Comment by khriss
3 days ago
Instead of multiple Radarr and Sonarr instances, wouldn't it be simpler to have multiple quality profiles on a single instance?
3 days ago
Instead of multiple Radarr and Sonarr instances, wouldn't it be simpler to have multiple quality profiles on a single instance?
Multiple instances are needed if you want multiple versions of a given movie or episode. For example, I have a Dolby Vision device that works great with certain files, but on some other devices the file works poorly and doesn't transcode well. Plex handles multiple files fine.
Definitely not a usecase for everyone
The arrs have extensive and solid capabilities for filtering for the quality you want, but they don’t really offer the ability to manage multiple qualities for one specific item.
It’s also nice to have them separated because you can set up distinct plex libraries mapped to the sonarr and radarr 4K media directories. I don’t give everyone access to 4K content because no matter how many times I explain direct play, some people just seem to love transcoding to 720p. So I can limit 4K library access on plex and disable transcoding altogether for plex content.
I also don’t want every item I add in both 4K and 1080p.
Obviously the instance is to hide away from wife, kids and rest of the family. I recommend stashapp.
I have a setup where I tag kids friendly movies with a specific radarr and sonarr tag. It gets written to the NFO so it trickles down to Jellyfin. The kids have their own Jellyfin account that can only see assets with that tag. It’s extremely simple to setup https://blog.tiserbox.com/posts/2025-03-01-parental-control-...
I did the same but put kids stuff n a seperate directory with a seperate library. will have to lo(k at thia, it seems cleaner
+1. Many people do not see the value in storing their own adult content but mine is high quality, full length, VR, niche, and full of the stuff and actresses I like.
Or you could be considerate and set them up with their own instances (of stash), too!