Sonarr by Sonarr
Smart PVR for newsgroup and bittorrent users.
About Sonarr
From the project's README at github.com/Sonarr/Sonarr. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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Sonarr is a PVR for Usenet and BitTorrent users. It can monitor multiple RSS feeds for new episodes of your favorite shows and will grab, sort and rename them. It can also be configured to automatically upgrade the quality of files already downloaded when a better quality format becomes available. Getting Started Download/Installation FAQ Wiki v4 Beta API Documentation Donate Support
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Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 14k | github.com/Sonarr/Sonarr |
| GitHub forks | 1.8k | github.com/Sonarr/Sonarr |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 14.6 years | since Sep 2011 |
| Last commit | 3 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 108 | last: 3 days ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
| Funding links | 1 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
- Sonar on stock smartwatches leads to hand-tracking breakthrough
- Show HN: Sonar – A tiny CLI to see and kill whatever's running on localhost
- Show HN: I added barcode scanning to my AI pricing app – 92% cheaper per scan
- Nauticuvs – pure-Rust curvelet transform for SAR sonar, by a self-taught dev
- Show HN: Llama 3.2 3B and Keiro Research achieves 85% on SimpleQA
Ready to self-host Sonarr?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.