My question: i want to add prowlarr,sonarr and radarr and qbittorrent i already have then running in docker i've set up, is this possible and if yes can you walk me through it step by step please SparkBox AI replied: That reply came back blank — try sending it again. If it keeps happening, post in d/sparkbox with your install ID (Settings → Monitoring). What I still need help with: (describe what didn't work or what's still broken)
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Chris wrote:
Hi! good news: you don't have to add anything. Prowlarr, Sonarr, Radarr and qBittorrent are all built into SparkBox already. They're part of the managed media module, so they're updated, configured and routed through your VPN for you. That's also why running your own copies side-by-side is usually the hard path: two sets would fight over the same ports (Sonarr uses 8989, Radarr 7878), and you'd be updating the same apps twice. Your existing setup isn't wasted though: 1. Open the dashboard's Apps page and make sure the media apps are switched on (they're already installed). 2. Point them at the folder where your media library already lives — that's the library location setting in the dashboard. Nothing has to move. 3. When Sonarr and Radarr first open they'll ask where your TV shows and movies are; point them at your existing folders and your library stays intact. The last two quick details will let me give you the exact step-by-step: (a) which device is SparkBox running on — Windows with WSL, a NAS, or a Linux box? (b) Are those Prowlarr/Sonarr/Radarr/qBittorrent containers you already have on that same machine, or a different computer? Reply with those two and I'll walk you through it for your exact setup.
amundoe wrote:
Evening, Sparkbox is running on Windows 11 Pro, on a minisforum UM790 ultra mini PC running with OWC Thunderbolt 4, Docker is set up on Drive E:, if it would help you help me I could send my compose file if that's allowed, thank you.
Chris wrote:
Thanks — that's everything I needed, and no need to send the compose file. SparkBox runs its own managed copies of these apps, so it won't import your existing containers — but your media library is the part that matters, and it stays exactly where it is. Running two copies of the same app on the same box is the only real obstacle (they'd fight over the same ports), so the plan is: turn on SparkBox's copies, point them at your existing library, then stop your old containers. Step 1 — turn on SparkBox's apps. Dashboard → Apps page, switch on Prowlarr, Sonarr, Radarr and qBittorrent. They're already installed — nothing downloads. Expected: each shows as running once it's up. Step 2 — point them at your library. Dashboard → Settings → Media → "Media Root", and set it to the folder that already contains your TV and Movies. Because SparkBox runs inside WSL, your E: drive shows up to it as /mnt/e/... — so if your media lives on the Windows E: drive, the value will start with /mnt/e/ (e.g. /mnt/e/Media). Tell me which drive and folder your movies and TV sit in and I'll give you the exact value to paste. Step 3 — stop your old copies. With SparkBox's copies running, stop the original four containers the same way you started them (docker compose down inside that project's folder, or the stop button in your Docker tool). Keep them installed — nothing is deleted — this just frees the ports so the two sets don't clash. Stopping point: when Sonarr and Radarr open, they'll ask where your TV and Movie folders are — point them at the same folders from Step 2 and your existing library shows up intact. If any app doesn't start, or opens with an empty library, tell me which one and what it shows and I'll take it from there.
amundoe wrote:
Thank you for your help.
Chris wrote:
You're welcome! Feel free to reach out if you have any other questions setting up the media stack.
amundoe wrote:
hi Chris, followed above instructions, folders showed in jellybin but the folfers within datamovies and datashows didn't show up. can you help me with this please.
Chris wrote:
I’m sorry — the earlier directions used a generic library-location description and did not verify the actual paths SparkBox gives Jellyfin. In the managed media bundle, Jellyfin reads /data/Movies and /data/TV, which map to the host’s Media Root Movies and TV folders; datamovies and datashows are not the library names SparkBox creates. One check: in the dashboard, open Settings → Media Root and reply with only the folder path you set (no full configuration or secrets).