Linux
Follow the instructions below for recommended setup on a typical Linux server. Alternatively, see the installation instructions for Docker and Windows .
Seedbox solutions
See the Seedbox page for instructions on how to install autobrr on popular seedbox solutions.
Regular installation
Download
Download the latest release, or download the source code and build it yourself using make build.
wget $(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/autobrr/autobrr/releases/latest | grep download | grep linux_x86_64 | cut -d\" -f4)
Unpack
sudo tar -C /usr/local/bin -xzf autobrr*.tar.gz
This will extract both autobrr and autobrrctl to /usr/local/bin.
If you do not have root, or are on a shared system, place the binaries somewhere in your home directory like ~/.bin or use our installers for shared seedboxes.
Configuration
Create the config dir
mkdir -p ~/.config/autobrr
Manually configure autobrr (optional)
You can either let autobrr create the config itself at startup, or create one manually. For more information, please visit configuring autobrr which covers creating a user manually, configuring the default port, setting the desired log level, etc.
Systemd (recommended)
On Linux-based systems, it is recommended to run autobrr as a service with auto-restarting capabilities, in order to account for potential downtime. The most common way is to do it via systemd.
You will need to create a service file in /etc/systemd/system/ called autobrr@.service. The @ is important.
touch /etc/systemd/system/autobrr@.service
Then place the following content inside the file (e.g. via nano/vim/ed):
[Unit]
Description=autobrr service for %i
After=syslog.target network-online.target
[Service]
Type=simple
User=%i
Group=%i
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/autobrr --config=/home/%i/.config/autobrr/
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
The %i will automatically be replaced with your user when you call systemctl enable with @USERNAME like below.
Start the service. Enable will make it startup on reboot. Replace USERNAME with your username.
sudo systemctl enable --now autobrr@USERNAME.service
Make sure it's running and active
sudo systemctl status autobrr@USERNAME.service
Listen address
By default autobrr listens on 127.0.0.1 which is the recommended way when running a reverse proxy, but if you want to expose it to the internet/network then you must change the host in the ~/.config/autobrr/config.toml from 127.0.0.1 to 0.0.0.0.
Save the changes and restart autobrr with sudo systemctl restart autobrr@USERNAME.service.
Reverse proxy (recommended)
It's recommended to run autobrr behind a reverse proxy like Caddy (very simple) or nginx (moderately simple) in order to get TLS, more robust authentication mechanisms and other similar benefits.
See the reverse proxy guides for configuration examples covering Caddy, lighttpd, nginx, SWAG, Traefik and Tailscale Serve.
Finishing up
Now that autobrr is up and running, you should be able to visit the your web UI at http://YOUR_IP:7474 or http://domain.ltd:7474 and proceed with your registration/login.
Version Updates
To upgrade Autobrr to the latest version first stop the service (if you have configured it):
sudo systemctl stop autobrr@USERNAME.service
Download the latest release:
wget $(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/autobrr/autobrr/releases/latest | grep download | grep linux_x86_64 | cut -d\" -f4)
And finally unpack the release:
sudo tar -C /usr/local/bin -xzf autobrr*.tar.gz
This will overwrite both autobrr and autobrrctl in /usr/local/bin.