# Lidarr

Lidarr manages music albums in the *arr stack on Dankserver. It automatically searches, downloads, and organizes albums from indexers into the Jellyfin music library.

**Host:** Dankserver — **Hostname:** `lidarr.dankserver.local` — **Docs:** https://wiki.servarr.com/lidarr

## Facts

| Item | Value |
|------|-------|
| Image | `lscr.io/linuxserver/lidarr:latest` |
| Port | 8686 (host) → 8686 (container) |
| Min RAM | 256 MB |
| Metadata | MusicBrainz |

## Docker Compose

```yaml
lidarr:
  image: lscr.io/linuxserver/lidarr:latest
  container_name: lidarr
  restart: unless-stopped
  environment:
    - PUID=1000
    - PGID=1000
    - TZ=America/New_York
    - UMASK_SET=022
  volumes:
    - /opt/lidarr/config:/config
    - /mnt/media/music:/music
    - /mnt/media/downloads:/downloads
  ports:
    - "8686:8686"
  networks: [appnet]
```

## Configuration

1. Add Prowlarr as the indexer source (prefer torrent-based indexers for FLAC).
2. Add qBittorrent as the download client with the `music` category.
3. Set quality profile (Lossless → High Bitrate → Standard).
4. Set root folder to `/music`.
5. Add artists and verify downloads.

## Gotchas

- Album variants: Lidarr supports multiple releases of the same album (vinyl vs CD). Use "Preferred" and "Cutoff" quality profiles.
- Music videos can be optionally downloaded separately from albums.

## See Also

- [[ARR-Stack]] — full *arr stack documentation
- [[Jellyfin]] — media server that consumes Lidarr downloads