Overseerr · Whatbox

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"Overseerr is a free and open source software application for managing requests for your media library. It integrates with your existing services, such as Sonarr, Radarr, and Plex!"

Installation

Connect to your slot through SSH

Download the latest release of Overseerr

 git clone --branch develop https://github.com/sct/overseerr.git

Enter Overseerr's directory
```
 cd ~/overseerr/
```
Change the build settings. The CPU limit will allow Overseerr to build correctly on our servers, especially when your slot is already running other programs.
```
 sed -i 's/256000,/256000, cpus: 8/' next.config.js
```
Install and build Overseerr. This will take a long time; Overseerr has many dependencies.
```
 yarn install --network-timeout 1000000; yarn run build
```

Start Overseerr

 PORT=17337 screen -dmS overseerr yarn --cwd ~/overseerr/ start

Overseerr will take a few seconds to start. Access http://server.whatbox.ca:17337 and finish the setup procedure.

Updating

Connect to your slot through SSH
Shut down Overseerr
```
 pkill -f overseerr
```
Enter Overseerr's directory
```
 cd ~/overseerr/
```
Change the Git branch to the latest release and pull latest commits
```
 git reset --hard ; git fetch ; git checkout develop; git pull
```
Change the build settings. The CPU limit will allow Overseerr to build correctly on our servers, especially when your slot is already running other programs.
```
 sed -i 's/256000,/256000, cpus: 8/' next.config.js
```
Remove old Overseerr node modules.
```
 rm -r ~/overseerr/node_modules
```
Install and build Overseerr. This may take a long time; Overseerr has many dependencies.
```
 yarn install --network-timeout 1000000; yarn run build
```

Start Overseerr

 PORT=17337 screen -dmS overseerr yarn --cwd ~/overseerr/ start

Automatically Restart

Make a file to be used for the script. touch ~/overseerr_restart.cron
Edit the file and enter the text below. nano -w ~/overseerr_restart.cron

#!/bin/bash
if pgrep -fx "node /usr/bin/yarn --cwd /home/user/overseerr/ start" > /dev/null
then
    echo "Overseerr is running."
else 
    echo "Overseerr is not running, starting overseerr"
    PORT=17337 screen -dmS overseerr yarn --cwd /home/user/overseerr/ start
fi
exit

Save the file with Ctrl+x and the "y" and Enter to accept overwriting.
Make the script executable. chmod +x ~/overseerr_restart.cron
Open your crontab. EDITOR=nano crontab -e
Enter the following text

@reboot /home/user/overseerr_restart.cron >/dev/null 2>&1
*/5 * * * * /home/user/overseerr_restart.cron >/dev/null 2>&1

Save the crontab with Ctrl+x and the "y" and Enter to accept overwriting.

Notes

Use 127.0.0.1 as the address for connecting other apps if the app is running on the same server.

You may need to use IPv4 addresses for Sonarr. You can find your IPv4 address on your Slot Info page.

If Overseerr fails to build, stop rclone processes on your slot and try again.