Hi! im a total noob and was wondering if a vpn is needed/recommended to use sonarr.
Sonarr? No. Torrents? Maybe. It’s certainly recommended for torrents but it’s not recommended to use Sonarr behind VPNs since VPN IPs can be banned by indexers.
As others have stated, a VPN is not needed or recommended for Sonarr, just you torrent client.
More specifics are outlined in the Wiki, which I found to be very useful when I got started with the Arr apps. Here are some snippets on VPN usage:
…[Y]our torrent client is typically the only thing that needs to be behind a VPN. Because the VPN endpoint is shared by many users, you can and will experience rate limiting, DDOS protection, and ip bans from various services each software uses.
…[S]ome private trackers ban for browsing from a VPN, which is how Jackett and Prowlarr work. In some cases (i.e. certain UK ISPs) it may be needed to use a VPN for public trackers, in which case you should then be putting only Jackett behind the VPN. However, you should not do that if you have private trackers without checking their rules first. Many private trackers will ban you for using or accessing them (i.e. using Jackett or Prowlarr) via a VPN.
Personally, I configure my VPN provider through Gluetun — a VPN client with built-in proxy servers — and used Prowlarr’s indexer proxy feature to search and download torrents.
I also have my VPN client behind Gluetun because I use trackers that require the download and browsing IP addresses to be the same.
Public Torrents: 100% yes.
Private Torrents: Depends.
Usenet: Depends.
[Torrent] Depends on how frequently they allow people to signup, if their signups are never closed then use a VPN, essentially the more difficult it is to gain access to the websites content, the least likely that you’ll need a VPN.
[Both] If your ISP is known for snooping, then make sure you’re only accessing secure websites that use ssl (https), even with downloads, all the ISP will see is that you’re connecting to an IP, so SSL is important.
The answer in tech is often “it depends”.
If you’re using news groups, no.
If you’re using torrents, maybe. But most likely recommended.
If you want to access sonarr remotely, yes or reverse proxy with auth.
So…, it depends.
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I would use a VPN if you plan to access it remotely. If you’re asking if you need a VPN to use it with a download client, the answer would depend on the client. For usenet, it’s typically not needed. For torrents, it’s highly recommended.
Not necessary and not recommended.
Yes, there are exceptions.
Read the FAQ linked in the AutoMod post.
SONARR has no need of a VPN or even SSL
However, your download clients may be a different story. If sonarr is sending torrent downloads to a client, then you’d definitely want that client on VPN. If sonarr is sending downloads to a NZB downloader, then you don’t “need” anything, but I do SSL anway.
The other end of things - if you want to access your Sonarr instance from outside your house, use a VPN. If you use port forwarding, you’re opening your network to the world.
Are there any good guides on setting up Prowlarr with Sonarr amd Radarr? I currently use a VPN and didn’t realize it was not necessary!
Cheers
So does Prowlarr also need to use gluetuns network, "net=container:gluetunvpn’ or should it be simply bridged as any other container?
Didn’t understand that one with “built-in proxy servers — and used Prowlarr’s indexer proxy feature”
I thought just give qbit docker the network of gluetun and that’s it. What do you mean with the proxy feature?
Prowlarr has a great quick start guide on its wiki. I followed that when transitioning from Jackett.
ETA: A link to Gluetun’s wiki that outlines how to connect containers (e.g., your torrent client) to your VPN and how to leverage the HTTP proxy, which you can configure in Prowlarr for specific indexers.