Automation
The Complete Plex, Arr, and Tdarr Homelab Media Automation Series
Navigate the Plex, Arr, and Tdarr guides in dependency order, from storage and permissions to controlled imports, playback checks, private access, backups, and recovery testing.
How Seerr and Tracearr Fit Into a Plex, Arr, and Tdarr Homelab
Separate Seerr request approval, Arr imports, Tdarr processing, and Tracearr playback analytics, then validate one authorized request-to-playback path with manual approvals and alert-only monitoring.
Seerr Setup for Plex or Jellyfin, Sonarr, and Radarr
Deploy Seerr with Docker, connect Plex or Jellyfin to Sonarr and Radarr, separate requester rights from administration, and verify a recoverable request path.
Monitoring and Health Checks for a Plex and Arr Homelab
Build useful health checks for a Plex and Arr homelab: storage mounts, imports, transcoding capacity, certificates, backups, queues, and daily reports.
Implementing AgenticOps Safely: Human Approval, Audit Trails, and Rollback
Agentic network operations need guardrails: approved action classes, human review, role limits, dry runs, rollback plans, and audit trails before any production change.
Building a Network Digital Twin Workflow
A network digital twin is useful when it models topology, intent, policy, dependencies, and change impact. Here is a practical workflow for using it safely.
Radarr Import Lists That Do Not Fill Your Library With Junk
Control Radarr import lists with source tags, staged search behavior, root folders, quality profiles, and manual review before automation creates noise.
Radarr Homelab Setup Guide: Install, Update, Optimize, Lists, and Tdarr Integration
A detailed Radarr homelab setup guide covering install choices, updates, root folders, quality profiles, custom formats, import lists, download clients, Plex visibility, and Tdarr integration.
Sonarr Homelab Setup Guide: Install, Update, Optimize, and Connect to Tdarr
A detailed Sonarr homelab setup guide covering install choices, updates, paths, permissions, quality profiles, indexers, download clients, list behavior, Plex visibility, and Tdarr integration.
Prowlarr Troubleshooting: Diagnose Failed Indexers and App Sync
Diagnose Prowlarr indexer tests, sync drift, URL-base errors, category mismatches, and health alerts without exposing credentials or overwriting working Sonarr and Radarr settings.