docs(arr-chain): TV + music search chains proven live; all-off new-row gotcha

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- Categories in the indexer row must be a subset of what the feed's `caps`
advertises; extras log "does not support the following categories" and
some feeds reject them.
- **A freshly created indexer row defaults to all-off.** If `enableRss`,
`enableAutomaticSearch`, or `enableInteractiveSearch` aren't set, the
app logs `Searching indexers for [X]. 0 active indexers` (Lidarr,
verified). Search proves TV + music chains 2026-08-30: Sonarr returned
76 live releases for an anime term, Lidarr 18 for YOASOBI – THE BOOK,
all via the Prowlarr-Nyaa feed.
- The v1 API collection is `/api/v1/applications` (not `/api/v1/app`);
GET responses carry `fields: []` — real settings values live in
`prowlarr.db` → `Applications.Settings` JSON (read-only inspection).
@@ -46,8 +46,11 @@ val = (base64.b64encode(salt) + b":" + base64.b64encode(h)).decode()
Then `podman start qbittorrent` and confirm login survives a
`podman restart` — the temp-password rotation stops the moment stored
credentials verify. (The classic `@ByteArray(salt+hash)` form is WRONG for
qb5: login 401s on it; verify() base64-decodes the two halves separately.)
credentials verify. The chosen value lives host-local in
`/home/dank/.qbpass` (mode 600, owner `dank`) — never in git; every arr
download client and `prowlarr.md` reference it. (The classic
`@ByteArray(salt+hash)` form is WRONG for qb5: login 401s on it; verify()
base64-decodes the two halves separately.)
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- **Re-pointed all four arr indexer rows** (Radarr→YTS id7,
Sonarr/Lidarr→Nyaa id4, Readarr→Byrutor id3) via each app's own API;
every PUT passed the app's live connection validator (202); RSS enabled.
- **TV + music chains proven** by live search: Sonarr returned 76 current
releases via Prowlarr-Nyaa; Lidarr initially logged `0 active indexers`
(new rows default all-off) — enabling the search flags yielded 18
releases for YOASOBI – THE BOOK.
- **First real grab**: `MoviesSearch` → 3 YTS releases → *The Dark Knight
(2008) 2160p* (7.5 GiB) → qBittorrent 100 % → **imported**
(`hasFile: true`, 8,078,103,833 B at `/movies/The Dark Knight (2008)`,