Readarr Linux Installation | Servarr Wiki (https://wiki.servarr.com/readarr/installation/linux)       Servarr Wiki        Search...      (https://wiki.servarr.com/t)             (https://wiki.servarr.com/login)                   Browse    (https://wiki.servarr.com/)   Home  Applications (https://wiki.servarr.com/en/radarr)   Radarr  (https://wiki.servarr.com/en/sonarr)   Sonarr  (https://wiki.servarr.com/en/lidarr)   Lidarr  (https://wiki.servarr.com/en/readarr)   Readarr  (https://wiki.servarr.com/en/whisparr)   Whisparr  (https://wiki.servarr.com/en/prowlarr)   Prowlarr  Contribute (https://wiki.servarr.com/en/donate)   Donate  (https://wiki.servarr.com/en/bug-report)   Report a Bug    Suggest a Feature  (https://github.com/Servarr/Wiki)   Github  Support (https://radarr.video/discord)   Discord                / (https://wiki.servarr.com/en/readarr) readarr  / (https://wiki.servarr.com/en/readarr/installation) installation  / (https://wiki.servarr.com/en/readarr/installation/linux) linux     Readarr Linux Installation Linux installation guide for Readarr    Page Contents  Linux   Debian / Ubuntu    Last edited by   bakerboy44801 04/05/2024                      ¶ Linux ¶ Debian / Ubuntu Note: Raspberry Pi OS and Raspbian are both flavors of Debian  ¶ Easy Install For the Debian / Ubuntu / Raspbian beginners there isn't an Apt Repository or Deb package. If you want an easy life, follow this community provided and maintained Easy Install script for a base Debian (Raspbian / Raspberry Pi OS) / Ubuntu install. For the official installation instructions that are 'Hands on' follow the Debian / Ubuntu Hands on Install steps further below.  (https://wiki.servarr.com/install-script) Please see the *Arr Community Installation Script  ¶ Debian / Ubuntu Hands on Install It is assumed you have a basic knowledge of linux or the ability to google / learn as necessary. Otherwise it is suggested to use an OS you know and understand  You'll need to install the binaries using the below commands. The steps below will download Readarr and install it into /opt Readarr will run under the user readarr and group media ; media is the commonly suggested group to run the *Arrs, download clients, and media server under.Readarr's configuration files will be stored in /var/lib/readarr   Ensure you have the required prerequisite packages:  sudo apt install curl sqlite3    Copy    Warning: Ignoring the below prerequisites will result in a failed installation and non-functional application.  Installation Prerequisites The below instructions are based on the following prerequisites. Change the instructions as needed to suit your specific needs if necessary.* The user readarr is created* The user readarr is part of the group media * Your download clients and media server run as and are a part of the group media * Your paths used by your download clients and media server are accessible (read/write) to the group media * If Calibre will be used, Calibre runs as the group media and the Calibre library has read/write permissions for media * You created the directory /var/lib/readarr and ensured the user readarr has read/write permissions for it  By continuing below, you acknowledge that you have read and met the above requirements.  Download the correct binaries for your architecture. You can determine your architecture with dpkg --print-architecture AMD64 use arch=x64  ARM, armf, and armh use arch=arm  ARM64 use arch=arm64       wget --content-disposition 'http://readarr.servarr.com/v1/update/develop/updatefile?os=linux&runtime=netcore&arch=x64'     Copy    Uncompress the files:  tar -xvzf Readarr*.linux*.tar.gz    Copy    Move the files to /opt/   sudo mv Readarr /opt/    Copy    Note: This assumes you have created the user and will run as the user readarr and group media . You may change this to fit your usecase. It's important to choose these correctly to avoid permission issues with your media files. We suggest you keep at least the group name identical between your download client(s) and Readarr. Please note that if use wish to use Calibre - Readarr will need permissions for that directory.  Ensure ownership of the binary directory.  sudo chown readarr:readarr -R /opt/Readarr    Copy    Configure systemd so Readarr can autostart at boot.  The below systemd creation script will use a data directory of /var/lib/readarr . Ensure it exists or modify it as needed. For the default data directory of /home/$USER/.config/Readarr simply remove the -data argument. Note: that $USER is the User Readarr runs as and is defined below.  cat << EOF| sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/readarr.service > /dev/null [Unit]
Description=Readarr Daemon
After=syslog.target network.target
[Service]
User=readarr
Group=media
Type=simple

ExecStart=/opt/Readarr/Readarr -nobrowser -data=/var/lib/readarr/
TimeoutStopSec=20
KillMode=process
Restart=on-failure
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF                    Copy    Reload systemd:  sudo systemctl -q daemon-reload    Copy    Enable the Readarr service:  sudo systemctl enable --now -q readarr    Copy    (Optional) Remove the tarball:  rm Readarr*.linux*.tar.gz    Copy    Typically to access the Readarr web GUI browse to http://{Your server IP Address}:8787  If Readarr did not appear to start, then check the status of the service: sudo journalctl --since today -u readarr    Copy    ¶ Uninstall To uninstall and purge: Warning: This will destroy your application data.  sudo systemctl stop readarr sudo rm -rf /opt/Readarr sudo rm -rf /var/lib/readarr sudo rm -rf /etc/systemd/system/readarr.service sudo systemctl -q daemon-reload        Copy    To uninstall and keep your application data: sudo systemctl stop readarr sudo rm -rf /opt/Readarr sudo rm -rf /etc/systemd/system/readarr.service sudo systemctl -q daemon-reload       Copy           Powered by (https://wiki.js.org/) Wiki.js