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FAQ

If the docs did not answer your questions then the best place to ask is in our Discord community.

I think I found a bug​

If you think you have found a bug then please report it either on Github Issues or in our Discord and use the #bugs channel.

I have a feature request​

If you have a feature request then report it on Github Feature Request or in our Discord and use the #suggestions channel.

Nothing happens - I'm not seeing any releases​

Before you ask for help in Discord or other place, then try to forumlate your question so it's easier to help you.

Please clarify what you actually mean.

  1. What doesn't happen? Is it filter related? Client related?
  2. What did you expect to happen?

There could be multiple reasons. Only filtered releases that gets to the action stage will show up in Releases. That means:

  • *arr actions that gets Approved or Rejected.
  • Releases sent to a torrent client
  • Releases that sent a webhook or ran custom scripts and so on.
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Go over your setup again and make sure that:

  1. You have added some indexer and enabled it.
  2. Check Settings -> IRC and make sure the network is GREEN. If it's gray it's not enabled.
  3. Did you add a filter, which is enabled, have at least 1 indexer selected and any action to run on match.
  4. Your filter might be too narrow/specific. A common issue is selecting everything in Quality. Deselect everything except resolution.

Common action rejections​

Rejected: error downloading torrent file for release: Some Release name: All attempts fail: #1: metainfo could not load file contents: /tmp/autobrr-3310314409: bencode: syntax error (offset: 0): unknown value type '<'

This is highly likely caused by you adding an entire URL instead of just the RSS-key. This field only works with an alphanumeric string.

With TorrentLeech as an example, only add the red part when setting up your indexer:

https://rss.tl.org/1812u12urr1203j12jeq

In case you are still having troubles with setting up the TorrentLeech indexer,
you can find detailed instructions for the setup process on their wiki:

https://wiki.torrentleech.org/doku.php/autobrr

I have set up an indexer, but it does not connect to the #announce channel. What do I do?​

Make sure you have entered the necessary keys in the invite command and that your IRC user has privileges to access to the #announce channel. See IRC setup.

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Some trackers require the |autodl or |bot part to let you join the #announce channel. Others are fine with something like user-bot or user_bot. Some IRC networks won't even accept the pipe |. Your tracker wikis usually tells you what to use.

Setting a custom save path for Deluge in autobrr does not work. Why?​

This is a problem with Deluge v1.* and should not happen in v2. You can use the label-plugin in Deluge and set a custom save path in that as a workaround. The label has to exist for autobrr to be able to use it!

Why did a release not match when it clearly should have?​

Check your logs. Additionally, enable trace logging by setting logLevel = "TRACE" in your config.toml (which can usually be found in ~/.config/autobrr/). Remember to restart autobrr after doing so.

My autobrr instance cannot reach Deluge running in Docker​

If autobrr isn't reaching Deluge when running Docker you can try this:

  • Host should be the deluge container you're trying to reach, it will probably just be deluge. Make sure that your docker containers are on the same network, so they can reach each other. If you're using a single compose file, it should be by default.
  • Port should be the daemon port, not the webui port. Find the correct one by logging into Deluge webui, and checking in Preferences or under Connection Manager (default: 58846).
  • Authentication is required for deluge daemon, not the webui. It can be found at /docker/appdata/deluge/auth, the default one looks like localclient:password:10. You can add your own if you wish. Like username:password:powerlevel.
  • Enabling Allow Remote Connections in Deluge might be needed depending on your setup.

I forgot my password​

If you forget your password, you can change it via the command line.

autobrrctl --config /home/username/.config/autobrr change-password <USERNAME>

I want to change my username​

If you want to change your username, you need to change it directly in the database. Use the command line or an sqlite editor.

CLI​

You need the sqlite3 package for this.

  • If you are using our docker container then you can exec in and run apk add sqlite3.
  • Ubuntu: sudo apt install sqlite3
  • On other linux based systems use the package manager to install the package

sqlite3 autobrr.db "UPDATE users SET username = 'newuser';"

GUI​

SQLitebrowser is a simple cross-platform SQLite gui/browser. Download from official site.

Open the db file autobrr.db and run the following command:

UPDATE users SET username = 'newuser';

Or use the gui to click edit on the username column of the users table.

How can I use my freeleech tokens from RED?​

This is something a lot of users are asking for.

Golden Rule 5.3 on RED:

Do not autosnatch freeleech torrents. The automatic snatching of freeleech torrents using any method involving little or no user-input (e.g., API-based scripts, log or site scraping, etc.) is prohibited.

We have asked RED staff, and they have confirmed that automating the use of freeleech tokens falls under this rule.

While the possibility to do it exists, its not something we will encourage users to do. Always make sure you respect the rules of any tracker that you are a part of.