr.media | morpheus65535/bazarr |
| ChineseSubFinder | 中文字幕下載 | allanpk716/ChineseSubFinder |
Media Management
| Tool | Description | Homepage | GitHub |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpackerr | Unpacks downloaded media from Sonarr, Radarr, etc. | davidnewhall/unpackerr | |
| Tdarr | Converts media files | https://tdarr.io | HaveAGitGat/Tdarr |
UI
| Tool | Description | Homepage | GitHub |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petio | Request, Discover, Review | https://petio.tv/ | petio-team/petio |
| Overseerr | Makes requesting media simple across Sonarr, Radarr, etc. | https://overseerr.dev | sct/overseerr |
| Jellyseerr | Fork of Overseerr with Jellyfin support | Fallenbagel/jellyseerr |
Indexer
| Tool | Description | GitHub |
|---|---|---|
| Jackett | API support for torrent trackers | Jackett/Jackett |
| Prowlarr | Indexer manager/proxy | Prowlarr/Prowlarr |
Streamer
| Tool | Description | Homepage | GitHub |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jellyfin | The Free Software Media System | https://jellyfin.org/ | jellyfin/jellyfin |
| Emby | Home videos, music, and photos in one place | https://emby.media/ | |
| Plex | Stream Movies & TV | https://www.plex.tv/ |
Downloader
| Tool | Description | Type | GitHub |
|---|---|---|---|
| transmission | Official Transmission BitTorrent client | BitTorrent | transmission/transmission |
| qBittorrent | qBittorrent BitTorrent client | BitTorrent | qbittorrent/qBittorrent |
| SABnzbd | The automated Usenet download tool | Usenet | sabnzbd/sabnzbd |
Homepage
| Tool | Description | GitHub |
|---|---|---|
| Organizr | HTPC/Homelab Services Organizer — written in PHP | causefx/Organizr |
| Homer | A very simple static homepage for your server | bastienwirtz/homer |
Other
| Tool | Description | GitHub |
|---|---|---|
| Watchtower | Automates Docker container base image updates | containrrr/watchtower |
| FlareSolverr | Proxy server to bypass Cloudflare protection | FlareSolverr/FlareSolverr |
| nordlynx | NordVPN via WireGuard | bubuntux/nordlynx |
| WikiArr | Collectively referred to as “*Arr” or “*Arrs” | Servarr/Wiki |