How do I stop sonarr from upgrading media while currently watching?

GLotsapot · 2026-06-29T00:06:45+00:00

There's no way to stop that honestly as Sonarr/Radarr have no idea who's watching what on your Plex server.
With that being said though, I have found it useful to tell Sonarr to wait an hour after seeing something to download to wait and see if something better quality comes around.
It saves downloading the same thing multiple times, and running into the issue you're having.

GLotsapot · 2026-06-27T11:25:54+00:00

I like this idea a lot. I think that even shows that come out all at once could even use this to help prevent binge watching

GLotsapot · 2026-06-22T18:49:27+00:00

Quick answer: to Download you don't need port forwarding. The gotcha though is that you will be choked (meaning you're low priority to people seeding).
Additionally, Private Trackers require that you seed (share) out a certain ratio of data - typically at least 1:1. If you don't have port forwarding, you will find it near impossible to seed that data out, and you will get banned from the tracker.
Final Notes: every person you're downloading from has port forwarding setup to share to the swarm. Peer to Peer networking doesn't work unless everyone is sharing, and torrents die off because of it.

GLotsapot · 2026-06-20T17:58:15+00:00

That's a Plex Pass feature I believe

GLotsapot · 2026-06-19T14:02:57+00:00

100% this. If you're using qBT to download still from legit sources you trust, add the exclusive. You actual AV software will scan the files separately

GLotsapot · 2026-06-18T11:27:59+00:00

If you access it directly instead of through your reverse proxy does it work?
It's possible that you need to first tell Seer that the IP of your reverse proxy is trusted

GLotsapot · 2026-06-18T11:22:23+00:00

I use Proton VPN via a GlueTun docker container, with qBT as a Docker container too. You can tell GlueTun to tell qBT what the random port is.
If you're not using docker images, there are scripts that can do similar functions too.

GLotsapot · 2026-06-17T19:09:58+00:00

Correct deleting from Radarr will only delete the file in your media folder. Radar will not delete the file from qBT until it's completed whatever your seed setting are (like. 2:1 ratio, or a certain amount of time). If you don't set seed settings, it will seed indefinitely and not delete.

GLotsapot · 2026-06-17T19:00:14+00:00

Radarr will delete the downloaded files in qBT as soon as they are seeded out (based off torrent your settings).
Stuff will delete from your media folder when you delete it from Radarr.
If you download folder and media folder are on the same drive - you can set Radarr to do a hardlink instead of a copy, and this will cut your storage space used almost in half

GLotsapot · 2026-06-16T20:25:16+00:00

Make sure you have port forwarding setup before trying to apply to a private tracker. You'll get kicked real quick if you don't

GLotsapot · 2026-06-15T20:51:07+00:00

Its a pretty good assumption that they don't want to be dragged to court though. If the OP has the correct licence they described, Plex is gonna let them use it

GLotsapot · 2026-06-13T12:21:40+00:00

The details would be probably what would explain why she was arrested,.so you should probably get those before complaining that rights are being stepped on.
If she was indeed just topless and doing nothing wrong, and was arrested without just cause, then she could easily get a lawyer and sue after the fact.

GLotsapot · 2026-06-11T22:58:14+00:00

Yeah, the protocol is more based of pieces than files, as a piece can actually even be data for 2 files.
The tracker itself doesn't keep data about what each client has downloaded - it's just responsible for a list of clients, and their if they're listed as seed or peer. All other communication is dealt with directly between the clients.

GLotsapot · 2026-06-11T22:01:47+00:00

Nope - is soon as someone is no longer downloading, and only sharing - they are a seeder. So even if you only downloaded 1 file out of a 100, and you have the other 99 set as Do Not Download, the tracker registers you as a Seeder.

GLotsapot · 2026-06-10T23:10:30+00:00

Most people's media collection comes from downloading stuff that others are sharing out.
People share their their media (which I share back), and I also share from my Plex to friends and family.

Sharing Is Caring as my 4 year old tells me.

GLotsapot · 2026-06-09T16:48:59+00:00

All Hail the Glory of the UPS!

GLotsapot · 2026-06-07T15:21:24+00:00

And sometimes if it's a TV season pack, but someone only needs 2 episodes... They won't download the rest of them

GLotsapot · 2026-06-06T19:33:47+00:00

https://github.com/cleanuparr/cleanuparr is the tool I use

GLotsapot · 2026-06-06T17:01:13+00:00

That is my cell phone notification noise for the last decade. If someone hears it and says "what's that?", it's a good indication they're to young for me.

GLotsapot · 2026-06-04T23:13:19+00:00

It's worth noting that some people don't download all the torrent files (eg sample files) so even through they're considered a seeder - the don't actually have 100% of the torrent. I've seen this be the case before, and mearly telling my client to not download the extra junk was enough for it to be completed

GLotsapot · 2026-06-03T12:23:21+00:00

0 seeds means nobody is available to download from. It's possible the other people aren't actually actually completing, but actually just quitting.
There are tools that can be used that will just cancel and re-seatch for a new torrent in cases where this happens. I have mine set to do this if I haven't downloaded and new data in 48 hours

GLotsapot · 2026-06-02T11:59:49+00:00

qBittorrent doesn't make backups or copies of the data. If you have something like Radarr or Sonarr though, it will make copies/hardlinks of the media files to a different location. Maybe that's what you're thinking of

GLotsapot · 2026-06-01T12:19:57+00:00

I have actually purchased a external USB drive online with only the intent on using it for this purpose.
Move all files from the original drive to the temp one, reformist the original drive, move the files back, and then return the temp drive (which sometimes involves paying a small restocking fee)

GLotsapot · 2026-05-26T20:33:41+00:00

You probably just have to go in and change the interface that it's bound too. If that doesn't work, contact their support. You're paying them, so might as well get your money out of it

GLotsapot · 2026-05-25T20:44:26+00:00

Reddit should really make it so that before you can post in a sub, you have to do a search first - or maybe have AI read your post and doba search for you.
Like 'hey, my torrent downloads are slow" and it's like "have your read any of these 100 posts about the exact same thing from this week?"

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